Autocar ACX vs Battle Motors LET2
Two refuse rigs compared spec for spec: the ACX (2016–present, Up to 350 hp) against the LET2 (2021–present, Up to 500 hp). Same data we keep on every truck in the encyclopedia — and Mike on hand if the answer depends on your routes and loads.
ACX
Low-cab-forward refuse specialist.
LET2
Low-entry tilt-cab severe-service workhorse.
| Spec | Autocar ACX | Battle Motors LET2 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Autocar, LLC | Battle Motors (formerly Crane Carrier / CCC) |
| Class | Class 8 | Class 8 |
| Body type | Refuse | Refuse |
| Years | 2016–present | 2021–present |
| Rating | Up to 66,000 lb GVWR | Up to 66,000 lb GVWR |
| Power | Up to 350 hp | Up to 500 hp |
| Engines | Cummins L9, Cummins B6.7, Battery-electric | Cummins L9, Cummins X12 |
| Applications | Refuse, Recycling, Sweeping | Refuse, Recycling, Street sweeping |
About the Autocar ACX
Relaunched around 2010 as the redesigned successor to Autocar's WX cabover, the ACX is a custom-built severe-duty cabover for refuse hauling and concrete pumping, offered in 4x2, 6x4 and 8x4 configurations with Cummins ISX12 power. Autocar pioneered CNG in the refuse market back in 2004 as the first OEM to offer it, a full two years ahead of competitors, and today roughly 60% of the trucks it sells run on CNG; the cabover line later spawned the battery-electric E-ACX, whose first alpha units began field testing in Birmingham, Alabama in 2022.
About the Battle Motors LET2
The LET2 (Low Entry Tilt 2) is a low step-in refuse cabover that Battle Motors inherited from Crane Carrier Company, the storied vocational builder it acquired in 2021. Offered in diesel, CNG, and battery-electric, the EV version made headlines when New York carter Filco Carting put 21 electric LET2 trucks into service under the city's Commercial Waste Zone program. Paired with a Heil Rapid Rail automated side loader, the electric LET2 carries roughly an 8.67-ton legal payload and is rated to service about 1,000 to 1,200 containers per route day.
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