Dive summary:

• Curotto-Can., Heil Environmental and Autocar LLC have joined together to promote new “automated front-loader” technology, which combines technology from all three companies to improve efficiency, safety, and reduce fuel consumption.
• The truck was debuted at this year’s Waste Expo in Las Vegas; according to the manufactures it features a lightweight body allowing at least 11 tons of payload, automated front loader and faster collection allowing for a 30% increase in productivity.
• The three companies have been working on combining their technology for the new truck for the past year before the final product was unveiled.

From the article:

It was a hot day as the Nevada sun beat down on the parking lot outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center. A very large section of the parking lot was cleared out as a garbage truck drove around and around, picking up trash containers.

For John Curotto Jr., this is the future of waste collection. Automation and integration, the president of Curotto-Can Inc. said.

Trash truck technology certainly has advanced over the years, moving from the open-top trucks that were used by some well into the 1960s to packer technology that now dominates the scene today. Rear-load, front-load and side-load all have become part of part of the everyday vernacular for the collection industry.