Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Back in 2018 I was fortunate to meet the yard manager for the Palo Alto yard while out filming. At that time I had seen this truck at the yard and wanted a closer look and that was made possible. I scheduled a time and got one of the head mechanics to show me around and run a few quick cycles of the arm. That's basically all the truck can do because its just a wash truck and has no blade. The only badging is an Amrep control box but I've seen plenty of refurbished units use that and the body was not a Amrep. So that leaves the body a mystery. PASCO way back did have some ADR (Advance Research Design) FL's, Dempster FL's, STAGG, and IFL's and my best bet apart from a complete custom truck would be a ADR though the tailgate and braces are much different. The last three photos, two being from Google street view is the old Pre WM buyout wash truck. That truck definitely made its way around from sitting at Davis St transfer to now behind a commercial building sitting next to the IFL pictured after sitting at a truck lot next to dozens of old WM trucks now all gone. To my surprise the manager knew about the truck and if this truck died plans would be to acquire that truck and put it on route but as of a year ago or more an all electric truck with a bin washing unit is allegedly has taken place of this interesting unit. So if anyone has info on this body or an assumption I'd love to hear it. WHY NOT?
Back in 2018 I was fortunate to meet the yard manager for the Palo Alto yard while out filming. At that time I had seen this truck at the yard and wanted a closer look and that was made possible. I scheduled a time and got one of the head mechanics to show me around and run a few quick cycles of the arm. That's basically all the truck can do because its just a wash truck and has no blade. The only badging is an Amrep control box but I've seen plenty of refurbished units use that and the body was not a Amrep. So that leaves the body a mystery. PASCO way back did have some ADR (Advance Research Design) FL's, Dempster FL's, STAGG, and IFL's and my best bet apart from a complete custom truck would be a ADR though the tailgate and braces are much different. The last three photos, two being from Google street view is the old Pre WM buyout wash truck. That truck definitely made its way around from sitting at Davis St transfer to now behind a commercial building sitting next to the IFL pictured after sitting at a truck lot next to dozens of old WM trucks now all gone. To my surprise the manager knew about the truck and if this truck died plans would be to acquire that truck and put it on route but as of a year ago or more an all electric truck with a bin washing unit is allegedly has taken place of this interesting unit. So if anyone has info on this body or an assumption I'd love to hear it. WHY NOT?
