Driving around Montgomery County, you no doubt have seen one of our residential trash or recycle trucks. We are often asked, "What are those funny looking trucks"?

The funny looking trucks are called the EVO (trash) and ECO (recycling). The trucks are made by LoDal Incorporated, which is located in Iron Mountain, Michigan.

These vehicles are specifically designed for residential trash and recycling hauling. The vehicle weight is evenly distributed, which puts less stress on our community streets. The EVO and ECO also use large balloon-like tires to further displace weight. Other companies use a standard truck cab with a packer body connected to the back. This puts all of the weight of the vehicle load to the rear tires, which puts enormous pressure on our streets.

The design of the cab and windshield enables our drivers to have a larger field of vision than a standard truck allows. This is an important safety feature when working in residential areas as well as when driving down busy thoroughfares throughout our county.

We are the only company in the state of Maryland to utilize these specialty vehicles.

The EVO and ECO cost more than a regular trash or recycling truck, but the benefits to our community as well as to our level of service far outweigh the cost.