REFUSE BODY MANUFACTURERS

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M-B
Meili-Blumberg Corporation
New Holstein, Wisconsin
United States

CRT Code: MB
Products: SL refuse bodies
Built: 1954-1970s
Web Site: M-B Website
CRT Articles: Side Loaders

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M-U-T
Maschinen Umwelttechnik Transportanlagen GesmbH
Stockerau, Austria

CRT Code: MU
Products: RL/SL refuse bodies (FAUN Rotopress)
Built: ?-current
Web Site: M-U-T Website
CRT Articles: Rotary Refuse Bodies

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MACCHI
Italy


CRT Code: M2X
Products: RL refuse bodies (Haller screw type)
Built:1960s?-?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

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Mac, MacKRILL

See DAVID MacKRILL ENGINEERING
MacDONALD JOHNSTON
Clayton North, Victoria
Australia

CRT Code: MJ
Products: FL/RL/SL refuse bodies
Built: ?-current
Web Site: MJE Website
CRT Articles:

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MANCO ENVIRONMENTAL
East Tamaki, Auckland
New Zealand
CRT Code: MV
Products: FL, SL Refuse Bodies, hooklift
Built: ?-present
Web Site: MancoWebsite
CRT Articles:

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MANUPAC
Quebec, Canada

CRT Code: MP
Products: RL, FL refuse bodies
Built: 1990s?-present?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

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MARION
Marion Metal Products Co.
Marion, Ohio
United States

CRT Code: MR
Products: SL refuse bodies
Built: 1930s-1960s
Web Site:
CRT Articles: Side Loaders

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MARKLAND
Aylmer, Quebec
Canada

CRT Code: MK
Products: Split-body SL
Built: ?-present
Web Site: Markland Website
CRT Articles:

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MARSHALL SPV
Cambridge, United Kingdom

CRT Code: MH
Products: RL refuse body
Built: 1992-?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

Notes: Limited production of RL similar to SD Pakamatic
MARSHALL COOKE LTD
Thedford, Norfolk
United Kingdom

CRT Code: MA
Products: RL refuse body (detachable)
Built: ?-present
Web Site: Marshall Cooke Website
CRT Articles:

Notes: Specializes in hooklift sytems, also makes the Hook REL packer body attachment
MARTCO
Dallas, Texas
United States

CRT Code: MT
Products: Pak-Rat RL & SL refuse bodies
Built: 1970s?-2000s?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

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MAXON INDUSTRIES
Huntington Park, California
United States

CRT Code: MX
Products: FL/SL refuse bodies, roll off
Built: 1970-2003?
Web Site:
CRT Articles: Western Album   Bemars Album

Notes: Licensee for SHU-PAK through 1970s
Acquisitions: WESTERN BODY & HOIST (1970), BEMARS INC. (1972)
MAZZOCCHIA
Italy

CRT Code: MZ
Products: SL, RL refuse bodies
Built: ?- present
Web Site: Mazzocchia Website
CRT Articles:

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McCLAIN INDUSTRIES
Utica, Michigan
United States

CRT Code: ML
Products: Omsul side loader, E-Z PACK product line
Built: 1974-2003
Web Site:
CRT Articles: McClain Album

Notes: Once owned E-Z PACK (1992), but production of that product line remained at Galion, Ohio, and sold in 2003
McNEILUS
Division of Oshkosh Corp.
Dodge Center, Minnesota
United States

CRT Code: MC
Products: RL/FL/SL refuse bodies
Built: 1988-present
Web Site: McNeilus Website
CRT Articles: McNeilus Album

Notes: Early models badged as MTM for 'McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing'
MEDALLION TRUCK BODY
Los Angeles, California
United States
CRT Code: MD
Products: FL refuse bodies, roll off
Built: 1970s-?t
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

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MEILLER
Munich, Germany

CRT Code: ME
Products: container carriers
Built: 1960s?-present
Web Site: Meiller Website
CRT Articles:

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MYERS
Glenn Myers Machine Shop
Phoenix, Arizona
United States

CRT Code: MY
Products: Alley-Gator Automated collection system
Built: 1971?-?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

Notes: Built automated collection system for Tolleson, Arizona featuring side loading refuse packer
MIDWEST POWER
Chicago, Illinois?
United States

CRT Code: M1X
Products: Split-body side loader
Built: 1990s?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

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MOSER TECH
Lyssach, Switzerland

CRT Code: MS
Products: Mammut RL refuse body (Geesink)
Built: 1970s?-present
Web Site: Moser Website
CRT Articles: YouTube Video   February 2005 Featured Truck

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MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT WORKS
Lodz, Poland

CRT Code: MW
Products: Ochsner-type RL
Built:1960s?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

Notes: May be related to WUKO
MUNICIPAL SANITATION CORP.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
United States
See COLECTO
MWM BRZESKO
Malopolska Wytwornia Maszyn Brzesko Sp. z.o.o.
Brzesko, Poland

CRT Code: MW
Products: SL/RL/FL refuse bodies
Built: 2000-present
Web Site: MWM Website
CRT Articles: YouTube Video

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NETAM
Nederlandsche Tank, Apparanten-en Machinefabriek
Netherlands

CRT Code: NE
Products: Fore & aft tipper
Built: 1950s-?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

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NEW WAY MFG.
Des Moines and Scranton, Iowa
United States

CRT Code: NW
Products: FL/RL/SL refuse bodies
Built: 1965-present
Web Site: New Way Website
CRT Articles:

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NORBA
Division of Oshkosh Corp.
Blomstermala, Smaland
Sweden

CRT Code: NB
Products: RL/SL refuse bodies
Built: 1930s?-present
Web Site: Norba Website
CRT Articles: Spring 2008 News Update

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NORCAL WASTE EQUIPMENT
San Leandro, California
United States

CRT Code: NC
Products: SL refuse bodies, FL refuse bodies (ABC), rolloff
Built: 1973-present?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

Notes: Refuse bodies may now be out of production
NTM
Narpes, Finland


CRT Code: NT
Products: RL/SL refuse bodies
Built: 1980s?-present
Web Site: NTM Website
CRT Articles:

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NU-LIFT
Easley, South Carolina
United States

CRT Code: NL
Products: Type LFW container carrier
Built: 1990s?-present?
Web Site: Nu-Life Website
CRT Articles:

Notes: May have been built by DEMPSTER, and badged as Nu-Lift
OCHSNER
Jacob Ochsner & Cie AG
Zurich, and Urdorf, Switzerland

CRT Code: OC
Products: RL refuse bodies
Built: 1930s-present
Web Site: Ochsner Website
CRT Articles:

Notes: Pioneered dustless and semi-automated refuse systems, devoloped one the worlds first hydraulic refuse packers
Ownership: Kran Moser AG (1978), FAUN (1989)
OMB
Brescia, Italy


CRT Code: OM
Products: SL, RL refuse bodies
Built: 1970s?-present
Web Site: OMB Website
CRT Articles:

Acquisitions: CARROZZERIA MODERNA, TRANSLIFT, SEMAT
ORBITAL
Orbital Collection Systems, Inc. Washington, D.C.
United States

CRT Code: OR
Products: Orbie rotary drum refuse bodies (KUKA and POLICAR/TALENTI), satellite refuse vehicles
Built: 1974-1978?
Web Site:
CRT Articles: Rotary Refuse Bodies

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P-B LOADER
Irwindale, and Fresno, California
United States

CRT Code: PB
Products: Front bucket loader attachment
Built: 1956-present
Web Site: P-B Website
CRT Articles:

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PAC-MAC
Division of Hol-Mac Corp.
Bay Springs, Mississippi
United States

CRT Code: PY
Products: RL, SL refuse bodies, grapple arm
Built: 1990s?-present
Web Site: PAC-MAC Website
CRT Articles:
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PACE CORP.
Kewanee, and Peoria, Illinois
United States

CRT Code: PA
Products: Rear bucket loader body
Built: 1950s-?
Web Site:
CRT Articles: January 2006 Featured Truck

Notes: Possibly related to PACEMASTER and RENDISPOS
PACKA-VAN
Brown Truck & Trailer Co.
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States

CRT Code: PV
Products: SL refuse body
Built: 1950s-?
Web Site:
CRT Articles: Packa-Van Album

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PAGEFIELD
Walkers & County Cars Ltd.
Wigan, Lancashire
United Kingdom

CRT Code: PG
Products: Detachable body system, RL refuse bodies, bin lifts
Built: 1920s-1950s?
Web Site: Pagefield History at Fleet Data
CRT Articles:

Notes: Paladin bin system pioneered bulk refuse storage and collection systems
PAK-MOR
Alamo Welding & Boiler Works
San Antonio, and Seguin, Texas
United States


CRT Code: PM
Products: SL/FL/RL refuse bodies
Built: 1949-present
Web Site: Pak-Mor Website
CRT Articles: Pak-Mor Album

Notes: Preceded by LeLaurin Packers prior to WW2, possibly related to early GRACE models
PANAOS LTD
Nicosia, Cyprus

CRT Code: PS
Products: Rear load refuse bodies
Built: ?
Web Site: Panaos Website
CRT Articles:

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PAO GAN INDUSTRIAL
Changhua Hsien, Taiwan


CRT Code: PI
Products: RL refuse bodies
Built: 1980s-present
Web Site: Pao Gan Website
CRT Articles:

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PAPAS WASTE EQUIPMENT
Dry Creek, Victoria
Australia

CRT Code: PW
Products: FL/RL/SL refuse bodies, roll off
Built: c1976-?
Web Site: Papas Website
CRT Articles:

Notes: Officially out of production. Bought by Transpacific Industries Group (TPI). Two Papas SL models still built by TPI under SUPERIOR PAK name
PAX-IT EQUIPMENT CO.
Seattle, Washington
United States

CRT Code: PX
Products: SL refuse bodies
Built: 1959-1960s?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

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PEERLESS CORP.
Tualatin, Oregon
United States

CRT Code: PE
Products: Retriever SL satellite refuse body
Built: 1980s-present
Web Site: Heil Website
CRT Articles:

Notes: Bought by HEIL, still in production as Heil Retriever
PEMBINA VALLEY CONTAINER SYSTEMS (PVC)
Morden, Manitoba
Canada

CRT Code: PB
Products: Burro SL Satellite Refuse Body
Built: ?-present
Web Site: PVC Burro Website
CRT Articles:

Notes: Builds satellite version of Wittke Burro design
PENDPAC INC.
Fairview, Oklahoma
United States

CRT Code: PP
Products: SL/FL refuse bodies
Built: 1990s?-present
Web Site: Pendpac Website
CRT Articles: YouTube Video

Notes: Among other products, builds the Impac side loader formerly made by EMCO and RAND
PENNELLI
Italy

CRT Code: PN
Products: RL refuse bodies
Built: 1980s-?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

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PETERSEN INDUSTRIES

Lake Wales, Florida
United States

CRT Code: PT
Products: Grapple loaders
Built: 1957-present
Web Site: Petersen Website
CRT Articles: September 2007 News Update


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PICO
Los Angeles(?), California
United States

CRT Code: PO
Products: FL refuse bodies
Built: 1960s?-?
Web Site:
CRT Articles: Pico Album

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PIONEER ENGINEERING
Warren, Michigan
United States

CRT Code: PZ
Products: Litter Gulper automated loader attachment
Built: 1972
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

Notes: Prototype mounted to Lodal EVO, probably never in regular production
POLICAR
Rome, Italy

CRT Code: PL
Products: Rotary drum refuse body
Built: 1970s?-?
Web Site:
CRT Articles: Rotary Refuse Bodies

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PORTEC
Waukesha, Wisconsin
United States

CRT Code: PC
Products: Pakar compact RL
Built: 1970s-?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

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PRAGA
Prague, Czechoslovakia


CRT Code: PR
Products: Rear bucket loader refuse body
Built: 1960s-?
Web Site:
CRT Articles:

Notes: Dead-on copy of Heil Colecto-Pak


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