North American Sweeper Magazine

Federal Signal Environmental Solutions Group announced in early May that its FS Solutions center in Long Beach, Calif., will be offering inspection services for any U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) 407/412 cargo tank equipped vehicles in California, effective immediately. Performed by FS Solutions’ trained service technicians, these inspections include external visual inspection, internal visual inspection, [...]

If parody is the sincerest form of flattery, then Python Manufacturing, Inc. should be basking in it. They are the most replicated line of equipment in the industry. Their DNA is in every sweeper out there, giving them the leading edge on innovation. Python have been engineering and manufacturing quality street sweeping and road maintenance [...]

Tom Denney may be relatively new to the post of manager for the Public Works Division of the City of Winchester, Virginia, but as a long-time Winchester resident, he’s an old hand at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival® that’s been coming to town each spring for the last 84 years. So even though he pays [...]

Cyclone is Faster, Cleaner, Easier and Greener. Forget time-wasting, labor-intensive pressure washers. Advance’s Cyclone™ CY200 & TR5500/TR5000 system cleans built-up dirt, grime and oil from outdoor surfaces in a single pass. This incredible technology cleans better than pressure washer alternatives. Compared to other methods, Cyclone offers: Reduced labor—one-pass cleaning drastically reduces cleaning time and provides [...]

Reducing any cost of business is a challenge. Fixed or variable, companies in today’s market are taking a long and hard look at where costs can be trimmed in order to balance budgets. Sometimes it takes spending a little time and effort, and maybe money, to make money. Here are some areas of improvement that [...]

Lead By Example and Employees Will Follow You Anywhere “Do as I say, not as I do.” This is a motto some bosses lead by. However, the Autocratic Leadership model is becoming a thing of the past. As we move further away from the time of feudal lords circa Medieval Europe, this leadership style has [...]

Energy-efficient Advance CS7000 doubles operating run time while virtually eliminating 98 percent of high-maintenance hydraulic systems. Advance, a brand of Nilfisk-Advance, Inc. based out of Plymouth, Minnesota, introduced the CS7000 sweeper-scrubbers in early May. The sweeper-scrubbers deliver unprecedented performance, fuel efficiency and operational range on one sustainable platform. Using efficient hybrid drive or extended run-time [...]

In 1911, a man who “talked little and thought much,” walked into the offices of the American Tower and Tank Company in Elgin, Illinois with a set of blueprints tucked under his arm. John M. Murphy had conceptualized a motor driven pickup street sweeper. Charles A. Whiting and James Todd, owners of American Tower and [...]

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