The Dramis D55T truck has been five years in development, embracing many thousands of test hours in extreme conditions. This is thought to be a unique off-road truck for the mining industry that is able to travel legally, unloaded, on public roads,. Now a fleet of them is being delivered for salt mining in Chile.

A total of seven trucks will join the Excon Construcciòn fleet, each with a payload capacity of 55 t. These trucks are equipped with Simard Suspensions. Simard Suspensions develops, manufactures and installs suspension systems to clients worldwide. It offers a range of innovative and ingenious systems that increase and optimise efficiency in a safe and effective way for heavy duty trucks.

The Dramis D55T trucks will have twice the “capacity of actual trucks, Excon Construcciòn will be able to greatly increase its production,” explains Denys Dufour Simard Suspensions Sales Manager.

The Dramis benefits not only from a superior payload but also operates faster. With its active hydraulic suspension and adapted gear ratio, it is able to haul at up to 90km/h, giving it the capacity to do more cycles than articulated or rigid trucks. The cost per tonne of the Dramis D55T is the most profitable of its category, the company reports. “Built on a class 8 vocational truck chassis, its purchase price is less than its competition, and its maintenance does not require a specialised technician. Its fuel consumption cost is between 15 and 20 litres/h depending on the configuration.

“I thank Excon Construcciòn and its team for the support given to us all along this project as well as all those who participated in its development,” says David Tremblay, Simard Suspensions Chief Executive Officer.

Totally assembled in Québec, Canada, the Dramis is available in many configurations and adaptable on all vocational commercial trucks in North America such as Mack/Volvo, Kenworth/Peterbilt, Freightliner/Western Star, and soon to be the new International HX.

Simard Suspensions stands out with its tandem suspensions distributed in all North America and South America.