Semi-trailer truck

The STARR (SemiTrailer Automated Rapid Rail) System consists of an automated Rapid Rail arm mounted on a truck tractor, and a detachable, semitrailer packer body. This arrangement gives the STARR a 42-foot curb-to-curb turning radius – 40 percent better than that of a standard straight-frame truck. The STARR’s design lets operators keep hauling long after other refuse collection vehicles would have to head to the disposal site. When a STARR body is full, the operator can simply detach it, hook up an empty one, and continue.