An In-Depth Look Into The History Of Tipper Trucks - JustGo

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Where would we be today as a society without the aid of the tipper truck? Its initial design can be traced back to the time before motor vehicles and has had an inextricable impact on the construction industry. Tipper trucks have existed for a long while, but with the advent of modern technology, they&#;ve been able to adeptly keep up with the fast-changing needs of the business. Globally, there are dozens of manufacturers working to provide the best tipper trucks for an ever-evolving industry. Here is how it all began:

Tipper Truck Origins

In the late s, Thornycroft, a British vehicle manufacturer, is widely believed to have first conceptualised the tipper truck. The idea then was to create a cart that dumped its own contents. Later, the manufacturer began selling carts that removed themselves from the hitch and &#;tipped&#; back enough to dispel themselves. With the invention of motorised vehicles, companies started to include a pulley that had to be operated by cranking a rope. When activated, it would then dump its load. By the s, technology had advanced enough that American manufacturers could also automate the tipping.

World War 1

As it was referred to in those days, the Great War played a significant role in the tipper truck&#;s importance today. It created a massive demand for giant vehicles that would easily carry heavy loads and tip them over elsewhere. By this time, hydraulics were generally used in tipper trucks, which sped up the process quite a bit.

Growth and Diversification

Post the war, the demand for these vehicles did not diminish in the slightest. People were beginning to see how helpful tipper trucks were. Companies began experimenting with sizes. Some made tipper trucks with smaller bodies, while others created heavy-duty bodies. They only needed additional suspension and a heavy-duty drivetrain to achieve this. The large trailers once used for war now proved useful for road construction and mining.

 

More Changes

The sizes were not only adjusted by different tipper truck manufacturers. By the year , lift gates and winches were also hydraulic.

Over the next century, these trucks evolved at incredible rates. We now have a Superdump truck with a load-bearing axle you can carry, ensuring even heavier loads. In a similar vein, transfer tipper trucks can pull one more dump trailer with its personal motor.

Another change made was the adjustment of the rear-dump feature on tipper trucks. This made them more practical in other conditions. For instance, many dump trailers are made to tip their contents over through a dump gate located below the trailer. Side tipper trucks can empty themselves to the left or right side of the trailer. Similarly, roll-off tipper trucks remove the dump bed from the truck&#;s frame rather than just its load. In addition, some manufacturers have affixed plow blades to tipper trucks, covering them with ice-melting chemicals for regions that experience snowy winters. These trucks are efficient for those who need work to be done despite icy roads and harsh weather.

Conclusion

Tipper trucks have had a long and illustrious history since their conception. They&#;ve undergone massive upgrades and changes to get to the sleek, invaluable vehicle it is today. In fact, the one thing that hasn&#;t changed over its centuries-old existence is its contribution to the construction industry as we know it today. JustGo has gone a step further to make sure companies can receive the tipper truck services they need by creating our ground-breaking new app that connects the entire industry with the touch of a button. Contact us today to learn more.

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A dump truck is a big tool for a big job. Since Tucker Paving Inc. sometimes has a mighty big job to do or several comparatively smaller-size jobs to do at the same time, several dump trucks are in the TPI vehicle fleet.

A dump truck also is a source of great delight. Children love it when one of our team members drives up in a dump truck for a local school show-and-tell or career day or arrives in one of these big rigs for a community touch-a-truck day. It&#;s wonderful to see the excitement and joy on kids&#; faces as they walk around and put their hands on one of our dump trucks and actually sit in a truck cab and get behind the over-sized wheel of one.

It might be interesting for you to learn that dump trucks have been a part of major business and construction, both in America and around the world, for well more than 100 years. What follows are just a few key dates and developments in the history of dump trucks and some facts and figures about these indispensable rigs for road building, hauling, and most other construction tasks.

• A dump truck is used for transporting loose material (such as sand, gravel, or demolition waste) for construction.
• Other names for a dump truck include dumper truck or tipper truck.
• A dump truck has superseded the basic truck design by automating the process of unloading. By automatically tipping the bed, hundreds of cubic yards of loose material can be unloaded at one time.
• A typical dump truck is equipped with an open-box bed, which is hinged at the rear and equipped with hydraulic rams to lift the front, allowing the material in the bed to be deposited (&#;dumped&#;) on the ground behind the truck at the site of delivery.
• The dump truck is thought to have been first conceived in the farms of late 19th-century western Europe. Thornycroft developed a steam dust-cart in with a tipper mechanism.
• In its earliest incarnation before gasoline or diesel engines were created, dumping mechanisms were attached to horse-drawn two-wheel carts often used in coal mines and railroads to haul material. These &#;dump trucks&#; were tub-like containers attached to the rear gate hinges.
• The first motorized dump trucks in the United States were developed by small equipment companies such as The Fruehauf Trailer Corporation, Galion Buggy Co., and Lauth-Juergens, among many others, around . Hydraulic dump beds were introduced by Wood Hoist Co. shortly thereafter.
• Dump truck manufacturing companies flourished during World War I due to massive wartime demand.
• A standard dump truck is a truck chassis with a dump body mounted to the frame. The bed is raised by a vertical hydraulic ram mounted under the front of the body, or a horizontal hydraulic ram and lever arrangement between the frame rails, and the back of the bed is hinged at the back of the truck. The tailgate can be configured to swing up on top hinges (and sometimes also to fold down on lower hinges), or it can be configured in the &#;high-lift tailgate&#; format, wherein pneumatic rams lift the gate open and up above the dump body.
• In the United States, most standard dump trucks have one front steering axle and one or two rear axles, which typically have dual wheels on each side. Tandem rear axles are almost always powered; front steering axles also are sometimes powered. Unpowered axles are sometimes used to support extra weight.
• The frame used in both new and used dump trucks is specially reinforced to provide added rigidity to the equipment and prevent it from bending or breaking under heavy loads.
• Dump truck sales continue to grow due to the rise in construction activity and increased government spending for roads and highways. Rigid dump trucks are part of the high-value equipment segment that will see renewed sales and will prompt sales figures to reach $89.3 billion by .

A note to local teachers: If you&#;re planning a show-and-tell day for your students after the holidays, give Tucker Paving a call at 863-299-. If our work and staffing schedules allow, there&#;s a good chance we can be there for you and the kids.

Article sources: Wikipedia, DePaula Chevrolet, and Hammer Truck Sales