McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc. announced the delivery of 13 refuse and recycling collection vehicles to Meridian Waste for a new municipal contract startup in Richland County, South Carolina. The order, coordinated through McNeilus dealer Atlantic Heavy Duty, includes McNeilus® Zero Radius™ Automated Side Loaders and McNeilus Heavy Duty Rear Loaders designed to support residential collection operations and provide reliable performance for demanding daily routes.
“Successful contract startups require strong coordination, dependable equipment and extensive preparation,” said Jason Fritz, vice president of sales for McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing. “Meridian Waste, Atlantic Heavy Duty and McNeilus worked closely together throughout the planning and implementation process to help ensure the fleet, facilities, personnel and service support systems were ready to perform on day one. We appreciate Meridian Waste’s trust in McNeilus and Atlantic Heavy Duty as partners in this important deployment.”
To support the contract launch, Meridian Waste established a new South Carolina Midlands-area operations facility featuring an eight-bay under-roof service center, dedicated parts room and operational offices. In preparation for the startup, Meridian Waste hired and trained collection personnel, route supervisors, maintenance staff and leadership teams, while Atlantic Heavy Duty provided refuse truck driver and technician training leading up to the launch…