History of Multidrive

UK company founded by David Brown

renowned designer of ADTs and other off-
road vehicles
Many applications supplied to UK and other
military forces
Introduced to Unitrans in 1997

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 The need for Infield - driven by
inefficiencies

Reducing inbound supply chain costs.

Reducing double-handling costs.
Reduce infield damage.
Improve up time during wet season.

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 Tractor versus Rigid

Tractor-based Truck-based options: had poor

options: good infield capability but good road
infield capability performance.
but poor road
performance (also
legislation
compliance)
issues).

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 Multidrive suitable compromise
Efficient tracking
on smaller roads.
Improved traction
(8 X 6 wheel
drive).
Improved legal
payload.
More suitable to
highway
conditions.

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 Cane - Malelane

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 Cane -Tambankulu

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 Unitrans-Multidrive Success
Grows in Forestry
- Mondi Sjona
- Mondi Satico

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 Timber Multidrive Demo M/B 2637
conversion

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 Tracking

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 Roadside loading

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 New generation Axor 3335
Multidrive 3 Axle DB

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 Mondi Sjona - Loading

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 Axor Multidrive
35 t legal payload

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 Central tyre inflation Tireboss

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 Load cells Loadtech

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 MULTIDRIVE IN ACTION

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 2003 2004
THE MULTIDRIVE RESEARCH BEGINS

LEXTRANS
LOAD EXTRACT - TRANSPORT

FOCUS ON REDUCING EXTENDED PRIMARY TRANSPORT TO DEPOT!

GOAL: INCREASE LOADING AT ROADSIDE REDUCE DELIVERED COST!

GOAL: REDUCE VOC BY INTRODUCING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES!

 COMBINATION OF INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGIES.
DRIVING DOWN THE COSTS!

COMMISSIONED APRIL 2004

IVECO 6x6 / BRIAB

20 MONTHS FIELD TRIALS. TOTAL KMS TRAVELLED = 121,000.

AVERAGE WEIGHTED LEAD DISTANCE 81KM. 747 CYCLES!

19 MAY 2008 Performance Based Standards

 LEXTRANS UTILIZING MULTI-DRIVE IN
COMBINATION WITH CTI AND PIGGY BACKING!

LEXTRANS COST PERFORMANCE vs TRADITIONAL

TRANSPORT COMBINATIONS.

800

600
CPK Variable

400
Costs

200

0
Tar Road Forest A Forest B Forest C
Types of Road Classes

Current Lextrans
 8X8 WITH PIGGY- BACKING MAKING A
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO LOWER VOC!

19 MAY 2008 Performance Based Standards

PIGGYBACKING TRAILERS COMMON PRACTISE!

CHILE SOUTH AMERICA

CHILE SOUTH AMERICA

NSW-VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
TASMANIA AUSTRALIA
 WESTERN AUSTRALIA MAY 2009

MAN8X8 RIGID 5AXLE D/BAR

IN PBS FORMAT AT 72 TONNE
GROSS COMBINATION MASS!

MAN8X8 TRUCK TRACTOR

COUPLING TO SEMI-TRAILER
DRAWBAR COMBINATION!
WESTERN AUSTRALIA MAY 2009
TRAILER SET FOR 8X8 TRUCK TRACTOR

30M OVERALL VEHICLE COMBINATION LENGTH

PROJECT 60/40 REDUCING EXTENDED PRIMARY TRANSPORT

Location
Forest Stand Forest Road Depot Mill
Activity

Fell
(& top)

Extract,
process

EPT

Load

Transport

10 December 2009 NAME OF PRESENTATION

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PROJECT 60/40 REDUCING EXTENDED PRIMARY TRANSPORT

Location
Forest Stand Forest Road Depot Mill
Activity

Fell
(& top)

Extract,
process

EPT

Load

Transport

10 December 2009 NAME OF PRESENTATION

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ORIGINAL BASE UNIT 31.2 TONNE PAYLOAD

(13000)

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COMBINATION RE-CONFIGURED - 34.1 TONNE PAYLOAD

10 December 2009 NAME OF PRESENTATION PAGE 27

FURTHER ENHANCEMENTS: GOAL IMPROVE PEF!

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FINAL APPROVED UNIT 35 TONNE PAYLOAD!
PEF IMPROVED BY 11,43%

10 December 2009 NAME OF PRESENTATION PAGE 29

 UNIQUE MULTI-DRIVE COMBINATION
.

INCORPORATING:
LOADTECH O/B WEIGHING
TIREBOSS CTI SYSTEM

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M/BENZ AXOR - MULTIDRIVE COMBINATION
M/BENZ AXOR - MULTIDRIVE COMBINATION
M/BENZ AXOR - MULTIDRIVE COMBINATION
POTENTIAL PBS FUTURE - 42 TONNE PAYLOAD!
PROJECT 60/40 RESULTS ACHIEVED
% Percentage of actual volume moved direct from Roadside

100
90
80
70
% Percentage

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
08- 08- 09- 09- 09- 09- 09-
Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep
PROJECT 60/40 RESULTS ACHIEVED
Significant reduction in Extended Primary Transport

Total Percentage Tonnes Total

Tonnes Direct Direct Saving

86595 70.31 60890 R 2,559,615

MULTIDRIVE DRIVING DOWN

DELIVERED COSTS
MONDI ACKNOWLEDGES THE SIGNIFICANT AND
IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING
ORGANISATIONS AND COMPANIES IN SUPPORTING
THIS MULTIDRIVE 60/40 INITIATIVE AT SJONAJONA.

19 MAY 2008 Performance Based Standards

BACK TO THE FUTURE!

JOSEPH ARMSTRONG
1893 - 1978