Oakwood Environmental Services selects Optrak to support waste collection and recycling service
Optrak Distribution Software Limited (www.optrak.co.uk) today announced that Oakwood Environmental Services has selected Optrak’s vehicle routing and scheduling software to plan its environmentally friendly waste collection and recycling service. The software will help the waste specialist reduce CO2 emissions and its impact on the environment in line with its responsibilities as an ISO14001 certified company. Oakwood Environmental Services offers a national ‘One Stop’ waste management package. Amongst its vehicle fleet are unique trucks capable of collecting and transporting multiple waste streams. In addition to the main bulk waste oil compartment, each truck has a specially designed platform on the rear to carry a large number of drums, a side mounted holder for car batteries, a specific anti-freeze tank and a front cage for plastics. This poses significant additional challenges when it comes to load planning and vehicle routing. Michael Sneath, Compliance Manager, Oakwood Environmental Services explains, “We have a highly complex transport requirement which is extremely time consuming due to the complexity and number of different factors that we need to consider. We carried out a detailed market evaluation and were very impressed with Optrak’s ability to cater for a wide range of different waste collection types. Optrak will enable us to plan more effectively and ensure our vehicles travel the least distance whilst delivering a high quality service. As a result of using Optrak we will cut fuel and running costs and minimise our carbon footprint.” Optrak’s specialised functionality for the waste industry include a powerful loader/loading facility which allows it to cope with collections and deliveries to the same customer, even when the order is made up ...

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