Uploaded September 2018 | Updated September 2026, 23 hours ago
Alex and I decided to come out here late one day fully expecting to find route completely done, simply with the intention of seeing if they've painted the trucks into CR&Rs colors or gotten anything else of interest in the yard lately. Turns out they were down some trucks and as a result, very far behind. We were fortunate enough to find this truck, one of their two low entry '97 Pete 320 Impacs helping out on a resi route alongside their newly acquired Pete 310 Amrep Octo.
I would have gotten a lot more footage, however my camera died from an entire morning of filming prior to making our way to Blythe. It was pitch black out by the time all was said and done, which was really neat to see.
It is neat to me that every single truck they owned (prior to CR&Rs ownership) had a different paint job than the previous. The other 320 Impac is mostly white too, however it has yellow and purple checkered flag patterns down the sides if I remember correctly. Maybe I'll see that on route some time too!
I know its a slow process, but do keep in mind that this truck is designed with commercial collection in mind, the cart gripper is only an optional feature to make the truck more versatile.
Hopefully you'll enjoy the sound of the Cummins diesel at high RPMs, because I sure loved hearing it while filming.
Huge thank you to both drivers, very friendly and professional.
Alex and I decided to come out here late one day fully expecting to find route completely done, simply with the intention of seeing if they've painted the trucks into CR&Rs colors or gotten anything else of interest in the yard lately. Turns out they were down some trucks and as a result, very far behind. We were fortunate enough to find this truck, one of their two low entry '97 Pete 320 Impacs helping out on a resi route alongside their newly acquired Pete 310 Amrep Octo.
I would have gotten a lot more footage, however my camera died from an entire morning of filming prior to making our way to Blythe. It was pitch black out by the time all was said and done, which was really neat to see.
It is neat to me that every single truck they owned (prior to CR&Rs ownership) had a different paint job than the previous. The other 320 Impac is mostly white too, however it has yellow and purple checkered flag patterns down the sides if I remember correctly. Maybe I'll see that on route some time too!
I know its a slow process, but do keep in mind that this truck is designed with commercial collection in mind, the cart gripper is only an optional feature to make the truck more versatile.
Hopefully you'll enjoy the sound of the Cummins diesel at high RPMs, because I sure loved hearing it while filming.
Huge thank you to both drivers, very friendly and professional.
