Dive Summary:
- Faced with regulations that prevent workers from riding on the back of trucks, Plant City, located just outside of Tampa, Florida, will purchase 10 new garbage trucks
- City expects to spend approximately $2 million and will issue an RFP in the coming weeks.
- Plant City will evaluate both CNG and diesel vehicles during the bidding process
From the article:
The city expects to spend about $2 million in the next few months to replace its 10 garbage trucks.
The city is buying a new fleet because it needs trucks with cabs that can accommodate all three members of each sanitation crew. The trucks the city now owns have two-person cabs.
The city wants the new trucks to comply with a state traffic law that prohibits people from riding on the outside of moving vehicles under most circumstances. There is an exemption for sanitation workers who are actively picking up garbage, but it doesn't apply when the trucks are moving from neighborhood to neighborhood.
