Vendor-Neutral Fleet Engineering

Size a recommended fleet or simulate your own equipment mix.

Define your daily production target and pit haul profile on the left. Switch between Auto-Recommend Fleet and Simulate Custom Fleet to test how any truck and shovel combination performs.

Studio Operating Mode

Production Target

Daily Demand

Operation Scale Presets

Target Production (Tonnes / Day)

t/d

1,000 t 75,000 t 150,000 t

Shift Schedule

Effective Availability

Pit & Haul Route Profile

Pit Topography

One-Way Haul Distance 3.5 km

0.5 km 6.0 km 12.0 km

Average Ramp Incline (Grade %) 8.0% Uphill

0% Flat 4% Mild 8% Standard 14% Steep

Material (Loose Density)

Haul Road Condition

Bench Spotting Method

Optimal Match Equilibrium Vendor-Neutral Sizing

Recommended Fleet Architecture

Primary Haul Fleet

100t Class Rigid Hauler

100 Tonnes Nominal Payload

Round-Trip Cycle 24.6 mins

Trips / Shift 21.9 trips

Output / Truck 4,160 t/d

Trucks per Loader 4.5 : 1

Loading Equipment

12.0 m³ Class Hydraulic Shovel

12.0 m³ Rock Bucket (~19t / pass)

Passes per Truck 5 passes

Spot & Load Time 3.2 mins

Net Dig Capacity 1,290 t/hr / unit

Match Factor 0.96 (Balanced)

Design Output 37,440 t/d 106.9% of Target

Est. Fuel Intensity 0.38 L/t 14,200 L / day

Total Active Units 11 Units ~22 Shift Operators

Annualized Capacity 13.1 Mt/yr 350 Operating Days

Equipment Class Trade-Off Matrix

Compare OEM-agnostic payload classes across unit counts, fuel intensity, and relative operating efficiency.

Click Any Class to Simulate

Sensitivity Impact: What If Pit Conditions Shift?

Relative % Impact

Haul Extends +1.0 km

Cycle time increases by +18%.

+2 Trucks (+16.7% OPEX)

Road Softens (4.5% RR)

Loaded ramp speeds drop ~14%.

+1 Truck (+11.5% Fuel/t)

Grade Steepens +2%

Higher rimpull & engine load on climb.

Fuel & OPEX +8.4% / t

Interactive Fleet Sandbox Live Bottleneck & Queue Simulator

Build Your Fleet & Simulate Output

Haul Truck Fleet Payload Class

Select Hauler Class

Number of Active Trucks

Loading Excavator Fleet Bucket Capacity

Select Loader / Shovel Class

Number of Active Loaders

Target Achieved Balanced Fleet Equilibrium

Your configured fleet achieves 37,440 t/day (106.9% of your 35,000 t/d target).

Simulated Daily Production 37,440 t/d +2,440 t/d vs target

Haul Capacity 37,440 t/d 24.6m cycle

Loader Capacity 46,440 t/d 5 passes / truck

Queue Wait / Trip 0.6 mins Match Factor: 0.96

Fuel Intensity 0.38 L/t 14,200 L / day

Simulated Truck Cycle Time Breakdown

Minute-by-minute distribution of a single round-trip cycle across loading, haulage, dumping, return, and queue waiting.

24.6 mins total

Simulation Engineering Prescriptions

Actionable Adjustments

Target Alignment Action

Required fleet change to hit exact target:

Optimal Fleet Size

Equipment Utilization Balance

Active work vs idle wait ratio:

Loader 88% · Truck 94%

If Haul Extends +1.0 km

Impact on this exact simulated fleet:

Output drops -14.8%

Role	Equipment Class	Rated Capacity	Required Units	Net Unit Productivity
Primary Haulage	100t Class Rigid Hauler	100 Tonnes Payload	9 Units	4,160 t/day / unit
Primary Loading	12.0 m³ Class Hydraulic Shovel	12.0 m³ Bucket	2 Units	1,290 t/hr / unit