Latrobe will pay Allied Republic to help collect bulk refuse while the city waits for a truck to arrive so it can do the chore itself.
City council approved a non-exclusive, temporary agreement through the end of the year for Allied Republic’s on-call, roll-off truck services to assist Latrobe’s refuse and recycling transfer station.
The city uses roll-off trucks to deliver 30-cubic-yard waste containers to customers and to transport large container boxes to a local landfill. City officials said Allied Republic, which recently renewed a contract to collect residential garbage in the city, will charge $200 per load plus $34.19 per ton for the additional roll-off service.
Bidding out the service became a necessity when Latrobe’s two trucks fell into disrepair, City Manager Michael Gray said.
“We have one down with a cracked frame,” Gray said Tuesday, explaining no contractor is willing to fix it because of liability concerns. Work needed on the second truck includes an engine overhaul expected to cost at least $24,000, he said.
Council recently ordered a new Western Star roll-off truck from Freightliner of Altoona. It cost $169,612, but likely won’t arrive until August, Gray said.
The two used trucks aren’t worth much if the city sold them, Gray said. He suggested using one for less-demanding tasks, with the second mined for parts.
