How Many Trucks Does a Municipal Collection Contract Need? — Geopathfinder
Fleet sizing for municipal residential collection depends on where you are collecting. Dense urban zones require tonnes-per-truck analysis; suburban and rural zones require doors and kilometres. A first-hand guide to calculating the right fleet for your contract.
Most municipal collection fleets are sized by tradition, not calculation. This guide covers the two metrics that matter — tonnes per truck in dense urban zones and doors-plus-kilometres in suburban and rural zones — and how to use them together to rightsize a fleet across a mixed-density contract.