Equipment Canadian refuse hauler orders Mack LR Electric November 2, 2022 Aurora, Ont.-based Environmental 360 Solutions has ordered a Mack LR Electric to serve residential areas in Quebec or B.C. It will be equipped with a Labrie side loader. Environmental 360…
Equipment Republic Services takes delivery of first electric refuse truck October 6, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Republic Services has taken delivery of its first Mack LR Electric waste collection truck. The keys were handed over during a virtual ceremony and press conference Oct.
Equipment Nikola receives order for 2,500 battery-electric waste trucks August 10, 2020 PHOENIX, Ariz. – Nikola has received an order for 2,500 battery-electric refuse trucks, representing what it claims is the largest ever single order for electric waste trucks. Republic Services placed…
Equipment Waste hauler takes delivery of first Autocar DC-64R May 19, 2020 HOUSTON, Texas – Autocar has delivered its first DC-64R conventional roll-off waste truck to WCA Waste Corporation. The company says WCA helped develop specific features and benefits during the product…
Business Management Covid crisis makes waste collector stronger April 22, 2020 Waste Connections has discovered operational improvements as it reacts to Covid-19 challenges
Sustainability Mack leading the charge with electric LR January 9, 2020 ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Mack Trucks has taken the wraps off the industry’s first fully-electric refuse truck to be put into service, a Mack LR Electric, which will soon be deployed by the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY).
Equipment Mack Museum pays tribute to refuse industry June 19, 2019 ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Mack is highlighting the refuse industry through a special exhibit at the Mack Trucks Historical Museum in Allentown, Pa. The exhibit is titled: Keeping America Clean: The…
Sustainability Bendix reduces waste, energy consumption February 13, 2018 ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix has announced it has diverted 96% of the waste created at its plants in 2017, while also reducing its energy usage by seven million kilowatt hours…
Equipment Mack debuts refuse truck upgrades at Waste & Recycling Expo October 30, 2017 NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Mack Trucks has introduced a more ergonomic seat for its LR model in right-hand stand-up/sit-down drive configurations, in response to complaints about the limited range of…
Health & Safety Waste haulers to compete June 10 June 9, 2017 LONDON, Ont. – Some of Ontario’s top waste haulers will be competing June 10, as part of the Ontario Waste Management Association’s (OWMA) annual truck driving championships. The competition will…
Equipment Mack brings telematics to LR model refuse truck November 11, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – Mack Truck has brought its GuardDog Connect telematics platform to its LR model refuse truck. The system is now available across the entire line of Mack Trucks.
Equipment Ryder looks to help manage fuelling needs in waste segment December 19, 2014 HOUSTON, Texas — Ryder Fuel Systems says it can help refuse fleets improve their fuelling processes and reduce costs. The company has produced a new white paper, Automated Fuel Management…
Business Management Progressive Waste Solutions invests in CNG trucks and infrastructure October 24, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. – Despite the chilling effects an extremely cold winter had on its trucks, Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. is determined to more than double the size of its CNG…
