Abstract: A refuse vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a refuse compartment body coupled to the chassis and defining a hopper and a storage volume; and a packer assembly including a packer body coupled to at least one actuator and disposed at least partially within the refuse compartment body, the packer body movable between at least a portion of the hopper and at least a portion of the storage volume, and an enclosure that extends along the refuse body parallel to the chassis, the enclosure at least partially separating the at least one actuator from the refuse compartment.

Abstract: Provided herein is a refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis and housing a hopper, and a subhopper disposed adjacent or at least partially within the hopper. The subhopper includes a sloped upper surface configured to direct refuse deposited into the hopper toward an end of the hopper.