Designed to help government agencies better manage vehicles such as salt spreaders, snowplows, street sweepers, and waste management vehicles, the Geotab Public Works solution is integrated with an extensive number of spreader controllers.
FMCSA expanded on hours-of-service regulations during COVID-19 as it relates to exemptions for waste haulers.
The Mack Trucks Historical Museum unveiled an all-new exhibit: “Keeping America Clean: The Evolution of the Waste Industry.” The exhibit features three antique Mack trucks.
Autocar says its new DC-64R conventional truck is designed for severe-duty refuse applications.
Build Your Dreams (BYD) delivered a BYD 8R Class 8 Automated Side Loader (ASL) all-electric collection truck to Waste Resources, a heavy-duty truck with an electric-propulsion system designed specifically for refuse collection.
A first for the brand’s vocational lineup, the Freightliner EconicSD comes standard with the Detroit Assurance suite of safety systems – which includes active brake assist, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, and side guard assist.
Freightliner Trucks introduced the new EconicSD, a low-entry cab-over-engine waste collection truck. It will be available in 6x4, high cab and low cab, and rear and side loader configurations.
Wastequip, a North American manufacturer of waste equipment, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by H.I.G. Capital, LLC, a global private equity investment firm. Wastequip has been owned by Centerbridge Partners, L.P. since 2012.
The first all-electric automated side loader refuse truck from BYD was presented to the City of Palo Alto, Calif., and GreenWaste, the city's waste hauler service provider.
Officials in Westfield, Mass., are considering privatizing waste services for the city. If the plan goes through, the city anticipates about $1 million in savings.