The National Demolition Association, Doylestown, Pa., will hold its 11th Annual Safety Summit at the Holiday Inn BWI in Baltimore, Md., on Oct. 27-28. Experts from both the private and public sectors will speak on a variety of safety topics that...
VEHICLES FIRES CAN QUICKLY burn up a waste company's profits. Although such accidents tend to occur less frequently than other types of losses in the waste industry, fires tend to be costly. Because of the potential for serious loss, it is...
SOLUTIONS TO COMMON equipment problems can sometimes create unintended challenges for waste haulers. Consider, for example, the lowly truck tarp...
THE INCIDENT MADE HEADLINES: “Fumes Overcome Garbage Collectors.” According to a New Jersey newspaper, two garbage collectors recently were overcome with fumes emanating from the back of their truck. What was worse than the bad publicity, however...
REAR-END ACCIDENTS ARE the second most frequent motor vehicle accidents in the industry, following backing accidents, according to an industry study of accidents in waste fleets. When a waste collection vehicle strikes another vehicle in the rear...