| Construction companies prepare sites and | | | | trucks can be categorized by their capacity or the |
| assemble houses, buildings, and roads; they build | | | | weight of load they can carry and by the number |
| communities and expand cities. Without the work | | | | of axles. The smallest truck in production today is |
| of construction companies, the communities we | | | | a 2 x 4 truck with a 10-ton capacity powered by |
| live and work in would not exist. Now imagine | | | | a single axle, while the longest truck is known as |
| running a construction company without a | | | | the "centipede" and has as many as 7 axles with |
| commercial dump truck; that image just does not | | | | a capacity of more than 50 tons. |
| compute! | | | | Dump Truck Types |
| Function | | | | Small-sized trucks are designed to meet the |
| Commercial dump trucks comprise the nucleus of | | | | required capacity limits for city driving, as well as |
| the construction industry. They are the equipment | | | | to maximize their maneuverability. In many |
| of choice when it comes to transporting any | | | | countries, a 10-wheeler truck with a maximum |
| loose building material such as gravel, sand or fill | | | | load of 30 tons is an acceptable capacity for |
| dirt to a construction site as well as carrying out | | | | driving on public roads. A commercial dump truck |
| any waste material such as excavated dirt. It can | | | | of this size is perfect for transporting loads onto |
| transport any loose material in large amounts | | | | construction sites within cities while keeping under |
| quickly and safely to and from any location. They | | | | the regulated load capacity. |
| are essential to the daily functioning of | | | | Large capacity trucks come in various forms, |
| construction companies. | | | | including transfer, truck and pup, and super dump |
| Typically, the truck goes to a quarry or other | | | | trucks. They also come in different dumping |
| supplier to be loaded with needed loose materials. | | | | styles including side dump and the more common |
| The dump bed is open so sometimes a protective | | | | end dump. |
| cover may be placed over the load to keep | | | | Another type of dump truck is the semi trailer |
| debris from falling out while the material is being | | | | truck, which is designed to maximize its payload |
| transported. At the construction site, the truck | | | | capacity via a truck and trailer combination. It also |
| releases its load at a specific point by opening the | | | | offers the capacity for greater maneuverability in |
| gate and lifting the dump bed via a hydraulic lift, | | | | reverse. |
| depositing the material usually in a pile on the | | | | Articulated trucks have a hinge between the cab |
| ground. | | | | and the dump bed box, which minimizes the |
| Structure | | | | stress on the truck frame. Steering is via rack |
| Commercial dump trucks are made similarly to | | | | and pinion which allows for easier handling on |
| other heavy duty trucks. The chassis is made of | | | | rough terrain. |
| reinforced steel for durability. The power plant is a | | | | Some of the large capacity trucks are not even |
| large diesel engine, topped with a reinforced | | | | designed to run on normal roads. The mammoth |
| cockpit to house the driver. What distinguishes this | | | | off-road trucks can be bigger than a house and |
| truck and makes it the number one choice for | | | | used for very large earth-moving jobs such as |
| construction companies is its hydraulically operated | | | | highway construction. |
| large capacity dump bed. Because the dump bed | | | | The commercial dump truck is a vital piece of |
| is hydraulically operated, it makes unloading fast | | | | equipment to any construction company. The |
| and easy without any additional worker required | | | | buildings that we work in and the houses where |
| other than the driver and the spotter. | | | | we live are just some of the structures that |
| Sizing | | | | have been constructed through the help of these |
| Dump trucks come in many different sizes and | | | | dependable commercial trucks. |
| configurations for various applications. These | | | | |