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 ...

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Ron Torrez, a receptacle driver from Commerce City, has proven there’s glory to be found in an industry that’s notoriously…pretty trashy. Torrez is one of the top winners of the ...

In January, Oshkosh Corporation announced a first-of-its-kind all-electric garbage truck equipped with artificial intelligence technology. The model, known as the McNeilus Volterra ZFL, strives to ...

We look at the ROAD-EO, a competition that invites garbage truck drivers to test their driving and parking skills on a tricky, timed course. You can see garbage trucks rolling through just about every ...