Grapple truck
Truck equipped with a grapple loader, for loading and hauling bulky waste / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A grapple truck is a truck that has a grapple loader mounted to its frame which is used for loading and sometimes hauling bulky waste. Grapple trucks are commonly used by municipal sanitation or public works departments, and by waste collection companies. Grapple trucks can also sometimes be used in road construction and repair. There are six types of bulky waste collection system in which grapple trucks are used: loader and body systems, rear steer system, rolloff systems, rear mounted loader and haul truck systems, rear mounted loader and trailer systems, and transfer systems.
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Grapple trucks are also referred to as knucklebooms.[1] Most require only one operator, and are thus more cost-efficient than other trucks which require three or more people to load bulky waste.[1]