Originally Posted by
DmIAurbaminer
Copperhead
I have driven a garbage truck for 3 companies in the Dsm IA metro area for 15 years.
You need to look into state and local laws .
Each truck has to have a permit for each city it picks up trash in . You said you were in a rural area but do you go into more than 1 county?
How strict are your D.O.T. regulations ?
How much trash can you put on that truck before your over weight?
I have gotten thousands of dollars in fines for weight violations . Your total truck weight can be under gross but you can still be ticketed for each axle .
Trucks always break if you only have 1 truck how are you going to get trash off the ground if your is broke down?
Research and read about the industry you are wanting to go into .
My routs are all one county but different towns Many roads are dirt that only a pickup could manage
The most I load is a Ton and it's not legal since the truck is a 3/4 ton
I've been lucky with DOT , but once I saw them setup on a road and I made a left turn to avoid them
came back a few hours later to finish . I like to avoid all police if one is behind me I turn into the nearest store .
Had some issues in my past with DEP due to scrap on property
they treated me as a trash company listing my scrap as solid waste & I was not obeying the laws of handling refuse of a business and fined me. In hind sight they took it easy on me as they had a stipulation that they wanted to know where I got the refuse and documented proof where it was brought and the weights of said refuse
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