The DAC 120 DE was a large earth-hauling dump truck designed by DAC, a Romanian manufacturer of heavy equipment, trucks and buses. Designed in 1988, it became one of the larger earth-hauling trucks in the world at that time. The DAC 120 DE had an empty weight of 90 tonnes, and a maximum capacity (load) of 120 tonnes. It was 10 meters long and 5.4 meters tall over the canopy, with a wheelbase of 3.2 meters. The model was driven by a 8-ton, 65 litre diesel engine, capable of producing 1,040 horsepower (768 kW). This engine powered two Electroputere Craiova electric traction motors in the rear axle. The top speed of the truck was 70 km/h empty and 55 km/h when completely full. The truck had two 1,600 litres fuel tanks capable of moving the DAC 120 DE (when full) on a 24 hours schedule for an