For over 40 years, Waste Management of the Inland Empire has kept Riverside County clean. This video features the largest of the three hauling facilities WM operates in the Inland Empire, WM of Moreno Valley. With an impressive fleet of about 170 trucks, it’s no surprise that there are some rare birds that cannot be found elsewhere in Southern California. Currently, MoVal services the cities of Moreno Valley, Menifee, Sun City, Murrieta, Wildomar, Banning, Beaumont, and many small unincorporated cities within Riverside County.
On site is a hauling company, transfer station, materials recovery facility, and a state of the art maintenance facility. It really is awesome to see all aspects of the waste industry right here on one lot. This yard has developed so much over the past years and now, even has a public CNG fueling station.
(0:00) - First up, we start with a quick walkthrough of the yard and maintenance garage. In 2011, Waste Management received a LEED Certified Medal at the Gold level, so it’s a very high tech and advanced shop. Just looking inside it is amazing. It’s well-lit and temperature controlled so it’s always at 65 degrees.
(3:20) - Next, we start approaching the Moreno Valley Transfer Station. You get an inside look at the tipping and sorting floor at (5:27). This smaller facility has improved so much over the years. They now have a commercial sort line installed and the diversion rates are quickly going up. Crazy stories we heard about the sort line - multiple guns have been recovered in the line, along with an 18-foot snake that clogged up the entire conveyer belt (yeah it was that long…), and a live RPG that shut down the whole facility when it was recovered. Amazing what people throw away. Either way, a round of applause goes to Diesel and the rest of the Recycle America team for their hard efforts!
(12:45) - After leaving the transfer station, we decided to hang out in front of the transfer station and we were able to see a good amount of trucks dump their loads right in front of us. Sorry about cutting some shots short; a few drivers came up to talk at times. We got to see Ismael and Dave again, two drivers we met on our first trip to the area back in November.
Last thing I want to discuss is my favorite part about this yard - their fleet. Obviously, they have tons and tons of “Think Clean, Think Clean” garbage trucks that they have received over the past few years. Here’s a breakdown of what they have:
-Peterbilt 320 Amrep HX-450 ASLs (2010-2015s, including one former Orange County truck that serviced La Habra)
-Autocar WX Amrep HX-450 ASLs (2009s)
-Volvo and Autocar WXLL Amrep Hardox FELs (ex-H&C Sharp out of Hawthorne, California)
-Autocar WX Heil Pythons
-Autocar ACX Amrep HX-450 ASL (only one in their entire fleet & is also a former Orange County truck)
-Autocar WXLL Amrep HX-450 FELs
-Freightliner Condor McNeilus AFEs (CNG converted)
-Autocar WXLL Leach FELs
-Volvo WXLL Wittke FELs
-Freightliner Condor Leach & Wittke FELs
-Autocar ACX Heil Freedom FELs
-Autocar ACX Amrep HX-450 FEL (only one)
-Peterbilt 320 Amrep Roll Offs
-Peterbilt 365 Amrep Roll Offs
-Freightliner M2 Roll Offs
This yard seems to be the demo site for Southern California. You’ll notice that they have a little bit of everything and even trucks you can’t find anywhere else. There’s so much more to talk about their fleet, but I’m probably one of the few who really cares, so if you want to find out more, leave a comment below.
Huge thanks to Miriam Cardenas for setting up this tour for Kevin and me, as well as Diesel for touring and explain the operations to us! It was very informative and I learned so much on this tour.
Comments and likes are always appreciated! Lots of time went into editing this, so I hope it was well worth it. Thanks for watching!
Tour date: January 22, 2016
If you would like to see some of these trucks in action, be sure to check out this playlist about their operations:
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