Glossary

Glossary of Terms

A
Adblue (tradename) - used in SCR (see 'S') engines to reduce nitrus oxides from vehicle exhaust emissions - available in bulk or containers

Applied Sweepers - manufacturer of pedestrian and precinct sweepers

Access Platform - vehicle fitted with rotatable and extendable platform, manufactured by Versalaft, King, TCE, Gardenr Denver

B
Bulk Carrier - see Hooklift, Ejector Trailer and alking Floor Trailer

BMI - Suppliers of Ejection and Walking floor trailers plus Recycling Bodies

C
Cable lift - demountable system - available on contract hire to customer specification

Contract Hire - An alternative funding method providing fixed rentals and releasing capital, for more details on the benefits of Contract Hire by Riverside and Trio Truck Rental please see the relevant page.

Contract Maintenance - Let our experienced service support team and fully qualified technicians maintain your fleet, for further details please see the relevant page on this website.

Cage Tipper - Tipping vehicle with mesh body usually fitted to 3.5 to 7.5 tonne chassis, extensively used by local authorities for a wide range of duties - 7.5 tonne available on spot hire with or without side mounted bin lift - contract hire available to customer specifications

CTE - Manufacturers of vehicle mounted access platforms

D
Demount system - a swap body system suitable for a wide range of applications, such as building construction, road repair service, transport, waste recycling, communal service, agricultural works etc.

Dennis Eagle - Manufacturer of Low entry chassis to 32 tonne, Refuse collection, Split Refuse collection, Recycling bodies and Trade bin lifters

DAF - Vehicle manufacturer from 7.5 tonne to 44 tonne chassis.

E
Ejection Trailer - Extensively used by waste management companies for hauling waste from transfer stations to tips in conjunctions with 6x4 tractor units. Unloading is facilitated by a large ram powered ejection plate without the need for tipping.

EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation - is a means of reducing NOx emissions by recirculating a proportion of the vehicle emissions back into the engine with incoming air.

F
Faun - Manufacturer of Refuse Collection, Rear End Loader, Front End Loader and sweepers

Farid - Manufacturer of RCV bodies from 7.5 to 32 tonne with a range of specialist refuse collection and recycling bodies available.

Fleet Management - See Fleet management page for the service the range of service that we are able to provide

G
GVW - Gross Vehicle Weight

Geesink Norba - Manufacturer of RCV bodies from 7.5 tonne, split Refuse Collection bodies, Trade and Domestic lifts.

H
Hooklift - Hook lift - demountable system - Hookloader - 32 tonne 8x4's available on Spot Hire - available on contract hire to customer specification from 7.5 to 44 tonne operation (44 tonne 26 or 32 tonne chassis with drawbar trailer).

Hiab - Manufacturers of the Multilift brand of Skip loaders, Hook lifts, cable lifts and Hiab cranes

Heil - Manufacturer of Refuse Collection, Rear End Loader, Front End Loader bodies and Trade lifters

I
Incomol - Manufacturer of RCV and REL bodies

Iveco - Vehicle manufacturer from and 3.5 tonne to 44 tonne chassis.

Isuzu - Vehicle manufacturer from and 3.5 tonne to 18 tonne chassis.

J
Johnston - Manufacturer of a range of Sweeper bodies

K
Kerbsider - Kerbside recycling collection vehicle - fitted with a side mounted sectional trough to segregate recyclables at the kerb before the trough tips into a similarly divided body.

L
Linktip - manufacturer of specialist recycling bodies

Legras - Manufacturers of Walking Floor and Ejector Trailers

Lancashire Tippers - Manufacturers of Tipper and recycling bodies. A part of Massey Truck Engineering.

M
Mercedes Benz - Vehicle manufacturer of Low entry municipal chassis' and 7.5 tonne to 44 tonne chassis.

MAN - Vehicle manufacturer from and 7.5 tonne to 44 tonne chassis.

N
NO_x is a generic term for mono-nitrogen oxides (NO and NO₂). These oxides are produced during combustion, especially combustion at high temperatures.

Omega Commercials - manufacturers of Lightweight tippers and cage tipper bodies

R
RCV - Refuse Collection Vehicle, also know as refuse compaction vehicle - available on spot hire 12 to 26 tonnes with Trade or Domestic lifters - available on contract tailored to customer specifications

Riverside Truck Rental Ltd - long established contract hire company, became part of the NRG Fleet Services Group in 2006.

Reynolds Boughton - Manufacturer of Hooklifts and Ejection Trailers and the Telehoist range of Hooklifts and Skiploaders

Recycling Vehicle - vehicle typically used to collect and segregate recyclable materials at source.

S
SCR - Selective Catalytic Reduction - a means of reducing exhaust NOx emissions to meet current European standards.

Secure Area - Our secure area holds information such as:

Manufacturer specification sheets for Truck Chassis', Vans, Heavy Plant, Buses and Accessible buses, Electric Vehicles, RCV Bodies, Sweepers, Bin lifts, Recycling Bodies, Ejection and Walking Floor trailers, Tippers and bin lifters

Manufacturer operating instructions

Manufacturer service manuals

Details and features of our tracking, weighing and FMS equipment

Best practice guides including - vehicle checklists, Operational efficiency, Fuel saving, Driver daily checks, HSE vehicle operators guide, maintaining roadworthiness, manual handling, plus much more

Vehicle service and maintenance histories

During 2009 - links to our Fleet management system, links to vehicle tracking and FMS information.

Skip Loader - General purpose vehicle, typically used for delivering "Skips" to be filled and collected at a later time.

Schmidt - Manufacturer of a range of sweepers

T
Toploader - Trade waste recycling vehicle, extensively used by Glass recycling companies - typically 23 tonne 6x2 with 2 to 3 compartments for recyclable segregation - available on spot hire - or contract hire to customer specification

Terberg Matec - Manufacturers of Kersider an Toploader recycling vehicles, Trade and Split domestic lifters

Tractor unit - Most commonly used by the commercial sector in 4x2 or 6x2 guise up to 44 tonne - available on spot hire - or contract hire to customer specification.
6x4 44 tonne unit and Ejection trailer available from our spot hire fleet - or on contract hire tailored to customer requirements

V
Volvo - Vehicle manufacturer from 18 tonne to 44 tonne chassis.

Versalift - Leading manufacturer of access platforms

W
Walking Floor trailer - Hydraulically powered moving floor for moving material or palletised products. The vehicle can quickly unload without the need for tipping, and can be loaded in commercial applications without a forklift entering the vehicle. Riverside operates a large fleet of such vehicles on contract hire.

Z
Zoeller Faun - Manufacturer of Refuse Collection, Front End Loader, Rear End Loader, Sweepers, Trade & Domestic split lifters.