Liebherr Open House Provides Hands-on Plus a Glimpse at Future Articulated Truck

Liebherr America provides a behind the scenes look at its mining truck factory and hands-on time with its equipment.

September 13, 2013

Liebherr is seeking customer and dealer feedback on the new TA 230 articulated dump truck prior to its launch in in 2015. This feedback will then be used to make adjustments specific to the needs of the North American market.

Liebherr is seeking customer and dealer feedback on the new TA 230 articulated dump truck prior to its launch in in 2015. This feedback will then be used to make adjustments specific to the needs of the North American market.

Construction-industry editors had the chance to tour Liebherr America's Newport News, Va., mining truck operations, hear from product experts on features of recently introduced models and get some hands-on time with the machines at the company's extensive demo area.

The company is seeking customer and dealer feedback on its new TA 230 articulated dump truck prior to its launch in in 2015. The TA 230 ADT is in production in Europe, and Liebherr says it will use North American feedback to engineer specific features to satisfy the needs of the North American market.

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