SOURCE: Agg-Net | September 17, 2026
Following more than 18 months of successful autonomous hauling at Luck Stone’s Bull Run Quarry, Luck Stone and Caterpillar are expanding the technology to two additional Virginia operations. The expansion builds on proven results at Bull Run, where autonomous trucks have hauled more than 3.5 million tons since going live in November 2024.
‘At Luck Stone, we’ve always believed innovation should ignite human potential,’ said Travis Chewning, Luck Stone vice-president of engineering and operations support. ‘Autonomy is creating a safer workplace that improves consistency for our customers and gives our associates opportunities to develop new skills as our industry continues to evolve. Our collaboration with Caterpillar has helped us do exactly that, and we’re excited to continue building on what we’ve learned at Bull Run.’
Denise Johnson, Caterpillar group president, resource industries, said: ‘Our mission at Caterpillar is to solve our customers’ toughest challenges, and customers like Luck Stone play an important role in helping us advance solutions for the broader industry. By working together, we’ve gained insights that help us refine and scale autonomous hauling solutions that create measurable value for both operations and workforce development. This expansion demonstrates how strong customer collaborations are helping us accelerate innovation and bring proven solutions to more jobsites around the world.’
Delivered by Caterpillar and supported by local Cat dealer Carter Machinery, the expansion will integrate Caterpillar’s autonomous hauling technology across two fleets of Cat 775 rigid dumptrucks at Boscobel and Bealeton, alongside complementary technologies that support loaders and other site equipment. This marks the first time Caterpillar will deploy their autonomous haulage solution on the Cat 775, a key haul truck model in the quarry industry.
The Luck Stone expansion is the latest milestone in Caterpillar’s growing momentum in quarry autonomy. Collectively, Caterpillar autonomous trucks have hauled more than 13 billion tonnes and safely travelled more than 455 million kilometres with no reported injuries while operating.
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