Environmental Sanitation Machinery

Gross vehicle weight is the quickest proxy for where a truck can actually work. A 4- to 6-ton electric road sweeper has a turning radius under roughly 7 m and a body width near 2 m, which lets it enter residential alleys, wet markets, and campus roads where an 18-ton truck would block two-way traffic. Use this class for daily litter, leaf, and dust pickup on roads narrower than about 8 m.

Step up to 12- and 18-ton sweepers and sweeper-scrubbers for secondary and arterial roads 10–20 m wide, where a 5–8 m³ hopper and a wider brush deck cut the number of trips back to the disposal point. The 25-ton class is reserved for multi-lane highways, port container yards, and airport aprons, where 10–12 m³ water tanks let a crew flush a long route without coming back to refill.

Choose electric where regulation or noise dictates the work location. Pure-electric units have zero local emissions and low noise, which is why they are the practical option for zero-emission zones, hospital and school grounds, tunnels, indoor depots, and overnight city-center cleaning. They also cost roughly 60–70% less per kilometer in energy than a diesel equivalent on a grid-charged shift.

Stay with a diesel street washer or diesel sweeper where routes are long, remote, or water-intensive. Suburban arterials, mining haul roads, highway toll plazas, and construction sites run 50–150 km per shift with no convenient charging point, and a heavy water tank is penalized further by battery mass. Yutong offers Euro II and Euro V calibrated diesel powertrains for these duty cycles, so the same superstructure can be ordered as either an electric or a diesel sanitation truck.

A 4-ton sweeper typically carries a 1–2 m³ water tank and a 2–3 m³ debris hopper; an 18-ton unit carries 8–12 m³ of water and a 6–9 m³ hopper. Match these to the route: if a crew can finish a 15–20 km loop before the tank runs dry, smaller units cut purchase cost and energy draw; if the route is 40 km plus with no refill point, upsizing the tank saves two return trips per shift.

For a garbage compactor truck for export, size the body to the waste density of the destination market. Compacted household refuse compresses to roughly 400–600 kg/m³, while industrial and demolition waste is far heavier. Spec the body for the denser material rather than the lighter average, or the truck will hit its legal weight limit before the body is volume-full.

City departments run this fleet twice a day: an early sweep before traffic peaks, then a daytime wash. A 4- to 12-ton sweeper or sweeper-scrubber covers sidewalks and secondary streets; an 18-ton washer handles the main avenues. Electric units are preferred in the city center to meet low-emission zone rules.

Apron pavement builds up rubber tire deposits, fuel residue, and fine aggregate that a dry sweeper cannot remove. Recommended class: 18- to 25-ton high-pressure washers with wide spray bars, run overnight between aircraft movements. The deciding factors are water tank size and pump pressure, not top speed.

Haul roads generate abrasive dust, spilled ore, and mud at loading points. Recommended class: diesel-powered sweepers and dust-suppression mist cannons in the 12- to 25-ton range, where routes are long, charging infrastructure is absent, and dust control matters as much as debris pickup.

Toll plazas collect dropped tickets, tire rubber, and oil stains across a small high-traffic area. Recommended class: a 6- to 12-ton diesel street washer with a high-pressure hand wand for spot work, plus guardrail-cleaning attachments, so the same truck can wash barriers between plaza shifts.

These environments are noise- and emission-sensitive. Recommended class: 4- to 6-ton pure-electric sweepers and sweeper-scrubbers that operate before 7:00 a.m. without disturbing patients or residents, and that can enter narrow residential streets a larger truck cannot.

A sweeper uses mechanical brooms and vacuum suction to pick up dry dust, leaves, and litter. A sweeper-scrubber combines that sweeping deck with a high-pressure water spray and a reclaim suction system, so it removes wet stains, oil residue, and surface film in a single pass. Choose a sweeper for dry debris in mild climates; choose a sweeper-scrubber where the pavement has to be left visibly clean.

Choose electric for low-emission zones, residential and hospital areas, tunnels, and overnight city-center work, where noise and tailpipe emissions are restricted. Choose diesel for long suburban routes, mining and highway duty cycles, and any shift with no convenient charging point. Most export fleets end up running a mix: small electric units in the city center and diesel street washers on the arterial perimeter.

Size the water tank so one fill covers a full route without a mid-shift refill — roughly 1–2 m³ for a 4-ton neighborhood sweeper and 8–12 m³ for an 18- to 25-ton arterial washer. Size the debris hopper to waste volume: 2–3 m³ for compact units, 6–9 m³ for the heavy class. If you share the daily route length and disposal-point distance, we will recommend the exact capacity.

We mount superstructures on mainstream commercial truck platforms — commonly Dongfeng, Sinotruk (Howo), Foton, and JAC — so your local technicians already know the cab, engine, and electrical system. Right-hand-drive variants are available for markets such as the UK, Australia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Africa. Tell us which chassis your service network supports and we will match it where possible.

Standard catalog models are usually ready for shipment within 15–30 working days after deposit. Customized builds — right-hand-drive conversion, modified tank volume, Euro emission calibration, or superstructure changes — typically take 35–50 working days. Sea freight to the Middle East runs roughly 20–30 days and to West Africa 35–45 days, depending on the discharge port.

Depending on the model and cleaning mode, Yutong electric sanitation vehicles deliver roughly 6–10 hours of continuous operation on a single charge. Larger batteries on 12- to 18-ton units cover a full working shift, while compact 4- to 6-ton units suit split early-morning and daytime routes. Fast-charging and opportunistic top-up options further extend operational flexibility.

Yes. All Yutong sanitation vehicles are designed for all-weather operation, with fully sealed electrical systems and IP-rated control panels. In wet conditions the operator can switch to optimized water-usage modes so the machine still sweeps without over-applying water. Choose a sweeper-scrubber where wet stains and film have to be removed in damp weather.

Every export shipment goes out with the complete document set needed for customs clearance: factory certificate of conformity, packing list, commercial invoice, and certificate of origin. For regulated markets we can add Euro emission-calibration certificates, right-hand-drive conversion documentation, and localized operator manuals. Send us the destination country and we will confirm the exact document list before production.