MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Meritor's T.J. Reed, global vice president of electrification, talks to HDT about the company's recent acquisition of TransPower and the state of electric commercial vehicles.
Mack Trucks pulled back the curtain on the first working Mack LR Electric, a fully electric version of the LR refuse model, which will be delivered to the New York City Department of Sanitation before the end of January.
Peterbilt is formally teaming up with Dana on electric powertrain development for its Model 220EV. The announcement was made at CES, the annual electronics show in Las Vegas, where Peterbilt also brought reporters up to speed on its electric-truck development progress overall.
The City of Philadelphia’s trash truck drivers have been involved in about 2,200 collisions since June 2015. Two-thirds of these were the city drivers’ fault.
The City of Fort Smith, Ark., is testing telematics on its 40 sanitation vehicles to enhance its municipal solid waste, recycling, and yard waste offerings.
H.A.L.O. assists drivers by leveling, dumping, and replacing front load containers with the push of a single button.
The City of Jonesboro, Ark., has leased three new sanitation trucks because its current fleet has had repeated breakdowns, resulting in missed or delayed services.
Rising demand for garbage collection trucks from municipal and industrial sectors is likely to propel growth for the garbage collection trucks market.
Sears Seating, manufacturer of off-road and over-the-road suspension seating, launched its updated seating for the refuse industry.
A heat wave took down nearly half of the City of Fayetteville’s refuse fleet. Last week, 19 of the city’s 44 trash trucks were having mechanical problems.