First off, a BIG thank you to all the drivers from Waste Management of Moreno Valley who made this video possible. These guys are some of the nicest, most professional people I've met. Even though the city is filled with new "Think Green, Think Clean" garbage trucks, I still had a great time making this video thanks to how fast most of the trucks are and how cool everyone has been.
Here's a little history on how waste collection in Menifee used to work. Back in the day, Menifee was open market, and the three companies who worked here were Waste Management of Inland Valley, Western Waste Industries, and CR&R. Today, many of the old WM Inland Valley and Western Waste carts still remain, so it's really interesting being able to see who had the majority of different neighborhoods. Today, WM services the growing city with a good number of trucks - the Thursday route alone has at least 14 trucks working in it!
(0:00) - 103851: Over the past couple months, I've been getting to know one of the coolest drivers ever. Some of you may know him from Facebook and others from Instagram - here's the awesome Neiman Campbell! I have a lot of respect for drivers like him. Every time I see him, he always has a great attitude and on top of that, is extremely knowledgeable about the industry. He still remembers watching the Great Western Reclamation (WMI) trucks in the North Tustin area when he was a kid, and about 8 years ago, started driving for WM in Irvine! Anyway, Neiman texted me a couple weeks ago saying he had just gotten this truck as his new ride! I was very excited, as these 2012 Peterbilts are probably my favorite new trucks WM has bought in recent years. They look amazing, they're fast, and sound pretty good for CNG. He spent the next couple days cleaning the truck up, polishing the rims, and waxing the cab. Here's the final result! It looks so nice and the arm is really fast. I was also really happy to catch him picking up so many old Western Waste carts. The older part of Menifee is filled with tons of old WW carts - I would say about 30% of all green waste carts in the area are actually Western Waste so that's pretty surprising to me. Occasionally, I see some lime green WMX Cascades but unfortunately the only one in this area wasn't set out for the day. Would have loved to get more but Neiman packed out!
(3:31) - 105404: Here's another INCREDIBLE MoVal driver! Some of you may have seen him on my Instagram before - the legendary Julio Rangel. A 34 year veteran of the company, Julio is one of the greatest drivers ever. Not only is he super nice, he also takes pride in keeping his truck clean and chromed out (and got to love the GOT TRASH! sticker!). He's well respected by all his coworkers and it was so awesome getting to see his truck in person. He works at a solid speed and the truck is adjusted just right to where it's fast but not violent to the point it's breaking lids. Check out another cool thing about Julio here ;-) / bunr2r-junk
(8:33) - 103868: When I arrived in Menifee on my first trip down there, I stumbled upon this neat little retirement community filled with old WMX carts in great condition. I soon found Oscar in this violent truck. I thought it was his regular truck so I only got a few clips and moved on, however, turns out it was a spare for a WX/Amrep which was really disappointing because I loved how 868 operated!
(10:09) - 104526: Neiman in his old truck! This ex-La Habra Amrep was Neiman's truck for a few years. A couple weeks ago, the arm started to slow down quite a bit so last week, he requested 851. You'll get to see him show off his skills up-righting fallen carts in one of the clips!
(12:59) - 103530: Dave Stenlake is another long time veteran of the company with 32 years of service. He's a great guy with some hilarious stories every time I see him! He was also the second driver I ever met from Moreno Valley way back in 2015.
(14:16) - 103526: Ruben in a spare 2010 Peterbilt. Some drivers rev these really well so I'm always on the look out for that.
(15:34) - Carts: Some of the really cool carts I've seen around Menifee!
Again, a big thanks to all the awesome WM drivers who made this video possible! Thanks for all the hard work and dedicated service!