A garbage truck is a specially designed vehicle to collect small quantities of waste and haul the collected waste to a solid waste treatment facility. These trucks powered by diesel engine are a common sight in most urban areas. The main features of them are noisy, smelly and contaminating the environment by emission respectively. Some of these harmful effects may be reduced or eliminated by replacing the diesel engine by an electric motor. In this paper we consider the technical options of replacing in terms of vehicle dynamic and bearing capability of the modified drive train parts. The rebuilding is supported by the GOP-1.1.1-11-2012-0617 Economy Developing Operative Programme implemented at the Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Debrecen.