Perlini or Perlini Equipment SpA is an Italian off-road dump truck

Dump truck

A dump truck is a truck used for transporting loose material for construction. A typical dump truck is equipped with a hydraulically operated open-box bed hinged at the rear, the front of which can be lifted up to allow the contents to be deposited on the ground behind the truck at the site of...

/lorry

Lorry

-Transport:* Lorry or truck, a large motor vehicle* Lorry, or a Mine car in USA: an open gondola with a tipping trough* Lorry , a horse-drawn low-loading trolley-In fiction:...

 manufacturer.

Established in 1957 by Roberto Perlini, Perlini is based in San Bonifacio

San Bonifacio

San Bonifacio is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km west of Venice and about 25 km east of Verona....

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The company has two manufacturing facilities with a total area of 130.000 sq.m in San Bonifacio and Gambellara.

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

Xiaolangdi Dam

The Xiaolangdi Dam is a dam in Jiyuan, Henan Province, China, and impounds the Yellow River. The facility has a total installed capacity of and generates up to 5.1 TWh annually with the help of six turbines. The dam stands tall and wide, and cost US$3.5 billion to construct...

 and Ertan dam

Ertan Dam

The Ertan Dam is an arch dam on the Yalong River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province, southwest China.The dam has six hydroelectric generators, each with a generating capacity of 550 MW. The total generating capacity of the facility is 3,300 MW, one of the largest hydroelectric...

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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

Dakar Rally

The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation...

 four consecutive times, from 1990 to 1993.
In 2010, at the Bauma Construction Equipment fair, Perlini announced a partnership with Volvo Construction Equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment is a subsidiary and business area of AB Volvo. Volvo Construction Equipment develops, manufactures and markets equipment for the construction and related industries.- Overview :...

  for distribution in the European market.

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

All Terrain Vehicles

• Models 131 and 105 F - for Dakar Rally
  Dakar Rally
  The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation...
  
  
• fire trucks
  • AIS Perlini Baribbi crash tender using Perlini 605D chassis
  • B502 4x4 Rosehbauer
• quarry mining equipment