A Day In The Life Of A Trash Truck Driver #dayinthelife #garbagetruck #republicservices

I was at Republic for 2 years before i got myself fired, with WM now and after being on both sides I’ve come to realize republic is WAY more laid back and giving, definitely one of the best companies in waste industry

Great video. Definitely no lies told 💯💯💯

I start tomorrow. For orientation. Thanks for the video 🙌🏾💯

Man covering random routes is a challenge especially if it’s not sequenced. Finding all the stops. Finding all the containers. Knowing which ones go and don’t go on a particular day. Not knowing the trucks tolerances as far as how well it packs. How fast the arms are. Etc

You have a great attitude on life. Great video!

Dang man! No love for your scale operator? You cut me deep Nick!😂😂😂😂😂 Great video!!!!

Struggles? Have you seen the news here in Los Angeles? I drive public transportation for Los Angeles. yup! the orange bus as seen on the news. I'm on a staycation during my time off I'm applying for WM.

As an 18 yr old who is a week away from taking my class A test, i hope to join you in doing this very soon 😎

I live in a court with 6 triplex's and very hard to do a complete round without having to forward/reverse a dozen times. It used to take each different truck about 5-8 minutes to get the cans dumped, but I make it a point to have them lined up in a way that makes it easy for them to collect. But 90% of the time I just help them but moving the bin to the arm move away grab another and by the time its done dumping and setting it back I am ready to load the arm with another. Now it takes each truck with 6 bins from 5-8 minute down to 2-3 minutes in the court. had one truck blow a hydraulic line and fluid started leaking everywhere, maintenance crew wasn't at the shop for another 35 minutes so I grabbed a shove and helped him put absorbent(basically cat litter) down and spread out while we waited. I know it's not smart to be doing that, but I just don't stand near or under the arm while it's moving and wait to grab and put another bin in the claw when it's fully retracted back to the truck. Haven't missed a day in a year and a half and they actually have made it a point to hit my court first instead of next to last in my area which I appreciate. You all have a really cool job, and if I wasn't 43yrs old fighting off prostate cancer and have suffered 2 T.I.A(mini strokes) and 1 actual stroke, I would try and get hired at Republic Services(in my area) to do side loading trash pickup.

This looks much easier than hauling groceries for ALDI. We used to load the pallets into the trailer by ourselves, but now the distribution personnel does it, so that saves us 2 hours a day. But they load incorrectly, just putting pallets inside the trailer. There's an art to loading so it does NOT spill for the driver, but they don't care. Once we get to the store, the 1 pallet jack meant for us to use are not fully charged, as the store employees love using them, when there's 3 other pallet jacks for them to use. So we gotta use these 3 other pallets jacks, which lengthens your unload time, which we don't really get paid for. You could file a claim for the extra hours, but they rarely pay those claims. Each pallet is wrapped only once, to save plastic wrap & time, which equates to $$$$$. If you take a turn too fast in any turn, there goes that pallet, spilling all over inside the trailer.

Hi, great job! I do the same work in Germany! If I move to USA, i know what I can do for living ☺️ Best regards from Germany 🥂😃

Would you ever consider doing some video content on collecting the trash and compacting it?

A marvelous video! Ive been enthusiastic about the industry since I can remmeber and have been an observer of the industry for as long as I can remember, which led to me eventually documenting trucks/routes for the internet lol. It is cool to see the republic trucks/operations from this property, are there any residential operations at that yard and what kind of side loaders do they use? Here in Las Vegas/Henderson NV Republic runs a 24 hour operation due to the roll off compactors they service at the casinos and over top bins. The side loaders are my favorite though. I have heard of safes being thrown out and have witnessed some collectors trying to crack one open years back. I also was recently told about someone that snuck a car in a roll off container and how it came out at the transfer station when the truck was dumping. It is very fun seeing how routes and such are sequenced and exploring new areas not knowing what you will find haha. I've seen lots of big residential routes for drivers with lots of backing and new areas being built so more stops being added. It is honestly very cool seeing how you guys do your job and tackle the day to get it all done. I would love to see more content. With the weather here in NV ive learned about the term 'locking up' due to the intense heat and got to learn about the regimine drivers use to stay hydrated. It is a tough job and I am glad it compensates well and i appreciate the hard work you all do each and everyday.

Im a residential recycle driver for republic in Richmond ca. Honestly it’s not bad but what bothers a lot of my co workers and myself is the lack of communication with management. Also the lack of maintenance other than that it’s an ok place to work.

Awesome content! I'm strongly considering getting into the industry myself post military career. Keep doing what you do brother!

Im about to start with meridian waste as a swinger. Starting up 31 per hr 55 hrs a week. Let see how it goes

Shout out. I drive ASL for the same company. I stared in FL and moved over. I love my job everyday. BU448 Las Vegas

What is it like having to deal with animals ? And how long it usually take to understand all them buttons for the dump and stuff ?

Hey Nicholas, thank you for making this video. Question: how long did it take for you to not only get your required licenses but also get hired by Republic Services to start driving the truck or trucks? Basically, what is the whole process like? I always had an appreciation for trash trucks and the drivers, but I never knew that I may want to consider it as a possible career after the pandemic hit. I am based in Southern California, and Republic Services happens to be the waste hauler for my city ha-ha.

I have an interview for tomorrow wish me luck