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Hercules ASL: High Compaction Comes to Residential Side Loader Collection

E-Z Pack has broken the high-compaction barrier for automated side loading refuse vehicles with its Hercules ASL. Check out our video of the Hercules ASL with compressed natural gas (CNG) option.

For too long, haulers have had to sacrifice payload density when seeking the efficiency of automated side loader collection. But no more. E-Z Pack’s Hercules ASL has broken the compaction barrier. By incorporating the solid and proven Hercules platform, E-Z Pack’s ASL boosts compaction up to 1,000 lbs. per cubic yard for larger payloads, faster route times, and fewer trips to the landfill.

The Hercules ASL maintains E-Z Pack’s reputation for simplicity and common sense, from the commonality of components with other Hercules bodies in service, to a control system that doesn’t rely on computers and PLCs, and an arm design based on proven technology. With the Hercules ASL, innovation and efficiency just got easier.

Hercules CNG Automated Side Loader

The benefits of CNG – including lower fuel costs, cleaner emissions , and quieter operation – are now available in the industry's first high compaction automated side loader, The E-Z Pack Hercules ASL.

The Hercules ASL delivers both payload density and the efficiency of automated side loader collection. And with the CNG fuel option, you'll reduce operating costs even more. The CNG factory installed option includes on-board integrated fuel cells for a fuel efficient and environmentally friendly package that is unrivaled in the industry. The ASL/CNG maintains E-Z Pack’s reputation for simplicity and common sense, from the commonality of components with other Hercules bodies in service, to a control system that doesn’t rely on computers and PLCs, and an arm design based on proven technology. By incorporating the solid and proven Hercules platform, E-Z Pack’s ASL boosts compaction up to 1,000 lbs. per cubic yard for larger payloads, faster route times, and fewer trips to the landfill.