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Jackson County to swap two sanitation truck chassis after braking problems; commissioners set aside $116,000 difference
Summary
Jackson County commissioners approved a proposal to trade two T480 refuse chassis for two L770 chassis after recurring brake failures; vendor offered to buy back old chassis at full chassis cost and sell replacements for a $116,000 net difference. Work expected to require 2–4 weeks per unit and the solid waste fund has roughly $200,000 available.
Jackson County Board of Directors members voted June 9 to set aside the county’s interest in a vendor proposal to replace two failing refuse trucks, approving a plan that would cover a $116,000 difference to acquire two L770 chassis and return the two existing T480 chassis to the vendor.
The move follows months of maintenance problems on the existing trucks, including repeated brake overheating and sheared bolts, that the county said were worsened by mountainous routes. The vendor proposed to buy back the two T480 chassis “for a 100% of the cost that you guys spent on the truck” and sell two L770 chassis to the county at a discounted package price; the vendor representative…
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