Trucks and Bodies

A Focus on Truck Engines & Tires 

Bridgestone's M860 Radial Tire; Bobcat's Solid Tires; Cummins Westport's ISL G Natural Gas Engine; Detroit Diesel's DD13 Engine; and more....

It's the Spec, Not the Check 

By Sean Kilcarr

Buying a new refuse truck is about more than sticker price. Spec a vehicle that offers the lowest possible cost over the long run....

Chicago Gets First Hybrid Collection Truck 

Chicago has added its first hybrid collection truck to its fleet of refuse trucks. Navistar International, Warrenville, Ill., presented Howard Henneman, the city’s commissioner of fleet management, ...

Updates 

By Chris Carlson (chris.carlson@penton.com)

ROUND2, Grand Prairie, Texas, acquired PolymerCycle, a Grand Prairie, Texas-based plastics recycler. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Heil Environmental appointed...

Roll Call 

Gary Vermeer, founder of Pella, Iowa-based Vermeer Corp. died at the age of 90 years old. Marathon Equipment, Vernon, Ala., promoted Brian Nadel as the...

Priming the Alternative Pump 

By Sean Kilcarr

There's something for everybody in President Obama's newly minted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)....

Financing Hard Times 

By Michael Fickes

Like virtually all companies, waste collection and disposal firms see their business shrink during recessions....

Check Yourself 

By Ed Repa

On Feb. 24, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule that requires emission control systems on large highway diesel....

Rough Road 

By Chris Carlson (chris.carlson@penton.com)

Several truck and equipment manufacturers are cutting jobs in the face of a worsening economy in most cases shedding jobs and trimming salaries....

Applying the Brakes 

By Sean Kilcarr

With the economy in free fall, refuse fleets are using a variety of methods to cut costs....

Roll Call 

By Chris Carlson (chris.carlson@penton.com)

Waste Industries USA, Raleigh announces Ven Poole will succeed Jim Perry as CEO; E-Z Pack Manufacturing names Dave Crafton as regional sales manager; Vermeer Corp. appoints Glenda Vander Witt as director of marketing....

Revving Up 

By Sean Kilcarr

With the federal government's 2010 truck emission mandates looming, refuse truck fleets need to start thinking about exhaust control technology....

Transparent Trucks 

By Paul Kilduff

Norcal launches an innovative campaign to make residents think about waste....

Don't Forget About Me 

By Sean Kilcarr

Though more robust than in the past, the hydraulic systems on today's refuse trucks still require regular maintenance in order to function properly and last as long as expected....

Updates 

Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Co. to service 35 Goodwill locations in central Texas; Waste Pro purchased two diesel/electric hybrid garbage trucks; Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy received the Pennsylvania Governor's Award; Waste Management deployed four hydraulic hybrid-diesel garbage trucks; Covanta Energy received the 2008 Industry Award from the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council; Local governments in Vermont have formed the Vermont Product Stewardship Council....

The Hidden Fleet 

By Bruce Hooker, R.F. Mattei & Associates of CA Insurance Services, Sacramento, Calif.

When it comes to fleet safety and reducing costly accidents, most waste companies have focused their efforts almost exclusively on their large collection vehicles....

End of the Line 

By Chris Carlson (chris.carlson@penton.com)

Daimler Trucks North America has decided to close its Sterling Truck division. The move comes as part of a comprehensive plan to adjust and strengthen company operations...

In With the New 

By Chris Carlson (chris.carlson@penton.com)

Wastequip, Cleveland, promoted John Scott to be the company's new president and CEO, effective Oct. 7. Scott most recently served as...

Focus on Fundamentals 

By Sean Kilcarr

The best trucks and shop systems in the world don't amount to much unless a refuse operator firmly commits to the basic blocking and tackling principles of fleet management....

New Mack Attack 

Chris Carlson

Mack Trucks, Lehigh Valley, Pa., has announced a restructuring plan that includes moving its corporate headquarters along with its product development...

Gearing Up  

REFUSE TRUCK BODIES Heil Environmental Heil Environmental, Chattanooga, Tenn., manufactures the STARR automated side loader system for collection refuse...

Cover Me 

By Chris Carlson

Today's Truck Tarping systems aren't perfect, but, in haulers' minds, they're close. Fleet managers say that despite always being on the lookout for the...

Going Natural 

BY CHRIS CARLSON

Beginning in January 2009, Brookhaven, N.Y., will require all haulers that service the town to operate trucks that run on compressed natural gas (CNG)....

Waste in the Windy 

WasteExpo celebrated its 40th anniversary by blowing into Chicago for the 2008 show. The event, which was held at McCormick Place, attracted more than...

Compaction Action 

Steven Averett, Managing Editor

When flattened piles mean high scores...

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