Special Report: Fleets

Waste Pro USA has partnered with Houston-based Alliance Wireless Technologies (AWTI) to acquire and install a high-tech, 360-degree external video system in all 1,800 of its heavy waste collection trucks in nine Southeastern states.  ...

The trucking industry is going to suffer a significant productivity hit from a variety current and on-the-horizon regulatory initiatives, with those same initiatives expected to cause a substantial “wash-out” within the truck driver labor pool as...

It’s not unusual for cities to struggle to communicate with citizens—especially when it comes to garbage pickup, delays and what does and doesn’t go into recycle bins. In Dallas, the sanitation services department had one challenge they were...

The rise of alternative fuels, like compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG), in the waste and recycling industry is showing no sign of slowing down. The recent extension of federal tax credits for initiatives including...

Republic Services Inc. has expanded its compressed natural gas (CNG) waste and recycling truck fleet in Arizona with the addition of four CNG trucks serving the greater Phoenix area...

In early June, Big Truck Rental LLC, a national refuse truck rental company, named Jeanie Dubinski, former vice president of business development, as its president. Increased revenue, new rent-to-own programs and continued affordable solutions for...

Zero fatalities and zero major injuries on its streets is New York City’s motto behind Mayor Bill de Blasio’s movement to improve traffic safety. The movement is called Vision Zero and it involves a task force from various city departments to...