Called a front loader, the machine lifts and dumps larger trash containers used at businesses and apartment buildings over the front of truck using automated forks. The new system is meant to be safer ...

Garbage trucks don't just haul away our rubbish — they break it up and compress it, making room for the huge volumes they collect every day. To do this, they sometimes use a blade that rotates quickly ...

Fire crews raced to extinguish a trash fire that began inside a garbage truck in Dutchess County. The incident happened Thursday morning, Feb. 5, when Rhinebeck firefighters responded to reports of a ...

A garbage truck fire erupted in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday.