# 10-ton tandem-axle dump trucks

*/Products/10-ton_tandem-axle_dump_trucks*

Dump trucks

## Product Bo M

**Input To**:
- [Bulk Material Hauling](/Processes/Bulk_Material_Hauling)
- [Site Excavation Support](/Processes/Site_Excavation_Support)
**Summary**: A heavy-duty highway truck with two rear axles and a hydraulically raised dump body rated for roughly a 10-ton payload, used to haul and discharge bulk aggregate, soil, and demolition debris. It assembles a truck chassis, diesel powertrain, and tilting dump body into a finished vehicle.
**Output Of**:
- [Truck Assembly](/Processes/Truck_Assembly)
- [Truck Body Fabrication](/Processes/Truck_Body_Fabrication)
**Components**:
- Name: Truck Chassis Frame · Quantity Note: the ladder frame carrying axles and body · Required Input: Steel Channel
- Name: Dump Body · Quantity Note: the tilting bed that holds and discharges the load · Required Input: Steel Plate
- Name: Hydraulic Hoist Cylinder · Quantity Note: raises the dump body to discharge · Required Input: 
- Name: Diesel Engine · Quantity Note: prime mover · Required Input: 
- Name: Tandem Drive Axle · Quantity Note: two rear axles spreading the payload · Required Input: 
- Name: Truck Cab · Quantity Note: enclosed operator station · Required Input: Steel Sheet
- Name: Pneumatic Tire · Quantity Note: mounted on all axles for road travel · Required Input: 
- Name: Air Brake System · Quantity Note: stopping system sized for the loaded weight · Required Input: 
**Financed By**:
- [Commercial Vehicle Lease Financing](/Services/Commercial_Vehicle_Lease_Financing)
**Delivered As**:
- [Equipment Rental Service](/Services/Equipment_Rental_Service)
**Warranted By**:
- [Commercial Vehicle Warranty Plan](/Services/Commercial_Vehicle_Warranty_Plan)
**Physical Good**: true
**Produced With**:
- [Heavy Assembly Line](/Products/Heavy_Assembly_Line)
- [Welding Robot](/Products/Welding_Robot)
- [Hydraulic Press](/Products/Hydraulic_Press)
**Runs Software**:
- [Engine Control Unit Firmware](/Software/Engine_Control_Unit_Firmware)
**Assembled From**:
- [Truck Chassis](/Products/Truck_Chassis)
- [Diesel Powertrain](/Products/Diesel_Powertrain)
- [Hydraulic Hoist Assembly](/Products/Hydraulic_Hoist_Assembly)
**Consumes To Make**:
- [Diesel Fuel](/Products/Diesel_Fuel)
- [Welding Wire](/Products/Welding_Wire)
- [Paint Coating](/Products/Paint_Coating)
**Has Measurement**:
- [Payload Capacity](/Metrics/Payload_Capacity)
- [Gross Vehicle Weight Rating](/Metrics/Gross_Vehicle_Weight_Rating)
- [Dump Body Volume](/Metrics/Dump_Body_Volume)
- [Engine Power Output](/Metrics/Engine_Power_Output)
**Transforms Into**:
- [Construction Hauling Fleet](/Products/Construction_Hauling_Fleet)

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Dump trucks](/Products/Dump_trucks) — parent · Products

### Siblings

- [8-ton dump trucks](/Products/8-ton_dump_trucks) — siblings · Products
- [Belly dump tractor trailers](/Products/Belly_dump_tractor_trailers) — siblings · Products
- [Belly dumpers](/Products/Belly_dumpers) — siblings · Products
- [Brush trucks](/Products/Brush_trucks) — siblings · Products
- [Chipper trucks](/Products/Chipper_trucks) — siblings · Products
- [Front load dumpsters](/Products/Front_load_dumpsters) — siblings · Products
- [Heavy dump trucks](/Products/Heavy_dump_trucks) — siblings · Products
- [Heavy duty dump trucks](/Products/Heavy_duty_dump_trucks) — siblings · Products
- [Rock trucks](/Products/Rock_trucks) — siblings · Products
- [Single axle dump trucks](/Products/Single_axle_dump_trucks) — siblings · Products
- [Tandem axle dump trucks](/Products/Tandem_axle_dump_trucks) — siblings · Products

### Who uses this

- [Highway Maintenance Workers](/Occupations/Highway_Maintenance_Workers) — uses · Occupations

### Consumes

- [Welding wire](/Products/Welding_wire) — consumes · Products
- [Coating paints](/Products/Coating_paints) — consumes · Products
- [Diesel Fuel](/Products/Diesel_Fuel) — consumes · Products

### Financed by

- [Commercial Vehicle Lease](/Services/Commercial_Vehicle_Lease) — financed by · Services

### Warranted by

- [Commercial Vehicle Warranty](/Services/Commercial_Vehicle_Warranty) — warranted by · Services

### Delivered as

- [Equipment Rental](/Services/Equipment_Rental) — delivered as · Services

### Input to

- [Bulk Material Delivery](/Processes/Bulk_Material_Delivery) — input to · Processes
- [Site Excavation Support](/Processes/Site_Excavation_Support) — input to · Processes

### Requires input

- [Steel channels](/Products/Steel_channels) — requires input · Products
- [Steel plate](/Products/Steel_plate) — requires input · Products
- [Steel Sheet](/Products/Steel_Sheet) — requires input · Products

### Assembled from

- [Diesel Engine Powertrain](/Products/Diesel_Engine_Powertrain) — assembled from · Products
- [Hydraulic Hoist Assembly](/Products/Hydraulic_Hoist_Assembly) — assembled from · Products
- [Truck Chassis](/Products/Truck_Chassis) — assembled from · Products

### Composed of

- [Dump truck body](/Products/Dump_truck_body) — composed of · Products
- [Diesel motors](/Products/Diesel_motors) — composed of · Products
- [Air or pneumatic braking systems](/Products/Air_or_pneumatic_braking_systems) — composed of · Products
- [Pneumatic Tire](/Products/Pneumatic_Tire) — composed of · Products
- [Truck Cab](/Products/Truck_Cab) — composed of · Products
- [Tandem Drive Axle](/Products/Tandem_Drive_Axle) — composed of · Products
- [Hydraulic Hoist Cylinder](/Products/Hydraulic_Hoist_Cylinder) — composed of · Products
- [Truck Chassis Frame](/Products/Truck_Chassis_Frame) — composed of · Products

### Measured by

- [Maximum Payload Weight](/Metrics/Maximum_Payload_Weight) — measured by · Metrics
- [Engine Power Output](/Metrics/Engine_Power_Output) — measured by · Metrics
- [Dump Body Volume](/Metrics/Dump_Body_Volume) — measured by · Metrics
- [Gross Vehicle Weight Rating](/Metrics/Gross_Vehicle_Weight_Rating) — measured by · Metrics

### Problems this exposes

- [hoist cylinder stall when dumping wet cohesive/sticky loads](/Problems/hoist_cylinder_stall_when_dumping_wet_cohesive%2Fsticky_loads) — exposes problem · Problems
- [tailgate spreader calibration drift for spec material spreading](/Problems/tailgate_spreader_calibration_drift_for_spec_material_spreading) — exposes problem · Problems
- [DOT brake and tire inspection downtime tracked per unit](/Problems/DOT_brake_and_tire_inspection_downtime_tracked_per_unit) — exposes problem · Problems
- [per-axle overload citations from uneven load distribution over the tandem](/Problems/per-axle_overload_citations_from_uneven_load_distribution_over_the_tandem) — exposes problem · Problems

### Runs software

- [Engine Control Unit Firmware](/Software/Engine_Control_Unit_Firmware) — runs software · Software

### Output of

- [Truck Body Fabrication](/Processes/Truck_Body_Fabrication) — output of · Processes
- [Truck Assembly](/Processes/Truck_Assembly) — output of · Processes

### Produced with

- [Hydraulic Press](/Products/Hydraulic_Press) — produced with · Products
- [Welding Robot](/Products/Welding_Robot) — produced with · Products
- [Heavy Assembly Line](/Products/Heavy_Assembly_Line) — produced with · Products

### Transforms into

- [Construction Hauling Fleet](/Products/Construction_Hauling_Fleet) — transforms into · Products