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Rear Loader Garbage Truck
A rear loader garbage truck is a truck that has an opening, called a hopper, at the rear to receive trash. Unlike other types of garbage truck, the loading and compacting mechanism is integrated within the rear tailgate, which all lift up together when the truck unloads at the dumping location.
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Side Loader Garbage Truck
A side loader garbage truck is a truck that has an opening on the side of the truck to collect trash. Often times a cab-controlled arm is installed to grab and dump bins into the truck’s hopper, which has an oscillating compactor that pushes trash into the truck body.
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Front Loader Garbage Truck
A front loader garbage truck is a truck equipped with movable forks in front of the cab, designed to attach to a container and empty it into an opening on the top of the truck. Typically this truck is suited for commercial trash and containers, but have specialized attachments that give them other uses as well.