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Owsley County weighs garbage-truck options; moves to auction surplus equipment
Summary
County commissioners heard vendor recommendations for non‑CDL and CDL garbage trucks, discussed finance and resale options, and voted to place surplus vehicles in auction.
County commissioners discussed options for replacing solid‑waste collection equipment, weighing non‑CDL 16‑yard trucks against larger CDL 20‑yard models and financing and resale strategies.
A vendor representative outlined two main options presented to the commission: a non‑CDL 16‑yard garbage truck priced at about $215,000 and a CDL 20‑yard model on a Peterbilt chassis with a price in the mid‑$240,000 range. The representative said municipal purchasers often finance through TAICCO to simplify paperwork and may use Sourcewell for procurement. The vendor described a practice some counties use of keeping CDL trucks roughly 13 months and reselling them at auction, which the representative said frequently recovers a high share of the purchase price; the vendor cited resale recoveries around 95–100% in some cases but did not provide formal documentation in the meeting.
Commission discussion covered chassis choices (the representative suggested Mac chassis for non‑CDL trucks and Peterbilt for CDL trucks because of stronger resale value), expected build timelines (about five months if the vehicle must be built), and vendor support arrangements that would provide replacement trucks to minimize downtime if a unit is out of service.
After discussing procurement options and surplus inventory, commissioners moved to place unused county vehicles into auction. The transcript records Jason making the motion; a second and an “Aye” vote are recorded, and the motion carried. The transcript does not list the full roll‑call for the auction motion.
