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						dump truck 
						Truck equipped with a dump body; it is used for bulk transport.				                 
                
                
					
					
					
                    
                    
                    
                    
					
                    
					
					
    
                    
				 
										
						
						cab 
						
						Compartment from which the driver operates the truck. 						
						
						dump body 
						
						Open or closed container; when raised by the elevation cylinder, it discharges its bulk material. 						
						
						ladder 
						
						Device composed of treads and side rails that provides access to the cab. 						
						
						frame 
						
						Metal structure of the dump truck. 						
						
						rib 
						
						Crosspiece welded to the outside walls of the dump body to reinforce it. 						
						
						diesel engine compartment 
						
						Combustion engine in which the compressed air becomes sufficiently hot to ignite the injected fuel. 						
						
						canopy 
						
						Metal surface that protects the cab from falling material during loading.