enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Garbage truck - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_truck

   Thornycroft Steam Dust-Cart of 1897 with tipper body. Wagons and other means had been used for centuries to haul away solid waste. Among the first self-propelled garbage trucks were those ordered by Chiswick District Council from the Thornycroft Steam Wagon and Carriage Company in 1897 described as a steam motor tip-car, a new design of body specific for "the collection of dust and house refuse".

3. Bin tipper - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin_tipper

   A side-load bin tipper was fitted to a garbage truck as early as 1929, by the Heil company in America. [6] In the 1950s the Dempster Dumpmaster popularized the front-end loader variant, with bins being tipped over the cab of the truck. [7] Both types of integrated bin tipper are now common on municipal refuse collection trucks.

4. Mack LR - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_LR

   The Mack LR (Low Ride) is a series of heavy-duty trucks built by Mack Trucks. They are a forward control cab-over-engine type, where the driver sits in front of the axle. A flat front has two large windshields. The cab is very low-profile and has dual driving controls with a stand-up driving position on the right side.

5. Dumpster - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpster

   A dumpster is unloaded by a front-loading garbage truck. The main purpose of a dumpster is to store garbage until it is emptied by a garbage truck for disposal. [12] Dumpsters can be used for all kinds of waste, or for recycling purposes. Most dumpsters are emptied by front-loading garbage trucks. These trucks have large prongs on the front ...

6. Roll-off (dumpster) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-off_(dumpster)

   Roll-off containers have a rectangular footprint, typically determined by the size of typical trucks. Roll-off container sizes are determined by the amount of debris they can hold, measured in cubic yards. [2] Container sizes commonly found in the United States include 10, 15, 20, 30, and 40 cubic yards, equivalent to approximately 7.65 m³, 11 ...

7. Dump truck - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dump_truck

   The largest of the standard European dump trucks is commonly called a "centipede" and has seven axles. The front axle is the steering axle, the rear two axles are powered, and the remaining four are lift axles. [16] The shorter wheelbase of a standard dump truck often makes it more maneuverable than the higher capacity semi-trailer dump trucks.