Eye-in-the-sky tracks Trashco trucker tip trips

Trascho COO Steve Williams and Arab:IT managing director John Bergl.

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Waste management company Trashco has deployed a new technology that will aid the Dubai Municipality in cracking down on illegal dumping.

Arab:IT initially installed its telemetry system, which is designed to track fleet 24/7, into 100 of Trashco’s vehicles.

“The municipalities are demanding AED100 to AED200,000 for illegal dumping,” said Arab:IT managing director John Bergl.

“The queue for the dump at Al Awir can be seven hours, so it isn’t surprising that the lorry driver might choose to drive five minutes into the desert.”

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Vehicles are monitored through “geofences”, which are installed into areas drivers are allowed to discharge at.

“Our ‘programmable logic control’ will show that if a door opens for three seconds it isn’t an illegal dump. We are able to monitor very accurately where anything is dumped, and we are able to send an immediate alert if something is dumped somewhere it isn’t supposed to be.”

ArabIT/Telargo is also designed to monitor compactors to avoid unneeded and expensive waste pickups and track the fuel consumption of vehicles to reduce carbon emissions.

“Trashco has agreed to deploy the solution for its fleet optimisation, scheduling and remote monitoring of portable compactors. Arab:IT has provided a more elaborate and more sophisticated tracking solution that is customised to our specific requirements,” added Trascho CEO Frederic Vigier.