So not only from a fuel consumption standpoint, we also expect to see some good maintenance savings as well.”ĭonald W. The second thing is an electric motor and electric truck has significantly fewer moving parts than an internal combustion engine, as well, all self-contained and maintained too.
You no longer need to mash on the brake pedal to stop the truck every 15, 20, 25 yards after masking the accelerator, and that’ll really help save, just as an example, on the wear and tear of the brakes. “Particularly even when you just think about the brakes alone and the regenerative braking, you’ve got several thousand unique stopping experiences per day. “We expect to see good savings in maintenance costs as well,” he said. While exact diesel gallon equivalent to electric numbers are not available, Randell said he expects the energy costs to be lower than a traditional diesel model. The electric version touts zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, zero oil changes, zero fuel costs, and little to no noise. “and then more safety and technology with the ability for these folks to do their jobs, the most efficient way as possible throughout the day.”
MACK GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVERS
“And really we were focused on number one cab comfort for the drivers in their office,” he said. Engineers designed it from the inside out because “our customers’ drivers spend hours every day in this cab,” Randall noted. The Mack LR truck was first introduced in 2015. According to Randall, the useful life of a truck is about seven to eight years, at which time a replacement is sought. The remainder are straight trucks for collection and roll-off applications and tractors for transfer applications. On average, the waste and recycling industry purchases about 7,000 trucks per year, the majority (55%) of them cab-over-engine (COE) vehicles. “You can find a truck not only running city routes, but then find it on the highway on its way to a transfer station, or to a landfill, and then off-road within a landfill.” “The industry presents some of the most severe and demanding applications, along with the most varied applications,” Randall explained. He quickly jumped into discussing the need for innovation and technological advancement in the waste and recycling industry. “What’s really exciting is real trucks, fully electric, going into real-world applications,” said Jonathan Randall, senior vice president, North American sales and commercial operations, Mack Trucks. The Phoenix-based company first announced its partnership with Mack to build a fully integrated OEM garbage truck with zero diesel propulsion components during its 2018 fourth quarter and full-year earnings report in February 2019. 6, 2020, Mack Trucks symbolically handed over the keys to the waste and recycling giant to begin in-service testing of the Mack LR electric truck. In a live virtual event held Tuesday, Oct. Republic Services is one step closer to electrifying its fleet. Article Courtesy of Waste 360, written by Stefanie Valentic | October 7, 2020
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