MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Vacall’s AllJet truck-mounted jetter was designed to provide budget-conscious municipalities with an efficient, easy-to-operate sewer-cleaning machine.
The Model 400 Eco mini combination sewer cleaner from Sewer Equipment is a jet vac truck that requires no commercial driver’s license to operate.
Cappellotto by Sewer Equipment has released the Genesis water recycling cleaner, which employs a passive separation approach to separating water from sludge.
The Public Works Expo (PWX), produced by the American Public Works Association (APWA), took place August 27-30 in Orlando. Here's a collection of some equipment from the show floor. Photos by Thi Dao
The City of Spokane, Wash., will be adding two pothole trailers to its fleet, doubling its pothole filling capacity following an extreme winter.
The City of Atlanta, Ga., hopes to cut down on waste and boost its recycling efforts with data. The Public Works Department will begin a six-month pilot using a cloud-based technology platform from Rubicon Global to improve waste operations and provide route optimization for its trucks.
Howard County, Md., will spend $44,000 to launch a new snow plow tracking system to replace one the county has used for more than a decade.
The American Public Works Association (APWA) announced the selection of 16 public works professionals for its APWA Emerging Leaders Academy Program for 2016-2017, including one fleet manager.
Washington County (Minn.) unveiled its new Public Works North Shop in the City of Stillwater. This is the department's primary facility, responsible for maintaining over 300 miles of county roads, 100 traffic signals, and 600 vehicles from the county fleet.
A bucket truck caught fire in Livingston, N.J., due to a downed wire, which nearly injured an Essex County, N.J., Department of Public Works (DPW) employee after a spring storm.