Peterbilt 320 - Wayne Curbtender

August 25, 2018

Well, it's been a long time coming, but today I'm finally able to feature our very own Alan "West Coast Refuse Trucks" behind the wheel of this cool older Wayne Curbtender! As you can see, I was finally able really put my GoPro to use for this one too, and as a result, I'm quite proud of how this video turned out! Not only was it a lot of fun to get to film a fellow YouTuber on route, but it was also a lot of fun to be able to step outside my comfort zone and get more creative with this video! It ended up taking a surprising amount of effort for Alan and I to finally get this all coordinated, so I definitely hope you all enjoy this final result!

Of course, a giant thanks goes out to my man Alan for letting my throw him on the other side of the camera once again!

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Peterbilt 320 - Heil DuraPack 7000 Garbage Truck

August 18, 2018

Here we have a Peterbilt 320 with a Heil DuraPack 7000 automated side load body, seen here knocking out several alleys as well as a few curbside stops along a residential garbage route! Check it out!

As always, a huge thank you goes out to this outstanding driver!

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Volvo WX64 - Heil Formula 5000 Rear Loader

August 11, 2018

Among the many classic gems that make up Sunshine Disposal's collection fleet is this mean machine - a 1996 Volvo Xpeditor WX64 with a Heil Formula 5000 rear load body! This awesome rig handles commercial collection, its bright yellow paint standing out between the sunrise-lit buildings! Trucks like these are exactly what started my childhood obsession with garbage collection, and what continues to drive that fascination today! I'm super stoked to be able to show off this truck to you all today, and I hope you guys enjoy watching it as much as I did!

As always, a huge thank you goes out to this outstanding driver!

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Garbage Trucks: Event Clean-Up Extravaganza!

August 4, 2018

Including Curotto-Can, Front Load, Roll-Off, Cart Delivery, Stinger, and Boom Truck action!

Every year, for the last weekend of July my hometown hosts three days of Unlimited-Class Hydroplane boat racing on the Columbia River. The event essentially turns the riverfront into a giant non-stop 3-day party, drawing 65,000+ people annually. Naturally, this kind of event generates some serious waste collection needs - a few hundred trash carts, dozens of dumpsters and over 300 portable toilets on the Kennewick side of the river alone! Some of you may remember, about 8 or 9 years ago I filmed a couple of McNeilus M/A's handling part of the massive post-event clean-up operation. This year, I finally had the free time to go back again to check out the clean-up operation, and this time I put 110% effort into showcasing the entire process, not just the carts getting dumped! Without further here's what I captured:

Day 1: A Freightliner Condor with a Wittke Starlight body and a Curotto-Can II empties rows of carts while a Heil Half/Pack Freedom on an Autocar ACX empties clusters of dumpsters. An International 4700 Septic Truck pumps and removes portables toilets from the park, and a Chevrolet Silverado stake-bed pickup takes away empty trash carts!

Day 2: A 1989 WhiteGMC Xpeditor roll-off truck with a 40-yard container removes the rest of the carts from the park. A G&H Manufacturing stinger truck loads dumpsters onto a flatbed, another International 4700 Septic Truck continues to retrieve portable toilets, and a Freightliner FL70 boom truck takes away more empty dumpsters!

A huge thank you goes out to this outstanding, very hard working crew!

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Waste Connections' Pink Recycling Truck!

July 28, 2018

After a recent run to Portland, Alan and I decided to hop over to the Washington side of the river to check out what Waste Connections of Vancouver is running these days! Within a couple minutes of exiting the freeway, we saw this bright pink truck picking up recycling right in front of us! This is one of Vancouver's newest recycling trucks - a 2018 Peterbilt 320 with a Labrie Expert Helping Hand body, complete with the "glass compartment" option, and the only truck in the fleet to current wear this eye-catching pink paint scheme! This truck is being used to help promote the "Turn Clark County Pink" program, in which residents can purchase a pink recycling cart, with 100% of the proceeds going to support those fighting breast cancer through the Pink Lemonade Project.

As for the truck itself, this was an awesome unexpected catch and fantastic way to kick-off our afternoon in Vancouver! Big shout-out and thank-you goes to all of the wonderfully friendly people over at Waste Connections!