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Discover commercial vehicle market trends, forecasts and insights at 2021 Executive Leadership Summit
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH.—NTEA’s Executive Leadership Summit will be hosted in a new location at Hilton Columbus Downtown in Columbus, Ohio. This year’s program features a convenient one-day format on Oct. 12, 2021, with an Oct. 11 welcome reception.
During this event, business leaders in any capacity can gain targeted information and data from economists, thought leaders and strategists. Subject matter experts will explore the most important trends influencing the work truck industry—from their unique perspectives. From global implications to individual company strategies, content is geared toward furthering industry knowledge, growth and profitability.
“The Summit serves as a forum for business leaders to voice their challenges, get input from well-known visionaries and engage peers,” said Steve Carey, NTEA president and CEO. “It confronts the timely issues most pressing to the commercial vehicle community and delivers effective strategies to elevate performance.”
Topics addressed
• North American macroeconomic forecast. • Commercial vehicle market outlook. • Leadership development. • Change management. • Geopolitical changes.
Speakers
• Keynote address: Peter Zeihan, President and Founder, Zeihan on Geopolitics. • Robert Fry Jr., PhD, Chief Economist, Robert Fry Economics LLC. • Steve Latin-Kasper, Senior Director of Market Data and Research,
NTEA. • Elise Mitchell, Founder, Velocity Collective. • Erik Meier, President & CEO, Sandler Training by EAM Consulting.
Advance pricing ($399 NTEA members/$599 nonmembers) is available when registering by Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. After this date, rates increase to $499 NTEA member/$699 nonmembers. Visit ntea.com/ executivesummit for event details, including a full schedule, speaker bios and registration information.
Curbtender introduces new automated side loading refuse truck
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA—Curbtender Inc., a leading manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles based in Cedar Falls, Iowa, announced the launch of a new automated side loader platform called the Fuzion. The first production unit was delivered to Green Waste Palo Alto on June 25: a 27-cubic yard model featuring a split body chamber for dual waste stream collection, mounted on a natural gas powered Peterbilt 520 truck chassis.
The Fuzion was designed as a highly configurable platform to meet a wide variety of needs. Customers can choose between Curbtender’s famous heavy-duty “PowerArm” or its long reach “Xtender” arm. Its body is tapered, can be equipped for single stream or dual stream waste collection and features a tip-to-dump ejection method. Trash and recycling is quickly processed thanks to a deeper well hopper, accelerated packer panel speeds and a pre-crusher panel capable of pressing down bulky items like cardboard boxes. Meanwhile, corrosive liquids are contained in the body and protected from the packing cylinders as a result of the hopper being raised above the body floor.
The company helped pioneer the automated side loader industry over 40 years ago with the introduction of the Curbtender automated side loader — now called the PowerPak. With its newest introduction, Curbtender now maintains four distinct automated side loader platforms: AutoCat, Fuzion, HammerPak and PowerPak. This is one of the most complete OEM lineups of automated side loaders in the world, with each possessing unique innovations ideal for different routes and trash streams.
For more information on Curbtender or the Fuzion, visit www.curbtender.com.
NRPA recognizes excellence in parks and recreation with the Innovation and Spotlight Awards
ASHBURN, VA. — The National Recreation and Park Association announced the recipients of this year’s NRPA Innovation Awards and NRPA Spotlight Awards. The awards will be presented during the 2021 NRPA Annual Conference, in September 2021, when NRPA will announce the winner of its Best in Innovation Award, which recognizes the best of the best in park and recreation innovation.
The NRPA Innovation Awards recognize park and recreation agencies nationwide that have improved and strengthened their communities through innovative practices in park design, health and wellness, conservation and social equity. The recipients of this year’s awards are as follows:
Innovation in Conservation Award
Ocala Wetland Recharge Park, city of Ocala, Ocala, Fla.
Innovation in Health Award
Healthy U: A Series of Conversations, Port St. Lucie Parks and Recreation, Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Innovation in Park Design Award
Westwood Hills Nature Center Interpretive Center Building Project, city of St. Louis Park, Operations and Recreation, Westwood Hills Nature Center, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Innovation in Social Equity Award
Re-Connecting Cleveland: Pathways to Opportunity TIGER Grant Project, Cleveland Metroparks, Cleveland, Ohio
One of the Innovation Award winners will be selected by the NRPA National Awards and Scholarship Committee to receive the 2021 Best in Innovation Award. The winner of Best in Innovation will be announced during the virtual portion of the 2021 NRPA Conference in September.
NRPA Spotlight Awards are presented to individuals to honor their efforts—both professional and personal—in the field of parks and recreation. For a full listing of individuals being recognized with NRPA Spotlight Awards, visit https://bit.ly/3iOSHLQ.
“NRPA is proud to recognize innovative projects and programs at park and recreation agencies, as well as the incredible work by these dedicated individuals,” said Kristine Stratton, NRPA president and CEO. “Congratulations to this year’s winners who have demonstrated their commitment to building communities through parks and recreation.”
“The NRPA National Awards and Scholarship Committee is pleased to honor the 2021 NRPA recipients of the Innovation and Spotlight Awards, as well as the Scholarship and Fellowship recipients,” said Jennifer Basham, chair of NRPA’s National Awards and Scholarship Committee and parks and recreation department director for city of Burleson Texas. “The committee was honored and excited to review applications of qualified initiatives and individuals who have made significant contributions to their communities through the field of parks and recreation.”
SANTA PAULA, CALIF.—BendPak introduces a full line of air compressors made in the U.S.A. The new Patriot Series offers efficient, industrial-strength air compressors for any shop or home garage.
“While the BendPak name is synonymous with commercial-grade car lifts, we have a long history of manufacturing a range of tough, reliable shop equipment,” explained Jeff Kritzer, BendPak executive vice president. “We’re proud to introduce the Patriot Series of air compressors that offer our customers the same high-quality and well-thought-out design as BendPak lifts.”
Quiet efficiency is the name of the game with Patriot air compressors. Each unit features an energy-efficient motor and large reciprocating cylinder heads running at slower speeds to provide powerful, cool and energy-efficient compressed air. A rugged half-inch anti-vibration pad keeps noise to a reasonable 75 decibel. There’s a Patriot air compressor to meet the needs of virtually any commercial shop or home garage thanks to the available power options including a choice of 5-horsepower, 7.5-horsepower or 10-horsepower motors.
Along with the efficient motor speeds, Patriot Series air compressors keep their cool through the use of body cooling fins, a built-in intercooler and a precision-balanced flywheel with fan blades providing additional forced air cooling for durability and long life.
Patriot air compressors feature rugged, high-quality Manchester tanks that are ASME certified, and cast-iron pump and heads with splash lubrication to withstand heat without warping, unlike aluminum cylinders with pressed-in sleeves. Valve maintenance is easy due to the dependable disc-type valves that are accessible without even having to remove the cylinder head.
To order or learn more about USA-made Patriot Series air compressors, visit bendpak.com/shop-equipment/air-compressors/ or call (800) 253-2363 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time Monday through Friday.
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