Heil's New Multitask Side Loaders in Berkeley! Garbage and Organics

Here are 3 trucks collecting in Berkeley under the new automated system they put in place. This is probably the least ASL friendly city in the region so it makes it tough on them. Tiny streets, parked cars everywhere etc.. Bryn and I moved many carts for them since the residents have been used to semi auto since the mid 80s. Hard to break bad cart placements habits, and thats their biggest hurdle to overcome in my opinion. Once thats sorted out, and the drivers get a bit more experience, these trucks will be far more productive.
I was pretty excited to see some of these in person though. They have a fleet of these Multitasks on CCC chassis, and one lonely Mack LEU. They are pretty fun to watch and I think they have a lot of potential too. Though I think that Heil can make a huge improvement if they were to make the whole gripper assembly tip into the hopper further much like the Rapid Rail arm does so that they can shake the carts without moving the entire arm itself in and out. That would solve the problem with spilling and would also stop the 20 and 30 gallon carts from not dumping all the way as you see in this video(he has to get out and grab them with the lid open to prevent that from happening). It'd even reduce wear on the arm itself. Other than that, I quite like the design and would like to see them grow in popularity. Unfortunately I didnt get any footage of Berkeley's manual bins being dumped.
They do still have a few rear loaders which likely collect in the hills and other impossible to automate areas of the city or help these trucks out. Recycling is still handled by Ecology Center, semi-auto with Labrie Expert2000 split body MSLs on CCC chassis.
A huge thanks goes to the drivers here, all of which were extremely nice to us while we were there. Hope you all enjoyed it!

[@WasteManTony]

Very cool trucks; glad to see these becoming more and more common, hopefully they'll show up in the LA area one day. I also really like the exterior controls, gives the truck much more of a manual/MSL sort of feel. Awesome video!

[@clee12432]

Great video. Berkeley's garbage and compostables collection has moved to automated since October 2012.

[@Aidea-fn3zu]

Nice video bro

[@rws676]

Awesome video!!! Man are these trucks sharp looking!!! This city is probably the Cali equivalent to Barberton when it comes to ASL friendliness.

[@ksb0909]

That CCC looks really cool. I can see what you mean by the design of the arm, it just needs a hydraulic tilt where the grabber is. Was the trash truck running on LNG or Diesel? I was in Berkeley 2 weeks ago and didn't see any of these trucks. It would be cool if Berkeley got Amrep asl's, but I think the truck is too high for power lines and alleys.

[@jefflinback8723]

Mailbox getter just like a Wayne

[@RefuseArizona]

Great video! I've seen more CCC trucks with steering tags lately than actually two axle, which is pretty interesting. I really like Heil's take on the manual and automation combo. haha at 05:11, came right back out. These trucks even flip lids!

[@LeoDaBlox135]

Refuse Arizona

[@LeoDaBlox135]

Do you live in Phoenix Arizona

[@3amrepmike3]

Those are the fuel tanks. These trucks run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and there are a series of cylinders in the box that are filled with the fuel

[@mikeray7234]

if you think that is spilling you should see it with the side door open

[@legodude24652]

Like you said, they've got some obstacles to overcome before these really work up to their potential. The little carts don't work so well, and the large square ones seem to be a bit too big for the grippers. It would be cool to see the recycling truck; the carts look like the mini bins I have! Cascade? Awesome footage, pretty cool truck really, and CCC too. It would be bad with that side door open! If you say this is a tough place to automate, I'm sure the even more impossible areas would be fun

[@trashmonster26]

I'm quite late to this, but what does recycling?

[@3amrepmike3]

split Labrie MSL with labrie comb lifter

[@garbageindustryproductions6536]

So Mike, what's your opinion of these? My local Republic services yard has around 10 of them, and they seem alright but like the python the arm tends to shake and they destroy cans. On the positive side they are lightning quick, especially when the drivers rev them! Awesome video!

[@blazeginsberg7278]

I like the electronically timed option

[@AussieGarbo]

The last time I saw Berkeley must've been when I watched r6man2's videos! The beginning of the video was a nice touch... "Ok so we're in Berkeley and whoa there's the grabber!" haha I see what you mean about the tipping angle and all the shaking which wouldn't be necessary if the carts were dumped further in steeply. Total fail of the process at 4:30 and 8:50 :P Fun to see brand new vehicles with this MultiTask body on the back, not sure if I've seen much of them in the past, looks like they go alright, but far better with some lifter tweaks. I like the big fan spinning steadily behind the cab - not something which is usually in view!

[@3amrepmike3]

I was definitely bummed to see how much could have been done better regarding these trucks, and now they just gave up on them as a result rather than fixing things. Shame really, and I feel bad for the companies out there who bought dozens of them and now they're off the list of products after such an incredibly short time.. Still lasted longer than that ridiculous thing they called the Commander which was marketed like the savior of automation, then cancelled before a unit was ever sold because it self destructed Haha! The fan is definitely a unique characteristic of CCC. Nowhere under that little low-entry cab to stick a radiator, so hell why not put it behind the cab? lol

[@garbagetrucksofthenapavalley]

3amrepmike3- Hell with it!!

[@devronjackson2966]

Wow, I've always wondered what happened with the Heil Commander!! Where did you receive the info from?

[@eastbaygarbagetrucks3414]

Hey man, I wanna catch some of these trucks but I'm not familiar with that part of Berkley, if you could tell me where the trucks were filmed that would be awesome.

[@3amrepmike3]

Bay Area Garbage Truck Productions its been too long, I really dont remember. They should be out every day of the week though Id imagine.

[@Doggio_]

@@3amrepmike3 Yes, they come out every day, except weekends I think. In my area (near the Cal campus) they collect on Monday so you could find them there, but they collect everything on the same day.

[@armadillerff]

What is the difference between a semi-auto and auto side loader?

[@alroundj]

At 4:05 what's the box looking thing on the roof of the body? I see a company near me with one on his roof of a Bridgeport.

[@noahater5785]

roof mounted CNG/LNG tanks maybe?

[@Mrottominibinfan1]

Top job Mike! I loved that vid, Berkeley sure have alot of 90gal wheelies, or in that area anyways. Great vid as always

[@hjrx-7fc]

Daly city

[@KennysTrucks]

AMAZING video! I do like the trucks they chose. But they arent the best with the 32/20 carts. They better not try to automate Berkeley Hills! That would be just insane! Great job! Liked and Faved for sure!

[@alroundj]

Ahhh got it. Thanks

[@georgewuzheer]

Too bad they're going fully auto, I maintain semi auto can be more efficient if done right, especially in a place like Berkeley. What is cool though is that they're forced to sort of "semi-semiautomate" with the driver leaving the cab so often. To me an ASL is more interesting to watch with the cab door open. The MultiTask looks really nice, I would say may favorite M/ASL after watching this. Great vid, much enjoyed.

[@blazeginsberg7278]

At 1:54 why did The back up alarm go off

[@oscarq180sx]

Wow I thought there was only idiots in san antonio. Boy was I wrong

[@RefuseDFW02]

Cool. It has CNG fuel

[@valerieabend2942]

What day do they ollect on?

[@Doggio_]

In my area they collect on Mondays, but it depends on where you are.

[@auricom8472]

What's do special about it

[@reuterhunter1]

why berkewly first off heil eww secand off semi auto man cmon keep buying neato euro stufffffffff but good vid mike