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SEARCHMENUSEARCHStarting later this year, the city will begin replacing aging diesel refuse trucks with dedicated CNG refuse trucks. The conversion of the fleet to CNG is expected to take five years and eventually save the city 500,000 gallons in fuel consumption per year.
Read More →A weekend fire destroyed four front-loading refuse trucks owned by the Halifax County, Va., Public Works Department. An early estimate of damages to the fleet is $900,000.
Read More →The City of Lubbock, Texas, fleet facility was evacuated on Monday after a sanitation worker suffered chemical exposure from a trash truck.
Read More →The City of Hattiesburg, Miss., has decided to keep its refuse collection in-house after receiving two bids from private companies for the service that were higher than the city’s costs.
Read More →The City of Harrisburg, Pa., is considering a new home for its public works department, one that will accommodate the city’s fleet until it can decide whether it will outsource sanitation services, the Patriot News reported.
Read More →A new partnership between C2Logix, Inc., and WIH Resource Group has resulted in the creation of FleetRoute by C2Logix, a high-density routing solution for the solid waste & recycling, street sweeping, and snow plowing industry.
Read More →The 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.
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.
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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