AS MENTIONED in the April Insurance Trend, employing safe drivers is the most important factor in keeping vehicle accidents to a minimum. The article listed the six keys to managing safe drivers and expanded on the first key, driver selection...

SUMMER IS THE TIME FOR SEQUELS. This year, movie audiences are eagerly taking in “Spider-Man 3,” “Shrek the Third,” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.” ...

WASTE MANAGEMENT firms sell and lease hundreds of balers and compactors to their customers every year. In addition, they might be using several hundred pieces of this kind of equipment in their own material recovery facilities (MRFs), transfer...

The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) unveiled its newest safety video at WasteExpo. The latest in the organization's "Be Safe, Be Proud" series, the video is titled "Safety Awareness for Supervisors and Route Managers" and...

It is estimated that 70 percent of all traffic accidents are caused by driver error as opposed to mechanical problems with the vehicle. Some put this figure closer to 90 percent. While vehicle maintenance is certainly an important part of any...

Denver-are police now have another set of eyes patrolling the city's neighborhoods. There, Waste Management has instituted a program called Waste Watch, which trains the company's drivers to be better witnesses and to aid police by reporting...

According to data released by the federal government, the number of citations and penalties assessed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) against solid waste companies declined in fiscal year 2006 (Oct. 1, 2005 through Sept...

Drivers for Waste Management will attend special classes in order to become better witnesses and report to the police...

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles about ANSI standards and solid waste equipment...

This year, resolve to manage risk in your operation