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Garbage trucks pretty much look the same nowadays. Support the Wire and Community Journalism Dubbed Old Purple, the charismatic Ford C-Series garbage truck has become an urban sensation in Goshen, Oregon.

The city added an electric Chevrolet Bolt in 2017, the first electric police vehicle in the state and the first Bolt used as a police car in the country, and has other electric and hybrid vehicles in its fleet, including two electric motorcycles.Įlectric vehicles are becoming more common on Route 1, with charging stations from Greenbelt to Mount Rainier, including two fast-charging stations at the Hyattsville municipal building at 4310 Gallatin St. “Hyattsville is going green and there’s no going back!” she said in a statement. Public Works Director Lesley Riddle said in a statement that the zero-emissions truck will save on fuel costs and reduce the fumes inhaled by garbage collectors on the job. Made by Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto and Iowa-based Curbtender, the class 6 refuse truck has a 200 KWh battery, about double the capacity of the battery on a Tesla Model S, allowing it to go for an entire day without charging. “It’s capital-intensive and it’s not compounding at 20% per year like software, but for the big players it’s become an extraordinarily repeatable and inflation-resistant business.This week, the first electric garbage truck in the state of Maryland has been added to the City of Hyattsville’s vehicle fleet. “Remember, we’re talking about garbage,” he says. Hoffman figures it’s a good diversifier for Gates. That’s because with hazardous waste volumes growing faster than those of normal trash, and opening new hazardous waste facilities nearly impossible, he will have the power to raise prices and expand margins.ĭespite such investments, Republic pays steady dividends its largest shareholder, Cascade Investments (Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates’ personal holding company), receives more than $200 million a year in dividends from its 34% stake. He didn’t hesitate to pay a 70% premium to the pre-deal stock price for a company with lower operating margins than Republic’s. Ecology, which has a market-leading 36% share in hazardous waste disposal, with five landfills that entomb chemical, medical and low-level nuclear waste. Vander Ark’s approach to growth-and profit-is illustrated by Republic’s just-completed $2.2 billion acquisition of U.S.

You need to have a fleet that rolls,” says Vander Ark, who will even fly mechanics cross-country to keep trucks moving. “You don’t need to fix a truck 165 different ways there ought to be one way to do it. It operated under dozens of names (everything from Duncan Disposal to Trash Taxi) and hadn’t standardized truck maintenance or fleet operations. When Vander Ark arrived on the scene a dec­ade later, Republic still hadn’t moved past its roll-up roots. Republic was spun out of AutoNation in 1999. He left that company in 1984 and repeated his roll-up play with Blockbuster Video and AutoNation. For all items pre owned and or new that included tags, must be returned with tags still attached.

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FOR RETURNS If you are unsatisfied with your purchase for any reason you may return it, item must be sent back in the same condition it was purchased in.1 and 2 in trash) are the spawn of billionaire Wayne Huizenga, who died in 2018. John Dobosz is editor of the Forbes Dividend Investor and Forbes Premium Income Report investment newsletters.īoth Waste Management and Republic (Nos. Priced at 15 times earnings, Dover trades at a 22% discount to its five-year average P/E, and its dividend yield is 1.6%. Revenue this year is expected to grow 8.3% to $8.6 billion, with earnings up 11%. It’s also a big player in pumps, winches, hoists, commercial refrigerators and equipment for automotive repair. If you want a piece of Heil, you’ll have to buy shares of Dover Corp., the Illinois-based mini-conglomerate that bought into the garbage truck business in 1993. Workers at its factory in Fort Payne, Alabama, weld several tons of steel and machinery atop truck chassis and roll out the customized pieces of heavy-duty compacting and carting equipment to trash haulers around the world. Heil Environmental Industries has been one of the world’s largest makers of specialized sanitation vehicles since 1901. Visit for an extensive selection of garbage truck that suit you. Illustration by PATRICK WELSH FOR FORBES HOW TO PLAY ITīy John Dobosz Wagering on society to keep churning out trash seems a safe bet-and unless we revert to tossing our refuse into the streets, garbage trucks have a secure future. Facilitate your garbage collection business with a wholesale purple garbage.