Japan-based tyre company Bridgestone and mining equipment company Komatsu have initiated a proof of concept (POC) for a ...

standard equipment Komatsu made its integrated Payload Meter, which displays loaded material weight on the cab’s 7-in. LCD monitor, standard equipment on its HM400-5 articulated dump truck.

it's easy to think those trucks are small until you see one up close. "This is a Komatsu 930 SE," said Kennecott worker, Eric Eatherton. "The tires you are looking at are 12 1/2 feet tall.

The POC is being undertaken using Komatsu's mining trucks at a site shared by Bridgestone and Komatsu customers. Bridgestone's iTrack tyre air pressure monitoring system gathers critical tyre data ...