Three rollover crashes of Peterbilt refuse trucks over eight model years led to the recall of 16,033 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada.
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Testing in Brooklyn convinced the New York City Department of Sanitation the Mack LR Electric refuse hauler has the right stuff for wider use.
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Mack Trucks said it will have a fully electric Mack LR refuse truck model with an integrated Mack electric drivetrain operating in North America in 2019 and Freightliner introduced the EconicSD low-entry, cab-over-engine waste collection truck.
Volvo Group and recycling company Renova are testing a self-driving refuse truck in Sweden that uses sensors that continuously monitor the vehicle’s path and stops the truck immediately if an obstacle appears. Volvo released a video of the vehicle in action.
