Wayland Town Crier 2/15/17: Truck hauling trash catches fire in Wayland. A section of Rte. 27 was temporarily closed Wednesday after flames engulfed the rear of a truck. Assistant Fire Chief Neil McPherson said the department received multiple reports about the vehicle fire around 11:18 a.m. They found the truck stopped in the area of 2 Old Sudbury Road. The driver, who works for a trash removal business, was hauling household waste from a home in Sudbury when the fire began, McPherson said. It quickly spread, engulfing the truck’s platform.