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Sanitation staff asks council to approve preorder of 2026 automated side-loader garbage truck
Summary
Sanitation supervisors asked council permission to pre-order a 2026 Sidewinder automated side-loader under a Sourcewell contract to avoid long lead times; staff said the city’s aging trucks and miles driven justify beginning the procurement now.
Sanitation staff asked the Fairhope City Council during the work session for permission to pre-order a 2026 T380 Sidewinder automated side-loader garbage truck through a Sourcewell contract so the city can avoid October procurement bottlenecks and long lead times.
The request matters because staff described two older trucks in the fleet with roughly 111,000 to 120,000 miles that are frequently in the shop, and said the department is pursuing a five-year…
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