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Federal Signal closes $396M acquisition of New Way Trucks McNeilus Volterra named CES 2026 Innovation Award honoree WM posts record 30.1% full-year adjusted EBITDA margin Mack LR Electric powers Republic's first all-electric Chicago refuse fleet Peterbilt unveils 536EV, 537EV, 548EV medium-duty electric models Houston approves $12.5M for 31 new solid-waste trucks SWANA opens RFP to modernize Landfill Gas O&M training
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Federal Signal Closes $396M Acquisition of New Way Trucks — Refuse Body Market Entry
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McNeilus Volterra Electric RCV Named CES 2026 Innovation Award Honoree
McNeilus's electric refuse vehicle platform earned a spot on CES 2026's Innovation Award honoree list in Construction and Industrial Tech — spotlighting the Murfreesboro-built ZSL electric side loader and ZFL electric front loader.
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Mack LR Electric Powers Republic Services' First Electric Refuse Fleet in Chicago
Mack TrucksAug 14
City of Houston Contract Award
Houston Approves $12.5M for 31 New Solid Waste Trucks to Cut Recycling Delays
Houston Public MediaJul 30
WM National Hauler
WM Q4 Earnings: Record 30.1% Margin, Seven New RNG Plants Completed in 2025
Waste360Feb 2026
Royal Waste Regional Hauler
Royal Waste Services Triples Its Mack LR Electric Fleet with NY Voucher Funding
Recycling Product NewsFeb 2026
Miami-Dade Municipal
Miami-Dade Rolls Out CNG Trucks with AI Cameras to Flag Contaminated Recycling
Waste360Aug 2025
SWANA Association
SWANA Opens RFP to Modernize Landfill Gas Ops & Maintenance Training Program
SWANAMar 16
🏆 Contract Awards & Bid Results Updated April 19, 2026
Autocar ACTT EV — 30 units to Burrtec Waste Industries, San Bernardino County, CA — $14.2M
Apr 18 · Burrtec PR
Heil Half/Pack FEL — 22 units to City of San Antonio Public Works — $9.8M
Apr 16 · SA Agenda
Peterbilt 520 CNG — 15-unit fleet to EDCO Waste & Recycling, San Diego County — $7.1M
Apr 15 · EDCO PR
Mack LR Electric — 8 units to CR&R Environmental Services, Orange County, CA — $6.4M
Apr 12 · CR&R PR
🔵 Equipment
Heil Introduces RevAMP — First Electric RCV Body with Independent Onboard Battery Power
Terex ESG / Heil20254 min
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🔴 M&A
Federal Signal Closes $396M Acquisition of New Way Trucks, Entering Refuse Body Market
Waste DiveNov 2025
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⚫ Chassis
Peterbilt Expands EV Lineup with New 536EV, 537EV, and 548EV Medium-Duty Models
PeterbiltDec 2025
🟣 Contract Award
Filco Carting Deploys 21-Truck Battle Motors LET2 Fleet for NYC Commercial Waste Zone Launch
Waste Today Magazine2026 CWZ
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Action Carting Debuts First Electric Mack LR — Featuring Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch
Waste360Jul 2025
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Anyone running the new McNeilus ASL in Phoenix heat? How's it holding up past 110°?
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20 years in. Route changed with 2 days notice. Is anyone else just done?
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What's the going rate for roll-off in SoCal right now? Negotiating my renewal.
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