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CHATTANOOGA GARBAGE & RECYCLE COLLECTION
New Equipment
Now Fully Automated
for Improved Safety
and Service
The City of Chattanooga must have maintenance and replacement of the For this purchase, a new safety
been really good this year! For Christmas equipment at the end of the life cycle and program was tied with the purchase.
they received eight beautiful sleighs, helps negate the need for bond issues or With more dangers in our public works
Peterbilt 320s with HEIL DuraPack leasing interests to outside sources. All environment, safety training is extremely
33 cubic yard Rapid Rail Automated monies are kept inside the City’s financial important. This training is directed
collection bodies. We say sleighs because ledgers. Brian Kiesche, Chattanooga Fleet toward the operators. Kevin Coombes,
they are solid white cabs and bodies with Manager explains, “This lets us maintain Stringfellow, Inc., said, “This training
viper red sleigh runners (actually, they our standard and be ready to meet the is not to tell the operators what to do.
are red chassis frames). The process and needs of the other departments.” They’ve already been trained to operate
the results were answers to much needed the equipment. This training is to tell
equipment for the City of Chattanooga’s These Peterbilt trucks were bought on them what not to do. It is a common
Public Works Department. a three-year contract. This allows the sense approach to encourage safe activity
City to plan for their needs and keep the in the operator’s environment.”
Chattanooga’s garbage and recycle quality level constant. Brian Kiesch said,
collection operations needed to replace “There are three reasons we like multi- The training is broken down into
several trucks and needed to add a year contracts. Number one, it helps us three parts. The first is general safety
few trucks. They had increased recycle standardize our fleet. Number two, it lets precautions. This includes simple things:
collection by 51 percent in the last us evaluate our purchases using life-cycle don’t operate any equipment under the
three years and had not expanded their costing, improving our efficiency. And, influence of drugs or alcohol; always keep
automated garbage and recycle fleet to number three, it allows our maintenance the truck and safety decals clean; before
keep up. This is a problem faced by many people to develop standardized service operating equipment always do a visual
cities and towns in Tennessee today. routines.” check for fluid leaks or broken or missing
Most cities have been asked to do more parts; and make sure everyone is clear
with less. Thankfully, Chattanooga got The mechanics were trained before of any moving parts. These are common
relief. any of the units were deployed into sense rules that everyone has heard but
the field. Classes were offered by the that still need to be reintroduced in any
The Public Works Department supplier, Stringfellow, Inc., and Lookout safety training.
requested the equipment in a capital Mountain Peterbilt, to ensure that all of
project to increase and automate the mechanics were acquainted with the The second part is an explanation of
curbside recycle collection. Purchasing nomenclature and the new equipment. safety warnings. Safety warnings come
and Finance work with departments Steve Pack, one of the City’s shop in four classifications – DANGER,
to develop specifications and funding supervisors said that he really liked the WARNING, CAUTION and NOTICE.
sources including capital funding and a training his guys received. The trainers The simple explanation is that items
Fleet Replacement Fund. Departments obviously knew what they were talking covered by DANGER will kill you or
then pay back to the fund, a monthly about and it’s good to get the training seriously injure the operator if they
lease payment. This money pays for before the trucks are put into use. are not avoided. Items covered by
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New Equipment
Now Fully Automated
for Improved Safety
and Service
The City of Chattanooga must have maintenance and replacement of the For this purchase, a new safety
been really good this year! For Christmas equipment at the end of the life cycle and program was tied with the purchase.
they received eight beautiful sleighs, helps negate the need for bond issues or With more dangers in our public works
Peterbilt 320s with HEIL DuraPack leasing interests to outside sources. All environment, safety training is extremely
33 cubic yard Rapid Rail Automated monies are kept inside the City’s financial important. This training is directed
collection bodies. We say sleighs because ledgers. Brian Kiesche, Chattanooga Fleet toward the operators. Kevin Coombes,
they are solid white cabs and bodies with Manager explains, “This lets us maintain Stringfellow, Inc., said, “This training
viper red sleigh runners (actually, they our standard and be ready to meet the is not to tell the operators what to do.
are red chassis frames). The process and needs of the other departments.” They’ve already been trained to operate
the results were answers to much needed the equipment. This training is to tell
equipment for the City of Chattanooga’s These Peterbilt trucks were bought on them what not to do. It is a common
Public Works Department. a three-year contract. This allows the sense approach to encourage safe activity
City to plan for their needs and keep the in the operator’s environment.”
Chattanooga’s garbage and recycle quality level constant. Brian Kiesch said,
collection operations needed to replace “There are three reasons we like multi- The training is broken down into
several trucks and needed to add a year contracts. Number one, it helps us three parts. The first is general safety
few trucks. They had increased recycle standardize our fleet. Number two, it lets precautions. This includes simple things:
collection by 51 percent in the last us evaluate our purchases using life-cycle don’t operate any equipment under the
three years and had not expanded their costing, improving our efficiency. And, influence of drugs or alcohol; always keep
automated garbage and recycle fleet to number three, it allows our maintenance the truck and safety decals clean; before
keep up. This is a problem faced by many people to develop standardized service operating equipment always do a visual
cities and towns in Tennessee today. routines.” check for fluid leaks or broken or missing
Most cities have been asked to do more parts; and make sure everyone is clear
with less. Thankfully, Chattanooga got The mechanics were trained before of any moving parts. These are common
relief. any of the units were deployed into sense rules that everyone has heard but
the field. Classes were offered by the that still need to be reintroduced in any
The Public Works Department supplier, Stringfellow, Inc., and Lookout safety training.
requested the equipment in a capital Mountain Peterbilt, to ensure that all of
project to increase and automate the mechanics were acquainted with the The second part is an explanation of
curbside recycle collection. Purchasing nomenclature and the new equipment. safety warnings. Safety warnings come
and Finance work with departments Steve Pack, one of the City’s shop in four classifications – DANGER,
to develop specifications and funding supervisors said that he really liked the WARNING, CAUTION and NOTICE.
sources including capital funding and a training his guys received. The trainers The simple explanation is that items
Fleet Replacement Fund. Departments obviously knew what they were talking covered by DANGER will kill you or
then pay back to the fund, a monthly about and it’s good to get the training seriously injure the operator if they
lease payment. This money pays for before the trucks are put into use. are not avoided. Items covered by
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