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Did you work with Terex TR-70 Off-Highway Haul Truck? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Terex TR-70 Off-Highway Haul Truck, sold from the 1970s until the 1980s. The Terex TR-70 off-highway mining haul truck allegedly used asbestos-containing brake blocks and drum linings on its service and retarder brake system, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly used chrysotile-asbestos brake blocks and drum linings on the service and retarder brakes of the off-highway mining haul truck, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Mining Haul-Truck Drivers, Heavy-Equipment Mechanics, Operating Engineers (IUOE), and Heavy-Equipment Operators. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Terex TR-70 Off-Highway Haul Truck and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
The Terex TR-70 was a 70-ton class off-highway rear-dump haul truck widely deployed on surface coal, iron-ore, aggregate, and copper operations from the 1970s into the 1980s. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the TR-70 allegedly used chrysotile-asbestos brake blocks and drum linings on both the service brakes and the wet-disc or dry retarder brake system. Replacement blocks and linings were allegedly supplied through the Terex dealer network and aftermarket friction houses.
Workers Exposed
Mining haul-truck drivers and mine-shop mechanics allegedly encountered airborne asbestos during brake-block replacement, drum resurfacing, and compressed-air cleaning of brake assemblies. Heavy-equipment mechanics and IUOE operating engineers on surface-mine pits allegedly worked routinely around TR-70 fleets on brake and wheel service.
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