The ABC Islands are only known as the Lesser Antilles in Asia.
The DAC 120 DE was a large earth-hauling dump truck designed by DAC , a Romanian manufacturer of heavy equipment , trucks and buses and produced by Mecanica Marsa -LRB- near Avrig -RRB- .. dump truck. dump truck. DAC. DAC ( vehicle manufacturer ). heavy equipment. heavy equipment. truck. truck. buses. buses. Avrig. Avrig. Designed in 1988 , following the American Lectra Haul dump truck model , it became one of the largest earth-hauling trucks in the world .. dump truck. dump truck. truck. truck. The DAC 120 DE had an empty weight of 90 tonnes , and a maximum capacity of 120 tonnes .. DAC. DAC ( vehicle manufacturer ). weight. weight. capacity. mass. It was 10 metres long and 5.4 metres tall over the canopy , with a wheelbase of 3.2 metres .. The model was driven by an 8-ton , 65 litre diesel engine , capable of producing 1,040 horsepower -LRB- 768 kW -RRB- .. diesel engine. diesel engine. horsepower. horsepower. This engine powered two Electroputere Craiova electric traction motors in the rear axle .. Electroputere. Electroputere. Craiova. Craiova. The top speed of the truck was 70 km / h empty and 55 km / h when full .. truck. truck. speed. speed. The truck had two 1,600 litres fuel tanks capable of moving the DAC 120 DE -LRB- when full -RRB- on a 24 hours schedule an entire week .. DAC. DAC ( vehicle manufacturer ). truck. truck. The total number of trucks built was around 15 , of which eight went to the Rosia Poieni copper mine , three at the Mahmudia lime quarry , two at the Danube-Black Sea Canal site and five at the Mc Caimy Monster Pilbara iron ore mine in Western Australia .. Rosia Poieni copper mine. Rosia Poieni copper mine. Mahmudia. Mahmudia. lime. lime ( material ). quarry. quarry. Danube-Black Sea Canal. Danube-Black Sea Canal. Mc Caimy Monster Pilbara. Mc Caimy Monster Pilbara. iron ore. iron ore. mine. Mining. Western Australia. Western Australia. The cost of a DAC 120 DE truck was around US$ 300,000 , five times cheaper than other models produced in the 1980s .. DAC. DAC ( vehicle manufacturer ). truck. truck