01 Tipping point: Setting the stage for smarter waste management
To begin enhancing your organization’s routing processes with telematics and an integrated routing partner, follow this step-by-step process. 1. Choose your telematics providers wisely : Select a telematics provider that can address the specific challenges your waste management organization faces either directly or indirectly through integrated third-party solutions. It’s additionally important to choose a provider that will be right with you each step of the way during product implementation and beyond. You’ll need a route optimization capability that offers the aforementioned capabilities of route visualization, route sequencing and density-based routing to help your vehicles remain efficient on the road. For example, Geotab’s integrated route optimization partners offer deeper tools that can assist with route design and planning, cost forecasting, load balancing, hazard avoidance and more, helping you choose the best ways for your trash trucks to reach their pickup locations each day.
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Keeping trucks ticking: Maximizing garbage fleet longevity Reducing waste in your waste operations: From routing to right-sizing Fueling efficiency: Slashing costs and emissions in your waste collection fleet Clean record, clean streets: Avoiding legal landfills from liability and risk
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The last stop: Moving toward a leaner, more efficient waste management fleet
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One of Geotab’s route optimization partners reports that waste fleets generally see 15-25% savings on fuel costs and 75% fewer callbacks.
2. Implement your routing solution : Once you’ve identified a telematics partner and a route optimization solution that will fit the needs of your waste management fleet, begin the implementation process. To help streamline adoption, you can model potential cost savings, brief your drivers on how to use the solution and equip them with compatible in-cab technology. Additionally, certain routing systems can be integrated with key technologies like GIS software, billing or CRM systems and on- board computers to help remove cumbersome manual processes from the mix. It’s also important to plan various scenarios to maintain an agile waste fleet. You can test out different route frequencies, shift patterns and trucks for different routes to consistently refine your processes and achieve greater cost savings. Plus, as cities evolve and populations increase, you’ll want to continue using your software to find the most efficient routes possible. From the road to the back office, a powerful tandem of route optimization software and telematics can help you save more money each day.
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