Here's a truck that I filmed and uploaded a brief video of a couple of years ago. Since I found myself back in it's route area once again, I wanted to get some better video of it, this time making sure to get a couple of packer shots, as well as some better close-up shots of the custom glass box behind the cab. Anyways, so once again, here is a gorgeous, well-preserved Dempster Route King II on a Peterbilt 310 cab and chassis! This old beauty is seen here working its way through a residential recycling route!
I'd like to take a moment to thank this awesome, hard worker for allowing me to shoot some video of this truck, and for putting on a good show!
Autocar ACX - Labrie Expert 2000
Here we have a brand new Labrie Expert 2000 manual side load body on an Autocar ACX cab and chassis! This particular truck has been setup with a custom chamber behind the hopper for the separate collection of glass bottles, as is required in much of the Pacific Northwest. This chamber is loaded via a small trough on the side of the body, which raises up and dumps into an opening in the top of the body once filled. This assembly operates in a similar manor to the old over-the-top curbsort recycling trucks of the 90's and early 2000's. Watch here as this beauty handles a residential curbside recycling route!
Huge thanks to the driver for allowing me to shoot some video of his awesome truck!
Peterbilt 320 - Dadee Scorpion
Today, I am proud to present one of the very first Dadee Scorpion automated side loaders to make it's way to the Pacific Northwest! This beautiful 30-yard Scorpion is mounted to an equally gorgeous Peterbilt 320 cab and chassis, and is run by the City of Richland, WA. Watch here as this stunning truck knocks out some residential garbage route during one of its first weeks in service! I definitely hope to see more Scorpion's make their way into the Northwest soon! I hope you all enjoy the video!
A huge thanks goes out to the driver for letting me shoot some video of his awesome new ride!
Autocar WX64 - Heil Rapid Rail
Here we have a Heil Rapid Rail automated side loader on an Autocar Xpeditor WX64 cab and chassis, collecting a residential garbage route! This area had a mix of the usual US-style trash carts, as well as European-style "Wheelie Bins", so that made it even more fun to watch! I hope you all enjoy the video!
As always, a huge thanks goes out to this awesome driver for allowing me to shoot some video of his truck!
Peterbilt 320 - Labrie Expert 2000
Seen here are a total of 3 different Labrie Expert 2000 manual side load garbage trucks, each sitting on a Peterbilt 320 cab and chassis. While each of the three trucks feature the same basic body/chassis combination, each is configured uniquely to each other. The first is seen here collecting residential recycling. It has been outfitted with a custom compartment behind the hopper, in the front part of the body for separate collection of glass bottles and jars. The second is setup to a standard configuration and is seen here handling residential compost. The third and final one was spotted on an overnight downtown route, collecting commercial recycling. It has been fit with a similar compartment for glass as the first truck, only this one is set in front of the hopper, and the glass is stored in a chamber in the top part of the hopper. Manual side loaders have always been my very favorite style of collection truck, and it was a lot of fun catching these on route! I hope you all enjoy this video!
I would also like to take a moment to extend a huge thank you to each of these drivers for allowing me to shoot some video of their trucks, while they worked hard to keep the city clean!
