Clearwater upgrades garbage and recycling trucks with cameras, tracking software

Clearwater garbage and recycling trucks recently got a high-tech upgrade designed to boost safety and efficiency.The city has outfitted 53 solid waste trucks with cameras and tablet routing software. Previously, drivers relied on paper routes.Safety director previews improvements"The hope is that, again, we're safety focused," Kervin St. Aimie, solid waste and recycling director for the city of Clearwater, said. "We want to provide a safe working environment for all employees, and then we're hoping to grab that information and help us make decisions on how the department could operate. One of the things that we're also focusing on in the future is our recycling program. And we're hope that the software could help us help our customers and identify areas of improvement." Real-time tablet route trackingUsing the Routeware software on tablets in the trucks, administrators can track trucks in real time, manage routes and collect data to measure performance and identify daily operational tr