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1'•1BI.M: I. 'fruck rtudrix sixez and wri�Ghls Truck Truck Conf�quruion Confiew�tio� \une (X:VW Atk Lc+sd+ Whee:b►fes V�n_ i sl ki s (fec: 1-2 � 2 A�Ic Strubhi Truct 3: 12R0 ] S 3•4 � 3 Aale Stta�j�t Truck 46 l 213s I S S�8 � 3 Axk Retu�e Haukr 64 20/44 I l.5 9.12 � S Aile Conererc Niur bE IR/lA/12 7Dft2 13 � 3 Axle7recta�Semitruler 32 12/20/20 10/36 IA•li � 4 AxleTrui«•S�mitr�Ja 66 I?/20/34 12l�6 16.20 � SAxleTrectar�Semia�ila 80 t2/3y34 12,�36 21 � S ArlcTreclor-Scmitrula 80 li/13/J) 10,�36 Y2 Q� 3 Ank Tanita BU l2/141}I 12rS6 23 21 � 6 Aak Tanka 85 12(3t/39 12136 2S � S A�le Doubles 80 10118/1'►118/17 IOfi2l22 sa �.�� 5 A�le Dou�la so iononsnoris �omra 2� � � �,i� [�,wn i2o izlsar1anono i2�an� 2N 9 Aale Uoub)a 140 IZ!)2(32132(32 1213M!3R 29 � Turna Doubks 1 lJ 10�26R6/2bf26 12122/22 Whrrlhacee :o iarxkm cenn•rc Taniem ctxeidc e�� S1 irutKc (Table Courtesy of the Unive�sity of Michigan Transportation Research Institute) Schwartz devised a formula using these factors. He then factored in the life expectancy of a Roseville street and the cost per mile of reconstructing that road (approximately $500,000 to reconstruct one mile of 7-ton street). Using his calculations he said by limiting the number of garbage trucks on a Roseville street to approximately one hauler, it could extend the life of the street 5 to 10 years. And based on the assessment charged to a typical homeowner that could save the homeowner twenty to forty dollars a year. The report from the University of Michigan also shows that repeated starting and stopping (espe- cially stopping) will increase the damage to streets by 50% to 100% depending on the speed of the truck and the weight of the load being carried. Trucks with few stops on a block tend to be traveling faster when they begin stopping. Alternative Systems Cities such as Minneapolis that have municipal collection have been using city crews and trucics for many years. To start up a system of municipal collection would require a significant invest- ment of money to purchase the trucks and hire the additional staff. That is why few if any Min- nesota cities continue to use or are switching to municipal collection. That is also why the Committee chose not to consider municipal collection as an option. However a number of cities are continuing to use or are switching to other forms of organized collection that use private haulers. Organized collection of waste is when a city arranges for collection services on behalf of residents. Cities do this for a number of reasons including lowering costs to residents, lessening truck trafFic on city streets, designating a disposal facility for the garbage in order to meet environmental goals, setting enforceable customer service stan- dards and expanding the number of services available to residents. Organized collection is cheaper for residents because haulers are able to save money with the more efficient system of collection and that savings is passed on to residents. 43