dump truck

Truck equipped with a dump body; it is used for bulk transport.

cab

Compartment from which the driver operates the truck.

dump body

Open or closed container; when raised by the elevation cylinder, it discharges its bulk material.

ladder

Device composed of treads and side rails that provides access to the cab.

frame

Metal structure of the dump truck.

rib

Crosspiece welded to the outside walls of the dump body to reinforce it.

diesel engine compartment

Combustion engine in which the compressed air becomes sufficiently hot to ignite the injected fuel.

canopy

Metal surface that protects the cab from falling material during loading.