Loaders Group
To access this screen:
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Activate the Schedule ribbon and select Setup. Select any haul truck item on the left.
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On the Update Schedule screen, enable the Haul Trucks option and click Browse.
The Loaders group is used to define the loaders associated with each haul truck class. These settings form part of the General Settings screen for each truck.
For each haul truck class, the available loaders that can potentially be used to load the haul truck are listed. You also specify the loading time (minutes) and waiting time at the loader (minutes) to account for variations in loading times for different haul truck and loader combinations.
Activity steps:
- Display the Loaders Group screen.
- In Loader, review the loader name, which is automatically derived from the classes listed in the Loader machine type list. For more information, see More....
- Select Use to use the listed loader with the current haul truck. Clear Use to exclude it.
- In Load Time (mins), enter the time (in minutes) taken to load the selected truck with the listed loader.
- In Queue Time (mins), enter the time (in minutes) the selected truck queues at the listed loader.
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