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SEARCHMENUSEARCHThe City of Muncie, Ind., will convert 12 refuse trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and build a fast-fill fueling station it will share with the public.
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Nine new refuse trucks using Parker Hannifin's RunWise hybrid drive system headed out on Thursday to help handle the city's most demanding waste-collection shift after Christmas Day.
Read More →City of Quincy, Ill., Mayor Kyle Moore hopes raising refuse collection prices and charging private haulers to work in the city will allow the city to replace seven of its nine refuse trucks and set aside $100,000 per year for vehicle replacement.
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Autocar Industries introduced a natural gas version of its Class 7 cabover Xpert refuse truck at a alternative-fuel symposium in late November. The "baby 8" Xpert ACMD is now available with the Cummins Westport CNG/LNG engine.
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The City of Mesa, Ariz., will convert some of its fleet vehicles to compressed natural gas (CNG) and plans to build a CNG fueling station that it will open to other local fleets.
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Venice, Fla., elected leaders are considering equipping city garbage trucks with mechanical arms to take the burden off drivers who now load each trash can by hand.
Read More →The City of Kennesaw, Ga., issued an RFP for outsourcing in May and ultimately selected Republic Services as its vendor.
Read More →The City of Redlands, Calif., took delivery of two new heavy-duty side loaders that run on liquefied natural gas in August. This vehicle joins another heavy-duty front loader the City acquired in April.
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Marty Burr, performance manager for Rock Hill, S.C., said he’s focusing on transitioning the City’s 12 refuse vehicles over to CNG. He estimates savings in fuel costs will pay for the additional cost of CNG refuse trucks in about 14 months.
Read More →The City of Santa Fe received $114,670 in grant funding from the New Mexico Environment Department to partially fund an early vehicle replacement in the City’s solid waste fleet, according to the Environment Department.
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