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Thiess hits remote dozing milestone at Lake Vermont

THIESS has safely moved more than 10 million banked cubic metres semi-autonomously since launching its fleet of six Cat D11 dozers with the semi-autonomous tractor system three years ago at Lake Vermont coal mine in Queensland.

 Thiess has one of the world’s largest active deployments of SATS technology.

Thiess has one of the world’s largest active deployments of SATS technology.

Thiess group chief executive Michael Wright said Thiess's strong relationships with original equipment manufacturers such as Caterpillar let it provide its clients with cutting-edge technology to meet...

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