This is a blog about all things garbage trucks. Here you will find: exclusive sneak-peak photos and video clips of upcoming YouTube and Flickr uploads; recollections of some of the crazier things that have happened to me on my garbage truck adventures; tidbits of waste industry news, history, and trivia; pictures of and information about some of my custom model garbage trucks; and of course, links to my latest YouTube and Flickr uploads!
A couple weeks ago, my area got hit with a late winter storm that left us with several inches of snow, and later, sleet, ice, and slush as well. I got the opportunity, just before it all melted away, to go out and document how waste collectors adapt to these conditions!
Freightliner Condor with a Wittke Starlight Front-Load body out working in the snow and ice.
Also, I decided to experiment and use my new camera to shoot video with, and if I do say so myself, the results were stunning! So here it is, enjoy this video showing how garbage trucks handle adverse winter conditions!
Friday is upon us once again, and that means it's time to share my new YouTube video for this week! This week's upload features a truck from my local Waste Management yard, a Wittke Starlight front-load body mounted on a 2003 Freightliner Condor chassis, outfitted with The Curotto-Can II for residential waste collection! This video is a bit on the long side, but I promise, it's worth watching until the end, as I tried out a whole bunch of exciting new experimental camera angles throughout the video! So be sure and let me know what you think of the new camera angles, and what you'd like to see more of! Also, I would like to throw a huge thank you out to the driver of this truck, I've known him for a very long time, and he's always gone above and beyond to be friendly and make these little garbage truck filming adventures fun! Anyways, without further ado, here is this week's Thrash 'N' Trash Productions YouTube upload! Enjoy!
Freightliner Condor chassis with a Wittke Starlight Front-Load Body.
Outfitted with The Curotto-Can II for residential waste collection.
As a final note for today, I'd like to apologize for my lack of activity on this blog over the past week, as I've been very busy with work. But, be sure and stay tuned, as I have a lot planned for this blog in the coming days, so be sure and follow!
