The scrap industry demands specialized equipment. Selecting the right truck body type is paramount to efficient material handling.
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Roll-Off Trucks:
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Description: Equipped with a hydraulic system to roll off and pick up large containers (roll-off boxes or bins) at customer sites or collection points.
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Best For: Servicing industrial accounts, demolition sites, construction projects, and large-scale cleanouts where large volumes of segregated material are generated.
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Advantages: Versatile for different material types (ferrous, non-ferrous, waste), allows customers to fill bins at their own pace, reduces loading time at your yard.
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Grapple Trucks:
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Description: Features a hydraulically operated crane with a grapple attachment, allowing the operator to pick up loose scrap (e.g., bulky ferrous, appliances) directly from the ground.
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Best For: Residential and commercial cleanups, municipal collection, smaller demolition sites, and situations where scrap is loose or awkwardly shaped.
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Advantages: Excellent for self-loading, reduces manual labor for collection, highly maneuverable.
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Dump Trucks (with/without magnets):
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Description: Traditional dump bed for hauling bulk materials. Can be fitted with an electromagnet for sorting and loading ferrous scrap.
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Best For: Transporting processed scrap (e.g., shredded ferrous) to mills, bulk delivery of purchased materials, or yard-to-yard transfers.
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Advantages: High payload capacity, simple operation, magnets add sorting and loading functionality.
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Lugger Trucks:
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Description: Similar to roll-offs but designed for smaller, open-top containers ("lugger boxes").
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Best For: Businesses generating medium volumes of specific scrap types, often found in fabrication shops or manufacturing facilities.
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Advantages: Smaller footprint than roll-offs, ideal for tighter spaces.
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Key Consideration: Evaluate your primary customer base, the types of materials you'll handle most, and your loading/unloading infrastructure.