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Truck
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Terrapure Environmental buys Water Blasting & Vacuum Services
EDMUNSTON, N.B. – Terrapure Environmental has announced its acquisition of Water Blasting & Vacuum Services (WBVS), including all vehicles and equipment.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. WBVS provides services including high-pressure cleaning, hazardous waste transportation, emergency response, hydro-excavation, and…
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Republic Services orders 2,500 electric refuse trucks
PHOENIX – Republic Services, the second largest recycling and solid waste provider in the U.S., has ordered 2,500 electrified refuse trucks from Nikola Corporation. This order, which is expandable to 5,000, is to begin full production deliveries in 2023 with…
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Jersey City deploys electric collection trucks
Hudson County Motors and BYD will provide the first all-electric refuse trucks on the US East Coast capable of working an entire route. These five all-electric rear loader collection trucks will go to work on normal daily collection routes, providing…
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Amrep wins Houston Galveston equipment contract
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – Amrep has been awarded the Houston-Galveston Area Council (known as HGACBuy) contract for refuse-handling equipment. This award extends Amrep’s relationship with HGACBuy, on the previous equipment contract that expired July 31, 2020. HGACBuy is a procurement…
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Waste hauler takes delivery of first Autocar DC-64R
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 development process. “The three Cs of a healthy business…
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Geotab launches economic recovery dashboard
TORONTO – Geotab has launched a Commercial Transportation Recovery Dashboard. Using aggregated and anonymized data processed from more than two million of its connected fleet vehicles around the world, the dashboard helps to depict the current state of COVID-19 recovery and…
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The hidden impact of engine idling
Idling is a fact of life for waste collection fleets. Here are some ways to reduce the damage it causes.
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Leading the Charge
Mack set to deliver first electric refuse truck
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PACCAR selects Meritor for EV drivetrains
TROY, Mich. – Meritor, Inc. has entered into an agreement with PACCAR to be its non-exclusive supplier of electric powertrains for its Kenworth T680 and Peterbilt 579 and 520 battery-electric vehicles. Meritor will be the initial launch partner and primary…
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Benefits of electric collection trucks revealed
BRISTOL, UK – Rolling out electric refuse trucks would cut carbon dioxide emissions, reduce air pollution and cut down on costs, once monetised emissions are taken into account. These are the findings of a new report by UK research firm…
