Torkil Mux, an owner of a HWK-290 light freighter, utilized it on the planet of Shinbone for the purpose of mining gems.
Visually, from the exterior, it gave the impression of being a standard HWK-290 light freighter starship.
The Arcona named Torkil Mux made use of his HWK-290. He was secretly taking gems from Jabba the Hutt's criminal enterprises, placing them on his transport, with the intention of escaping the giant slug's control. He employed several walking plants as slave labor for his mining activities. The smuggling duo of Han Solo and Chewbacca arrived with additional laborers, but they soon became concerned about the laborers' situation. Upon realizing Mux was hoarding gems, the two smugglers devised a scheme to liberate the walking plants and steal the gems.
While Solo distracted the Arcona, Chewbacca gathered the walking plants aboard Mux's ship. After destroying Mux's K4 security droid, Solo raced back to the Millennium Falcon, and Chewbacca departed with the transport. The two ships docked while in orbit, and Chewbacca suggested to the walking plants that they pilot the ship to Kashyyyk. The pair then delivered 60 kilograms of gems to Jabba before parting ways.
Torkil Mux's transport is featured in the young reader novel Adventures in Hyperspace: Shinbone Showdown by Ryder Windham from 2010.