COVID-19 Survey (Cont’d from Page 1) and commercial collection volumes are down across two- thirds of those surveyed with 38 percent of the custom- ers on a service-on-hold or cancelation. Even permanent roll-off has about 30 percent of customers on a service-on- hold or cancelation. It has been widely reported in the mainstream media the impact of stay-at-home on residential collection volumes. The survey validates these observations. The service pro- file of respondents is nearly 40 percent ASL (automated side-loaders) with 62 percent rear-loader/physical pick-up of which three- quarters of those are take-all services (what- ever is put on the curb they have to take). Of the customer mix two-thirds have a separate recycling pick-up and nearly 30 percent have a third pick-up. Two-thirds of the responses had increased volume, of which 57 percent of the volume increase was between 10 percent and more than 30 percent.Three-quarters of the re- sponses could not pass through the added cost of increased volume to the customer. Two-thirds of the responses saw a decrease in commercial collection volume. More than 45 percent of the responses had a volume decline greater than 25 percent and nearly 30 percent had no decrease (22 percent) or an increase (7 percent). Nearly two-third of the customers did not seek a service change and only 9 percent actually canceled. Under 60 percent of responses experienced a reduction in volume while 44 percent were flat (32 percent) or up (12 percent). Across the customer base 27 percent had a volume decline greater than 25 percent. Only 5 percent of the customers sought to cancel and 24 percent requested a service-on-hold. The end market mix correlates well with the reduction in pulls with 66 percent in residential (27 percent) and com- mercial construction (39 percent). The remainder is infra- structure which has held up well thru the Great Shutdown. Within the responses 45 percent had a decline in roll-off pulls of 20 percent to 50 percent. Stifel asked respondents to frame the operating cost as fixed versus variable and then to rank order of the variable which would they adjust first and the most. Not surprising 49 percent of responses picked labor and labor overtime of which 35 percent had 10 percent to 20 percent of la- bor costs was overtime. Fuel and maintenance were both mid-thirties with volume based costs (disposal) next at 25 percent and layoffs an option with 25 percent having done so already. Only 44 percent of respondents have not parked equip- ment (either trucks or containers) in the time period mea- sured.And of those that have parked equipment 41 percent had idled up to 50 percent of trucks and 33 percent up to 50 percent of containers. Only 37 percent of responses are not changing their cap- ital spending plans at this time.And of those that are nearly half are just delaying for now not canceling. Nearly two- thirds of responses reduced or delayed truck spending and two-thirds cut container spending while only 41 percent delayed container spending.
Buyer’s Guide BALERS (HORIZONTAL) * RECYCLING EQUIPMENT CORPORATION * 831 W. 5th St. • Lansdale, PA 19446 (267) 218-7200
Website: www.RecyclingEquipment.com E-mail: sales@recyclingequipment.com
SIERRA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY 1620 E Brundage Ln • Bakersfield CA 93307 (800) 343-8503
Website: www.sierraintl.com E-mail: info@sierraintl.com
VAN DYK RECYCLING SOLUTIONS 78 Halloween Blvd. • Stamford, CT 06902 (203) 967-1100 • Fax: (203) 967-1199 Website: www.vdrs.com Email: info@vdrs.com
BALERS (VERTICAL)
B E EQUIPMENT, INC. 1775 Wentz Rd. • Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-0700 • Fax: (215) 536-2999 Website: www.beequipment.com E-mail: sales@beequipment.com ELY ENTERPRISES 3809 Broadway • Lorain, OH 44052 (216) 252-8090 Fax: (216) 252-5607 Website: www.elyent.com E-mail: sales@elyent.com HARRIS 315 W. 12th Ave. • Cordele, GA 31015 (229) 273-2500
Website: www.harrisequip.com E-mail: info@harrisequip.com * RECYCLING EQUIPMENT CORPORATION * 831 W. 5th St. • Lansdale, PA 19446 (267) 218-7200
Website: www.RecyclingEquipment.com E-mail: sales@recyclingequipment.com
SIERRA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY 1620 E Brundage Ln • Bakersfield CA 93307 (800) 343-8503
Website: www.sierraintl.com E-mail: info@sierraintl.com
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