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Case Study - Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, Pensacola, FL
FleetRoute™ Route Optimization Software Helps Emerald
Coast Utilities Authority Successfully Launch New Trash/
Recycling Collection Services
Fast-Tracked Implementation of FleetRoute™ Contributes to Efficient
Routing and Smooth Transition
“GBB’s route optimization team greatly contributed to making our transition easier and successful. We are now using FleetRoute™ for both residential and commercial routes. The software makes route creating easier and more efficient than manual routing, especially given our high-growth environment.”
Randy Rudd
Director of Sanitation
ECUA
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In late 2008, the Emerald Coast Utilities
Authority (ECUA) in Pensacola, FL,
added 13,000 customers, made
changes to trash collection services,
and added recycling collection services.
With the challenge of these upcoming
major changes, and with very
little time to react, ECUA selected the GBB Project Team to assist
in streamlining the operation, reducing
costs, and ensuring a smooth
transition. The fast-tracked implementation
of the FleetRoute™ route optimization
software resulted in balanced
routes, reduced overtime, increased trash/recycling collection efficiency, and
easier integration of new clients to existing
routes.
ECUA, with its fleet of 80 trucks, provides
solid waste and yard trash collection to
65,000 residential properties and commercial
businesses within the unincorporated
areas of Escambia County, Florida.
Near the end of 2008, ECUA won the contract
for the northern area of Escambia
County, adding an additional 13,000 customers.
At this time, ECUA also
changed to weekly trash
collection from twice-aweek
pickup and added
weekly recycling collection. The GBB Project
Team was able to incorporate
the new customers,
set up weekly recycling,
and make the
change to weekly collection
in just over a
month.
 Since recycling collection
was new to ECUA’s customers,
GBB added new customers and
updated the recycling routes on a weekly
basis for a month, with approximately
4,000 customers added each week. GBB
then prepared the ECUA’s data for use
with FleetRoute™, and staff was trained
to use the software and create/update
routes in-house. GBB also implemented
the Route Looker-Upper™, a web-based
tool allowing residents to look up their
new trash collection date.
Other FleetRoute Case Studies
- City of Baltimore, MD
Identified cost savings with alternative, optimized routes using FleetRoute™.
- Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, Pensacola, FL
Successfully launched new trash/recycling collection services with fast-tracked implementation of FleetRoute™ to provide efficient routing and smooth transition.
- City of Edmond, OK
Reduction in the number of routes from 40 to 30 resulting in significant operational
savings.
- Mill
Valley Refuse System, Inc, CA
Saved 14% in efficiency, reduced operating costs by $375,000, and resulted
in a reduction in the number of vehicles from 22 to 19.
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