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November 2011

For street sweeping applications, debris mostly collects within three feet of a curb line, and the need for a vacuum sweeper came about as a result of that fact, as they are specifically designed to collect debris within that area. As time goes on, though, and innovations in the sweeper market hit the street year after year, many regenerative air sweepers are designed to complete the same functions as vacuum sweepers. There are, of course, advantages and disadvantages for each type of sweeper truck. Vacuum sweepers have more moving parts than regenerative air sweepers, and oftentimes, they fill cracks in the road with debris that they then cannot pick up due to lack of suction. So which one is right for your business?

Exprolink Inc. of Montreal, Canada and provider of the newly acquired Madvac product line, features the LN/LR50 vacuum sweeper, based on the Madvac 101. The sweeper boasts a patented power arm for easy vacuuming. The Madvac LN/LR50 is also cost-efficient with the ability to clean smaller areas such as sidewalks and parks, as well as bigger areas like parking lots...

Read more at North American Sweeper Magazine

October 2011

Sweeper Pickup Efficiency Testing Conducted for Glendale and Burbank California Officials

by Ranger Kidwell-Ross

The push for a sweeping industry-wide testing protocol received a boost via a recent round of testing financed by Glendale and Burbank, California officials. The principal organization hired to coordinate the process was Larry Walker Associates.
In turn, that company subcontracted with noted sweeper testing authority, Roger Sutherland, Principal Water Resources Engineer with AMEC Environment And Infrastructure, Inc., to design and implement the test.

The regulatory driver for this testing is a Total Daily Maximum Load (TMDL) for the Los Angeles River that requires the Cities to reduce metals' concentrations in storm water...

Read more at WorldSweeper.Com

September 2011

Meets or exceeds state & federal requirements

The California Air Resources Board will be conducting training on regulations that affect heavy-duty diesel vehicles and heavy-duty diesel engine emission control technology maintenance. The upcoming classes are listed below and additional courses are in the process of being scheduled throughout the state. Please click on the course link to view additional courses.

Course 512 includes an overview of a variety of regulations effecting heavy-duty diesel engines including; Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP); Heavy-duty Vehicle Inspection Program (HDVIP); Commercial Vehicle and School Bus Idling; Emission Control Labels (ECL): Verified Diesel Emission Control Strategies (VDECS, retrofit DPF’s); Truck and Bus; Drayage; Transport Refrigeration Units (TRU); Tractor/Trailer Greenhouse Gas Reduction; and In-use Off-road regulations.

http://www.arb.ca.gov/training/courses.php?course=512


Read more at the California Air Resources Board