Front-loading and lifting refuse vehicle

A refuse collection vehicle, comprising:

• a cab;
• a vehicle chassis coupled to the cab, the vehicle chassis defining a forward and rearward direction of travel;
• and
• a refuse body coupled to and supported on the vehicle chassis, the refuse body comprising:
• a storage container;
• and
• a front lift comprising:
• an arm assembly configured to rotate pivotally along a pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position;
• and
• an arm actuator comprising a first actuator assembly coupled to a first arm of the arm assembly and a second actuator assembly coupled to a second arm of the arm assembly,
• wherein the first actuator assembly and the second actuator assembly are coaxially aligned along the pivot axis and uncoupled from one another along the pivot axis,
• wherein the first actuator assembly comprises:
• an electric motor;
• and
• a gear set comprising an output shaft, the gear set coupled with the electric motor and coaxially aligned with the electric motor along the pivot axis, the output shaft inserted through at least a portion of a proximal end of the first arm, and
• wherein the refuse body comprises a pair of exterior side walls, and wherein a portion of the first actuator assembly resides within a limited space that extends no further in a transverse direction than an extent of the exterior side walls.