Waste Management uses a myriad of aggressive programs to manage costs and prevent failures. When John Meese came to Waste Management in 2007 as senior director of heavy equipment, he had a staff of one, yet he was in charge of the management, maintenance, acquisition, and disposal of 3,797 pieces of heavy equipment at 748 locations scattered nationwide. Waste Management is a $12 billion company that is more than 24,000 refuse-collection vehicles - it owns hundreds of transfer stations, landfills, and recycling operations, all termed "post-collection" facilities. The diverse list of heavy equipment in these locations includes 395 ADTs, 173 backhoe loaders, 572 dozers, 715 wheel loaders, 199 skid steers, 377 landfill compactors, 446 excavators, and 158 graders with a replacement value in excess of $1 billion.
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