2006-08-01 04:52:55 · 4 answers · asked by Allan N 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
An estimated 136,000 garbage trucks, 12,000 transfer vehicles, and 31,000 dedicated recycling vehicles haul away America’s garbage (179,000 vehicles in total).
Two-thirds of the estimated 700 natural gas garbage trucks in operation in the US operate on liquid natural gas, while the rest use compressed natural gas.
An average garbage truck travels 25,000 miles annually, gets less than 3 miles per gallon, and uses approximately 8,600 gallons of fuel each year.
Over 40% of garbage trucks are over 10 years old, making it the oldest fleet in the US.
The average diesel-powered garbage truck costs over $170,000 and is not retired for 12 years.
Over 27,000 organizations in the waste industry employ over 280,000 people.
82% of collection services are carried out by private companies, and 18% by public entities.
Industry revenues for 2000, including waste hauling and recycling, exceeded $43 billion.
2006-08-01 04:57:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
theres 2 cars...and 1 truck
i own them all
2006-08-01 11:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by Francis P. Wittlekins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are 2 in u.s. lol
2006-08-01 12:00:17 · answer #3 · answered by sexyfemale323 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than enough to drain our oil supplies in no time! (less than 40 yrs)
2006-08-01 11:56:31 · answer #4 · answered by Vlmdr Ishkomvarakom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋