BANGIN’ AROUND DOWNTOWN | Front Load Garbage Truck Vlog

Welcome to the concrete jungle of Indianapolis !

[@jakelucas5588]

I just finally started doing frontload after 2 months of doing sideload. Not having any experience in the industry they figured asl would be a good way to get exposed. I was surprised to see that our trucks actually have triangles 🔺️ instead of forks. They have air driven pins that lock one you go up to a certain point. Their actually in the process of changing all the cans to fork style because we could only get replacement parts through one guy who just retired. My trainer said he was shocked how well I did, I told him its from watching the hopper hustle on KZbin hahaha 😆

[@hopperhustle]

That’s great ! I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying it and doing well. I appreciate you watching the videos and happy I can help. That’s what this channel is all about. Good luck to you !

[@christiangarrett8297]

Great video! You definitely know your stuff! Keep posting!

[@buckeye-pe6df]

I love your videos. How many stops do you do in a day? Also can you talk about pay and what is the payscale. I'm thinking about applying soon. Thanks.

[@tietynbeatboxgaming]

bruh them fucking handles!!! savage in tight ass spaces brooooo

[@hopperhustle]

Thanks for all the love my dude ! Just saw all these lol I’ll see you on Twitch hopefully sooner than later brother 👊

[@douglasvasquez1774]

This looks fun i might consider moving from straight trucks lol

[@CoolHandMacc]

I noticed that you have cart tippers. Do you have quite a few stops that actually have carts?

[@hopperhustle]

Definitely in the downtown area. One stop in particular you have to get down an alley to a parking garage entrance. There they keep 3 2yds and 10 toters that go 3x a week. It’s a workout ! I never used a cart tipper until I started working with this company. It took some getting used to but I’ve learned to love having those outside controls for many of my stops that have cans on casters.

[@kitathediva84]

Looks like good ol downtown Indy. Ive always wanted to do this job. But i get the side eye cuz im a girl lol

[@hopperhustle]

You’re right ! Downtown Indy is where a good majority of my route. You should get into it ! A lot of women here in Indy driving everything from resi frontloads to roll offs. Right now, Republic in Indy is taking on apprentice drivers to help people get their CDLs and get into working in trash. You should look into it !

[@kitathediva84]

Thanks for that info, i will definitely be looking into that this week! I love watching your videos.. And your in indy too so thats an added bonus

[@RTMDPropertymaintenance]

Driving front load with republic. About to be cut loose on my own but damn I keep tapping the cab shield with can. Can’t seem to get it right bringing the can down.

[@keepareal3704]

maybe even a walk through on the first day of the job

[@hopperhustle]

I’m going to be getting back into doing more footage soon. Did you get the job with WM that you were hoping for ?

[@keepareal3704]

@@hopperhustle cool and not yet I filled 2x on my written exam but I'm going to try again this whole week at the dmv in the mornings before my other 9-5

[@s7v7nfiv5]

cool footage, how many stops per day

[@hopperhustle]

We’re a small company so 80-100 stops a day.

[@STLHUSTLE314]

You good cause that trash will sit right there, if they can’t get it in the can it doesn’t go…..

[@keepareal3704]

im 21 and can you explain how you move the dumpster up and down and maybe tips on this kind of job im getting my class b permit soon to work for hopefully waste management thank you

[@keepareal3704]

I subscribed!

[@hopperhustle]

Sorry just saw this. Yes ! I can do a video soon going into more detail on how the controls work and more tips about the job itself. I’ll post a link to another video of a driver’s channel I follow describing how to operate a front load. Thanks for subscribing and good luck with WM !

[@hopperhustle]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/opKlqXmXr9CIa9k - you should find this video pretty helpful. His channel is great 👍

[@keepareal3704]

@@hopperhustle thank you

[@hopperhustle]

@@keepareal3704 you’re welcome 👍

[@bigike9009]

Start my new job with Republic on Tuesday! Gonna have to work my way up to the front loader unfortunately

[@heersareofficial8272]

And they hired me to drive just front loader cuz I told them that is what I applied for.

[@justinp8234]

Do you ever have a scout truck with you?

[@hopperhustle]

Nope, it’s just me out there.

[@tka1979]

What kind of suspension is under the truck? It looks rough. Thanks for sharing a fun video.

[@hopperhustle]

I’ll have to double check exactly what suspension that truck has on it. Half the fleet I know has the standard chassis and suspension on them and the other half are custom. I will get back to you on this !

[@tka1979]

Thanks. I was just wondering if it was leaf springs or air suspension which I don't expect it to be. Or maybe some other kind. Here in Iceland where I'm from, we have air suspension on most trucks, which give a soft ride.

[@hopperhustle]

Oh gotcha. Yes, I can definitely say they all do have leaf springs. Air suspension would be nice ! The cab-overs are not a comfortable ride but the custom suspension that the owner has half the trucks equipped with definitely help. I know our roll off trucks have air ride suspension.

[@Travis-kw3mo]

Is your auto car a pretty good truck. I drive a mack with a heil body and the truck stays broke

[@hopperhustle]

Yessir ! I started out in an early 2000s Mack MR with a Heil packer and I loved that truck. We had many others like it on the lot that were nearly identical that couldn’t stay running worth a damn so I understand your frustration. My experience with the Autocar ACXs had been very positive tho. Hope you can try one out for yourself soon ! Stay safe out there.

[@Travis-kw3mo]

@@hopperhustle Thank you. You too

[@CoolHandMacc]

They just don't build Macks the way they used to. It's funny, Autocar took what was once a Volvo chassis and made it pretty solid, while Volvo took over Mack and the quality went down as the cabs got fancier...go figure.

[@hopperhustle]

Yessir ! I gotta say I’m not a fan of the MRUs/TerraPro cabs. The old MRs are just the best.

[@CoolHandMacc]

@@hopperhustle I agree fully.

[@robertspencer703]

You don't work early morning starting 2am like trash trucks around here do

[@hopperhustle]

I’ve run routes in the past that start as early as midnight to as late as 5am. It definitely does vary depending on where the route is located. Downtown areas usually start at 2am or earlier while routes with a lot of apartments typically will start later around 4am-5am. I don’t mind 4am tho, it let’s me get just the right amount of sleep without sacrificing my social life.

[@jalilstephens6199]

Is this an automatic or manual transmission?

[@hopperhustle]

This is an Allison automatic. I haven’t seen a manual FL before and I drove some dinosaurs back at the first company I worked at 😂

[@jalilstephens6199]

@@hopperhustle Yeah I’ve been looking at KZbin videos about driving FL since I got hired last week. I never seen a manual either but the recruiter guy that hired me said that they only have eight and 10 speeds🤷🏾‍♂️ The guy said he didn’t have a CDL so maybe he got confused because I still haven’t seen anyone drive a manual transmission for FL. But I will find out on Monday. Thanks for your help!

[@hopperhustle]

@@jalilstephens6199 no problem ! I know they are out there but I haven’t seen a manual FL for myself. You’re probably right, the recruiter could have something confused. Either way, good luck to you and stay safe out there !

[@recycleman975]

Actros ?

[@hopperhustle]

Nope ! My truck is a 2020 Autocar Xpeditor

[@recycleman975]

@@hopperhustle ah ok thanks i'm asking because it sounded like a 2008 actros also i'm surprised that it's a 2020 truck and the interior looks like from the 70S

[@hopperhustle]

Yeah the interior hasn’t changed too much over time with those Xpeditors. I’ve driven some that we’re 20 years old. I know mine has the L9 Cummins in it.

[@recycleman975]

@@hopperhustle my has OM502 V8 Euro 4 diesel