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Re:An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Serie... by Animats on Thursday July 06, 2017 @04:46PM (#14713801)
Much better than the previous entrant. These people have their trucks placarded ("1203") and run their people through the training required for fuel truck drivers. You really don't want Uber-level drivers driving fuel trucks.
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Re:An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Serie... by criddell on Thursday July 06, 2017 @04:50PM (#14713834)
> You really don't want Uber-level drivers driving fuel trucks.

I bet if it were three cents per fill up cheaper, people would choose Uber-level drivers.

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Re:An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Serie... by toomuchtodo on Thursday July 06, 2017 @05:08PM (#14713977)
Hence, regulation! Fire marshalls have teeth.
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Re:An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Serie... by criddell on Thursday July 06, 2017 @05:32PM (#14714148)
Given Uber's history, I would guess they would find out where everybody associated with the fire department, police department, county, and state regulators live and then block any deliveries to them or their neighbors.

Fire Marshalls have to catch you before they can use their teeth.

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