A trunnion bar locker assembly for a rear load refuse vehicle for use when dumping a refuse container having a trunnion bar, includes a pair of spaced apart locking assemblies, each locking assembly further including a base frame to be connected to the refuse vehicle, a trunnion bar receiver connected to the base frame, a locker door connected to the base frame and having an open position wherein the trunnion bar receiver removably receives an end of the trunnion bar of the refuse container, and a closed position wherein the pivotable locker door confines the end of the trunnion bar in the receiver, an electrically powered actuator coupled to the base frame and to the pivotable locker door, and a controller connected to each respective locking assembly to control the actuator to move the pivotable locker door between the open and closed positions.

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, the body assembly defining a refuse compartment, and a lift assembly pivotably coupled to the body assembly. The lift assembly includes a plurality of lift arms; a motor assembly coupled to the body; and a drive chain assembly coupled to the motor assembly. The motor assembly has a first end coupled to a first lift arm of the plurality of lift arms, and a second end coupled to the second lift arm of the plurality of lift arms. The drive chain assembly is driven by the motor assembly to rotate the lift arms about an axis defined by a joint to selectively engage the refuse compartment.