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NewsDecember 22, 2015

Ohio County Begins Construction of CNG Fueling Station

The Montgomery County (Ohio) Solid Waste District is building a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station. The district will complete the process of replacing its aging fleet with CNG vehicles over the next 12 months.

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NewsNovember 27, 2015

Albuquerque Investing $33M in Refuse Trucks

The City of Albuquerque is rolling out an aggressive vehicle replacement plan for its refuse fleet to add 397 vehicles over a 10-year period, the city announced.

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NewsNovember 17, 2015

McNeilus Recalls Refuse Trucks for Fire Risk

The recall, set to begin Nov. 30, affects more than 700 front-loader refuse trucks in the 2012-2015 model years.

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Newsby Thi DaoNovember 17, 2015

Va. City to Open $1.4M Fast-Fill CNG Station

The City of Chesapeake, Va., has contracted with Clean Energy to build a public-access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station that will also be used by the city fleet. This will replace a slow-fill station.

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NewsOctober 28, 2015

City Upgrades Refuse Fleet, Shuns Outsourcing

The City of Newark, Del,, council approved spending $940,000 to replace four refuse trucks after voting down a controversial plan to outsource refuse collection.

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NewsOctober 13, 2015

Study Touts Hydraulic Hybrids for Refuse Fleets

Initial results from testing have shown that hydraulic hybrid vehicles (HHV) offer significant fuel-saving opportunities compared to similar conventional diesel vehicles in refuse operation, according to a study performed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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NewsOctober 7, 2015

Ill. City May Spurn Private Refuse Collection

A study of the City of East Peoria, Ill., garbage collection costs showed the city can continue providing the service for $68,000 per year less than a private vendor’s proposal.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2015

McNeilus Recalls Zero Radius Refuse Trucks

The safety recall affects more than 800 side-loader refuse trucks with faulty air-actuated transit arm latches.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2015

McNeilus, Oshkosh Recall CNG Trucks for Fire Risk

The McNeilus recall affects 365 refuse and concrete mixer trucks, and the Oshkosh recall covers 33 S-Series concrete mixers.

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NewsSeptember 9, 2015

Chicago Saving $7M By Reducing Refuse Fleet

The City of Chicago plans to eliminate 18 garbage trucks in a fleet reduction plan expected to increase waste-collection efficiency and save the city $7 million.

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