Canadian mining gear rental firm Heavy Metallic Tools & Leases has turn into one of many largest on this planet due to the addition of 45 Caterpillar 797 inflexible body haul vans to its rental fleet which along with 10 new 797Fs it has on order from Finning, and its current fleet of 76 of the extremely class vans, will deliver the whole to 131 by finish 2026.
The huge development step is the results of two separate agreements. Efficient December 1, 2025 Heavy Metallic took over all 26 of North American Building Group’s Caterpillar 797s within the oilsands. The second buy is for 19 Caterpillar 797Fs from BHP Group in Chile, South America. Heavy Metallic President and CEO Jesse van der Werf mentioned it’s finalising plans for this fleet and expects {that a} portion of it will likely be moved to Canada to assist current buyer demand, whereas a portion might be rented in Chile to copper mines.
He provides: “This grows what was already the most important privately held fleet of 797s on this planet and will increase it by an additional 72%. Mixed with our new 797 centered upkeep facility at Fort McKay and the anticipated completion of our upkeep store at Fort Hills mine subsequent summer season, we’re effectively positioned as the one supplier of totally maintained 797 leases in Canada and one of many solely on this planet as we broaden into Australia. Extra to come back on our enlargement into Australia and Chile.”
The 797 stays the most important Caterpillar mechanical drive mining truck on this planet, able to hauling as much as 400 tons at speeds of 55 km/h. Heavy Metallic has main rental contracts within the oil sands together with with Suncor at Fort Hills and Syncrude at Mildred Lake. The corporate presents a number of rental choices together with short-term heavy gear rental throughout a challenge or long-term heavy gear rental that can protect capital by mitigating the price of a brand new piece of heavy gear.
Heavy Metals’ head workplace stays in Camrose, Alberta, and it not too long ago additionally opened a significant new 100,000 ft2 service centre – the Heavy Metallic Storage – in Fort McKay, Alberta. It additionally has a rebuilds facility in Pink Lake, Alberta and one other location in Spruce Grove, Alberta; whereas within the US it has a facility in Elko, Nevada serving that area together with Elko, Battle Mountain and Winnemucca.
