It's been a long time coming, but finally this summer I was able to make it out to the state of Utah along with fellow YouTuber, West Coast Refuse Trucks! Much of the state is dominated by Heil Formula 7000's of various build generations for residential, and sometimes even commercial collection, with many haulers and municipalities having stuck with the Formula 7000 since day one of automated collection. One of the biggest ups to filming in Utah is the container variety, with most cities still using their original carts from their initial automated collection program, many of which are all but extinct outside of Utah.
That brings us now to the specifics of this particular video. I'm sure by now most, if not all of us have seen the 1992 Heil Automation Demo Video. One of the municipalities featured was the City of Provo, UT with their Heil Formula 7000's on WhiteGMC Xpeditors collection classic 80-gallon Heil Rotomold carts. Fast forward to modern day, and you can still find the city running today's equivalent of the same setup: Autocar ACX chassis with Heil DuraPack 7000 bodies, still collecting many of those original Heil carts. This video showcases two such trucks, both collecting residential garbage routes. Aside from the awesome trucks and carts, the gorgeous mountain scenery and overall friendly and welcoming people of Provo made my visit and absolutely stellar experience, and I absolutely hope to make it back out that way again someday! In the meantime, enjoy watching two of Provo's newer garbage trucks doing what they do best!
Big thanks to both of these drivers for being kind enough to let us grab some video of these awesome trucks!
