Alert system for dump truck

An alert system for a dump truck having a chassis and a dump body pivotally connected to chassis and adapted to be displaced relative to the chassis between a lower position and a raised position, the dump body including a tailgate adapted to be arranged in a closed position and an open position, the alert system comprising:

• at least one sensor to detect at least one of a position of the dump body relative to the chassis and a position of the tailgate relative to sidewalls of the dump body;
• at least one indicator adapted to generate an alert and mounted inside a cab of the dump truck;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor and the at least one indicator and configured to actuate the at least one indicator to generate the alert in response to the dump body being arranged lifted from the lower position and/or tailgate arranged away from the closed position based on input received from the at least one sensor.