Resources for waste, transportation, and logistics operators

Practical articles and guides from the operators behind Lucent Axis: operations, data and analytics, finance, safety, M&A, and talent.

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ArticleHealth, safety & environmental

What is a DVIR? Pre-trip and post-trip inspection rules for fleet and waste operators

What the DVIR rule asks of your drivers and your shop, the 11 items every inspection covers, and a pre-trip checklist for roll off, front load, and rear load trucks.

Kyle Fredette · · 9 min
Case studyHealth, safety & environmental

What is a safety observation? Examples and one stop under power lines

Ten safety observation examples from waste and fleet work, what a report should include, and the front-load stop under power lines that one observation fixed for good.

Paul Marker · · 9 min
ArticleHealth, safety & environmental

What is EHS? Environmental, health and safety for fleet and waste operators

The OSHA, FMCSA, and EPA agency map for operators who run trucks, yards, and drivers, the deadlines to put on a calendar, and how waste collection injury rates compare.

Paul Marker · · 11 min
ArticleHealth, safety & environmental

Introducing SCOPE: safety management software for waste, transportation, and logistics operators

What SCOPE is, who uses it, its six modules, and how to see it on your own operation, with the 1-minute tour.

Kyle Fredette · · 4 min
ArticleData & analyticsOperations

Jordan rides the bus: operational visibility for waste haulers

What small haulers lose when the data goes missing, the first six KPIs to track, and how pulling billing, routing, labor, and safety data together makes an operation more efficient.

Paul Marker · · 8 min

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