URM's First Few Weeks

After the first few weeks of the new contract had passed, I threw a few clips I captured into this video. Of course the first few days were a bit rocky with getting all the trucks out, the drivers getting used to the different trucks, the changed routes and so on. Eventually things settled down, but there will always be problems with this contract in Warringah...

Originally, URM was planning on retaining some of the Veolia trucks, but that idea got flushed down the drain when Veolia told URM how much they wanted for the trucks. This resulted in a very diverse fleet being used, with a number of side loaders coming from numerous locations around Australia, some trucks taken from other URM yards and the remaining being brand new.

During a number of days during the 2009 July holidays and a few before/after school activities, I got around to as many trucks as I could and captured some footage of them in action to make up this video of URM's first few weeks. In this video we have one of the new side loaders assisting in the units, one of the MacDonald Johnstons doing garbage, a monster JP5 doing bottles, then one of the Sidepaks collecting the vegetation and lastly the new rear loader picking up the paper late on a Friday.

I hope you enjoy this video I threw together, please rate and comment.

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[Thunderstorms19]

I prefer the Collex/Violia ones myself. They had a split truck. I miss the old trucks taking 10 minutes through a street of flats with the side loader, especially in Dee Why and Collaroy.

[MitchellM15]

@Thunderstorms19 You used to live down here in Warringah did ya? How things have changed now...

[82chizzo]

Anyhow fellas i like this ost of the URM trucks.. haha that new Gen V wont stay white and new lookin for long.. urm have a bad habit of neglecting their trucks.. and they know it ;) but having said that they where the best mob iv worked for yet and their where a few trucks in the old belrose yard that hard to this day he fasted arms iv ever operated before.. i currently drive a raptor pak and not a great fan. Use will find URM will make use of a few of the sidepacs mabey send sum to fivedock....

[MitchellM15]

That'd be pretty interesting if they moved the Ingleside yard, would suck for the Pittwater guys but would benefit the Mosman drivers - the new Cromer yard must be bloody big if they can accomodate all those trucks! Yer I was told 122 and 123 are from Pittwater; hate to think which trucks are being used on their veg collections and the clean-ups =] Those Mercs from Gosford would've made a cool video on here, believe those suction-type lifters were popular back then... shame they're long gone...

[MitchellM15]

Whereabouts did you work when you were with URM? They seem to be an alright company to work for by what I've heard (at least when the trucks are working haha)... soon I'll be working there so I'll get a first-hand experience, the pay seems to be the only downside. I just feel sorry for the drivers when their trucks break down so often, would give me the shits if mine wasn't maintained properly... you'd think they'd take a bit more care of their equipment that makes the business possible!

[trashy0240]

nice 5*****

[82chizzo]

Yeh u would think they would but johnson is a tight ass and dont wana spend the money pointing out the obviouse.. they where ok to work for pretty cruisy i guess. Sita where good and so are cleanaway. Dont do pittwater veg unless u like pulling ticks out of ur head every 5 mins haha.. try get on units or something or even the barge mon and friday ;)

[82chizzo]

yeah the yard was at belrose when i worked for them next to the big tip. They had a massive fleet of mercedes benz RL's think all where the older style MJE's and they had a few old accos 042, 083 and a few others and just 1 or 2 new RL's international acco. All the trucks from all the contracts where in the one yard aswell. No doubt the pittwater boys are hating the old shit boxes with slow compactors and and slow bin lifters haha