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This section provides an overview for street sweepers as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 21 street sweeper manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked street sweeper companies as of January, 2025: 1.NiteHawk Sweepers, 2.Curbtender Sweepers, 3.Schwarze Industries.
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Sweepers are generally defined as garbage collection vehicles, including street, tunnel, and airport-specific sweepers. The first street sweeper, a self-propelled garbage truck, appeared in 1897, with vehicles similar to today’s street sweepers emerging in the late 1960s. Officially known as dust trucks, they also go by names like garbage truck, packer truck, sweeper truck, and dust collector. Modern sweepers may include a weighing device for trash.
Small 2-ton trucks are commonly used for household refuse collection, while larger 4-ton trucks serve business establishments. The actual capacity of a 2-ton truck is about 1 to 1.4 tons, varying with refuse quality. Sweepers are used globally not only for garbage collection but also for transporting recyclables or landscaping waste, contributing to clean and comfortable living environments.
Street sweepers consist of a discharge plate, operation panel, sewage tank, and press plate or turntable, equipped with safety devices like rear view cameras, emergency stop devices, and fire extinguishers for accident and fire preparedness.
Selection of street sweepers depends on their intended use, with variations in compaction and discharge mechanisms.
Press Type: Utilizes a press plate for trash compaction at the inlet, suitable for household and oversized trash.
Rotating Plate Type: Employs a rotating plate for less forceful compaction, ideal for small household waste and landscaping debris.
Rotary Type: Features a cylindrical drum for continuous trash feeding, less common due to low compaction power.
Extrusion Type: Works like a syringe to efficiently push out trash without leaving residue.
Dump Truck Type: Similar to a dump truck, it lifts to discharge trash, but may leave small debris behind.
No special license is needed for pre-March 11, 2017 license holders to drive certain janitorial trucks. Post-March 12, 2017, a revision in the license system requires a semi-medium license for up to 3-ton vehicles. Medium and large-sized licenses are needed for vehicles with gross weights of 5-11 tons and over 11 tons, respectively. It is advisable to have a manual license, as most cleaning trucks are manual transmission.
*Including some distributors, etc.
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Howa Machinery Ltd, established in 1907 and based in Aichi, Japan, is a manufacturer of machine tools and other equipment. The company engages in the manufacturing and sale of equipment for diverse markets, with a primary emphasis on machine tools. This product line includes transfer machines, flexible transfer lines (FTL), and flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). The company also offers pneumatic and hydraulic equipment, electronic machines tailored for the IT sector, and firearms. The company's Type 64 rifle and Type 89 rifle have been adopted as the official equipment by the Japan Defense Agency (Ministry of Defense).
Ranking as of January 2025
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NiteHawk Sweepers |
12.8%
|
| 2 | Curbtender Sweepers |
10.1%
|
| 3 | Schwarze Industries |
8.8%
|
| 4 | Nescon, LLC |
7.2%
|
| 5 | Gradall Industries LLC |
7.0%
|
| 6 | Stewart-Amos Sweeper Co. |
6.2%
|
| 7 | Howa Machinery, Ltd |
5.2%
|
| 8 | Elgin Sweeper Company |
4.7%
|
| 9 | Victory Sweepers. |
4.6%
|
| 10 | TYMCO Inc. |
3.7%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the street sweeper page as of January 2025. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
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*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
United States of America
|
9 | 60.0% |
|
Japan
|
2 | 13.3% |
Turkey
|
1 | 6.7% |
Belgium
|
1 | 6.7% |
Switzerland
|
1 | 6.7% |
Italy
|
1 | 6.7% |
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