Management Insights for Waste & Recycling Fleet Executives
FleetSmarts » Edition 11
Reducing Driver Distractions
Every day over 150,000 drivers travel through cities, communities and neighborhoods to collect our garbage. Making sure they do so safely is everyone’s number one priority. Safe driving is largely dependent on limiting driver distractions. In 2010, more than 3,000 people were killed and over 400,000 injured because of distracted driving. Nearly 20 percent of [...] more »
FleetSmarts » Edition 10
Kimble Recycling & Disposal Highlights Safety and Customer Service
Based in Dover, Ohio, Kimble Recycling & Disposal (formerly J&J Refuse) is one of the largest independently-owned refuse carriers in Ohio. Kimble delivers dependable, cost-effective and environmentally responsible waste management services to residential, commercial and industrial customers in 20 counties in eastern Ohio. Kimble also collects and transports recyclables to a clean material recovery facility [...] more »
FleetSmarts » Edition 9
Casella Waste Systems Enhances Fleet Operations and Sustainability
Waste executives and fleet managers are always looking for ways to run better, more efficient and more sustainable operations. Casella Waste Systems, Inc., headquartered in Rutland, VT, accomplished this and more by implementing a fleet management solution. Casella provides solid waste, recycling and resource management services in seven Northeastern U.S. states. Casella’s operations include 7 [...] more »
FleetSmarts » Edition 8
How to deploy fleet management solutions for faster ROI
Waste and recycling executives faced with shrinking Capex allowances typically have to grapple with the question: “Do I invest in technologies to improve my operations and productivity, or do I buy more equipment?” more »
FleetSmarts » Edition 7
Optimizing the Driver Experience
A good driver experience means letting drivers focus on what’s important: the driving and servicing of their routes in the safest manner possible.
It means reducing the copious requirements for human intervention that can distract and delay. It means removing unnecessary paperwork, tedious data entry and too many manual touch-points. more »
FleetSmarts » Edition 6
Waste Fleet Safety: Tips and Tools to Ensure Safe Driving
“Every year an estimated 20 percent of all fleet vehicles are involved in accidents,” said Martin Demers, CEO of FleetMind. “The direct and indirect costs of these accidents are tremendous. The reality is that most accidents are avoidable, and effective safety management can reduce the risks significantly. Our white paper compiles findings from our extensive experience with fleets across North America, and is intended to provide helpful insights to fleet managers in the waste industry.” more »
FleetSmarts » Edition 5
Implementing a fleet management solution – think small
The benefits of fleet management systems are many and range from significant cost reductions to dramatic productivity gains. However, the implementation process for a new fleet management solution is key to its ongoing success. It is important to have a carefully staged rollout plan that ensures the system's internal adoption and integration into daily fleet operations. more »
FleetSmarts » Edition 4
LINKING MOBILE ASSETS TO YOUR FLEET’S BACK-OFFICE OPERATIONS
How tapping into your vehicles’ data will help you reduce costs
FleetSmarts » Edition 3
Fleet Management Dashboards - Getting a better view into your fleet operations
Driver Scorecards - Essential to successful safety programs
FleetSmarts » Edition 2
RFID Technologies for Automated Garbage Collection
Time Saving Analysis – Measuring the $$$ impact of shaving 30 minutes off a route every day
FleetSmarts » Edition 1
Route management more than just route optimization