Abstract: A refuse vehicle comprises a cab mounted to a front end of a mass-produced, standard truck chassis without relocating the radiator mounted in its normal position on the chassis. The cab is attached to pivot about a fulcrum between a covered position and an uncovered position. The fulcrum is near the front end and beneath an underside of the chassis. A radiator compartment in the cab has a forward portion in which the radiator is seated when the cab is mounted to the mass-produced, standard truck chassis and is in the covered position. The cab has a floor that in the covered position is above ground level a predetermined distance to enable at least an average sized adult to enter a side door opening by stepping from ground level directly into the cab without the aid of a step.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle comprises a cab mounted to a front end of a mass-produced, standard truck chassis without relocating the radiator mounted in its normal position on the chassis. The cab is attached to pivot about a fulcrum between a covered position and an uncovered position. The fulcrum is near the front end and beneath an underside of the chassis. A radiator compartment in the cab has a forward portion in which the radiator is seated when the cab is mounted to the mass-produced, standard truck chassis and is in the covered position. The cab has a floor that in the covered position is above ground level a predetermined distance to enable at least an average sized adult to enter a side door opening by stepping from ground level directly into the cab without the aid of a step.