Perlini or Perlini Equipment SpA is an
Italian
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off-road
dump truck
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lorry
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manufacturer.
Established in 1957 by Roberto Perlini, Perlini is based in
San Bonifacio
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.
The company has two manufacturing facilities with a total area of 130.000 square meters in San Bonifacio and
Gambellara
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Gambellara is known for its wine production. The area has one DOC classified wine, Gambellara classico and Recioto de Gambella ...
.
History
Perlini started as an industrial vehicle transformation company in 1957. In 1961, it started directly producing dump trucks, still its main business today.
In the sixties, Perlini started selling a very large volume of dump trucks in the Chinese market, starting a very important commercial relationship, enduring through the years until the beginning of twenty-first century. Perlini trucks were employed in many large projects, including the construction of the
Xiaolangdi Dam
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and
Ertan dam
The Ertan Dam () is an arch dam on the Yalong River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province, southwest People's Republic of China, China.
The dam has six hydroelectricity, hydroelectric electrical generator, generators, each with ...
.
In the late eighties, Perlini started participating in competitive races with its on-road dump trucks. The Perlini 105F "Red Tiger" has notably won the
Dakar Rally
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four consecutive times, from 1990 to 1993.
In 2010, at the
Bauma Construction Equipment fair, Perlini announced a partnership with
Volvo Construction Equipment
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Perlini-Volvo Partnership - Aggregates Business Europe
/ref> for distribution in the European market.
After the company went bankrupt in 2016, has been bought by Cangialeoni Group in 2018, now the new Industrie Macchine Perlini work in Gambellara and produce the latest rigid dumpers.
Products
Dump Trucks
Currently, Perlini produces dump trucks with a capacity from 30 to 95 metric tons, and it has sold over 12,000 units in the international market.
* DP 255
* DP 405 WD
* DP 605
* DP 705 WD
* DP 905
* DPT 70
Discontinued dump trucks
* DP205
* DP 366
* DP 655
* DP 755
* DP 855
* DP 955
* T20
* T40
All terrain vehicles
* Models 131 and 105 F - for Dakar Rally
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* fire trucks
** AIS Perlini Baribbi crash tender using Perlini 605D chassis
** B502 4x4 Rosehbauer
* quarry mining equipment
See also
*List of Italian companies
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References
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External links
Perlini official website
Construction equipment manufacturers of Italy
Truck manufacturers of Italy
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1957
Italian companies established in 1957
Italian brands