Dover Completes Acquisition of Soft-Pak Software Solutions

SEATTLE (Waste 360): Environmental Solutions Group (ESG) announced that Dover Corporation, ESG's ultimate parent entity, has completed the previously announced acquisition of So. Cal. Soft-Pak, Inc., a leading independent provider of integrated back office, route management and customer relationship management software solutions to the waste and recycling fleet industry. Soft-Pak will now become part of Dover's ESG business unit.

The acquisition of San Diego-based Soft-Pak expands ESG's existing digital solutions with innovative in-cab route management and strong back office solutions that help fleet owners better manage their business.

"With the addition of Soft-Pak, ESG now offers a robust and comprehensive digital solution for any fleet owner looking to make better, smarter operational decisions," said Pat Carroll, president of ESG, in a statement. "Our suite of productivity-oriented offerings is wide-ranging and includes Heil and Curotto-Can equipment, 3rd Eye's vehicle safety and analytics offerings likepowertrain and refuse body performance data and now also Soft-Pak's tablet-based route management software and industry-leading back office solutions. We are very excited about what the two teams can deliver to our waste and recycling fleet customers in the near future."

Soft-Pak has a 30-year track record of serving hundreds of waste and recycling fleets nationwide with innovative software solutions tailored to a customer's unique needs. In 2014, Soft-Pak launched the highly innovative and successful Mobile-Pak in-cab cloud-based tablet solution that includes real-time GPS tracking and route management, along with other customer service and billing functions that make digital integration of a hauler's fleet easier.

Soft-Pak will be a part of all ESG tradeshows and will be featured at this year's WasteExpo. In addition, Soft-Pak products and services will be represented at regional ESG Roadshows, starting with the Heil of Texas Roadshow held on March 16 in Austin, Texas.

Courtesy: www.waste360.com