I was at Republic for 2 years before i got myself fired, with WM now and after being on both sides I’ve come to realize republic is WAY more laid back and giving, definitely one of the best companies in waste industry
What did you do to get fired? Yeah dude republic is so laid back. We were GFL before Republic bought us that company was the most laid back company ever lol
Yea dude i cant even have a phone in my hand without the camera going off now but got used to it lol, i was clocking in and out from workday on my phone at home, i wanted all my hours shiiii 😂
That's actually what I was going to ask, which one is better to work for WM or Republic. I'm looking for a new opportunity and a better job as I get older to retire at. Who knows, I just turned 48, so I'm wondering if they'll even hire me at that age. I was born in Denver and still in Colorado.
Wm is definitely choking us out with rules. I understand safety but geez. Like why I gotta stand for the nuggets lol. Why do the launches have to be so synchronized? And now they give us 19 min to fuel, post trip, and clock out.
“Being out in the open makes my soul feel at home” never heard that feeling put into words ! Fellow trash man bro I do sideload for municipal government
Plus adding to the fact you have 4 kids I don’t know how you do it. I’m currently a UPS driver for 6 years, I make 40+ an hour with great benefits but I’m beginning to hate the job. We sold our house in south Florida, built our dream house on an acre of land. I’m still working in south FL and go visit my wife and kids every couple of weeks and I’m staying in my parents spare bedroom while I’m in FL(I can’t transfer with UPS bc the closest Hub is a hour and half way). Our plan is to try and pay the rest of the mortgage off and be debt free. I’m 34 and still have another 25 plus years to work before retirement, and I’m still trying to find my purpose in life. I love the freedom that my job gives me and meeting all the people I do on my route. Anyways, I recently walked into a Waste Pro to see if they were Hiring and after talking to the manager he really seemed like he wanted me to apply. Starting rate was 20 bucks an hour and he said after 9 months they would send me to a class to get my CDL. Could you tell me about the negative parts of being a garbage man? You seem like a positive guy so that might be hard but I would just like to get your perspective on it.. maybe a future video 👍
Man covering random routes is a challenge especially if it’s not sequenced. Finding all the stops. Finding all the containers. Knowing which ones go and don’t go on a particular day. Not knowing the trucks tolerances as far as how well it packs. How fast the arms are. Etc
@@TrashyButClassy1776I’m a frontload swing also for republic I’m st Louis mo route and truck change daily but I love it always new route never get bored lol
@@TrashyButClassy1776 yea in Missouri I would say it’s pretty fair we are non union most swings are at 32.50 to start out our top paid is at like $44 if I’m not mistaken how about there In Colorado? I would love it there man I hate the heat in Missouri lol and I love the cold maybe I need to transfer and join ya as a swing!
Good luck lil brother! Listen, study the absolute piss out of the test, don’t forget the air brakes and you’ll be set. Hit me up if you need help with anything.
Just got my offer letter for employment today ! I Hope I have a good experience they want to start me as a rear loader truck for residential garbage truck
A marvelous video! Ive been enthusiastic about the industry since I can remmeber and have been an observer of the industry for as long as I can remember, which led to me eventually documenting trucks/routes for the internet lol. It is cool to see the republic trucks/operations from this property, are there any residential operations at that yard and what kind of side loaders do they use? Here in Las Vegas/Henderson NV Republic runs a 24 hour operation due to the roll off compactors they service at the casinos and over top bins. The side loaders are my favorite though. I have heard of safes being thrown out and have witnessed some collectors trying to crack one open years back. I also was recently told about someone that snuck a car in a roll off container and how it came out at the transfer station when the truck was dumping. It is very fun seeing how routes and such are sequenced and exploring new areas not knowing what you will find haha. I've seen lots of big residential routes for drivers with lots of backing and new areas being built so more stops being added. It is honestly very cool seeing how you guys do your job and tackle the day to get it all done. I would love to see more content. With the weather here in NV ive learned about the term 'locking up' due to the intense heat and got to learn about the regimine drivers use to stay hydrated. It is a tough job and I am glad it compensates well and i appreciate the hard work you all do each and everyday.
Yo my brother! I’ve actually watched a lot of your videos I love them! There is residential here at our yard but we don’t have any side loads trucks. All the residential is either through a rear load truck or what’s called a curotto truck. That’s so interesting with the hours of Vegas! I’ve always wondered how they do it. I’m curious about Arizona too! That’s funny you say that about safes. I actually found a safe and cracked it open about 10 years and found a lot of money in it! I have about 7 hours of footage from a POV perspective that I have to go through and upload I’ll make sure I get on it soon! Thank you for the kind words brother take care.
Can you do a video on Pay? How’s the pay structure like? Whats the starting pay and how long until you reach the top pay? Can you work as many hours as you want as far at OT goes? And can a person pick and choose their driving position? Or does the company assign the drivers to whatever needs to be filled?
@@TrashyButClassy1776 I applied for republic services 8 times and I’m not getting Accepted i have my class b with air brakes and I really want to be a garbage man any suggestions
My brother! Very nice. I feel the same way. Today I'm so happy. I get to go service of my favorite State Parks here in Colorado. It fills my soul I love it so much.
My dream was always with being a garbage truck driver I go start school in October and already have my clp and I have nailed down the pre trip to the tea can’t wait to start
I’m a Class A (All endorsements) driver who’s done with Construction and don’t want to do Regional or Long Haul due to having a Wife and 14 month old Son. I love working alone, I’m a hard worker. I’m 37. Looking for a forever career. I think Republic is it, I’m putting in for the job Jan 1st. I think it sounds like a great career. Just gotta stick it out.
This job should work out perfect for you! The only hard thing is waking up early. Good luck! If you do decide to come on to republic it would help me out if you use Me as a referral!
Im a residential recycle driver for republic in Richmond ca. Honestly it’s not bad but what bothers a lot of my co workers and myself is the lack of communication with management. Also the lack of maintenance other than that it’s an ok place to work.
I think that’s everywhere my brother. Make sure your upper management knows what they lack that way they can own it and change it. Thanks for the comment! I would not mind the California weather at all lol
I live in a court with 6 triplex's and very hard to do a complete round without having to forward/reverse a dozen times. It used to take each different truck about 5-8 minutes to get the cans dumped, but I make it a point to have them lined up in a way that makes it easy for them to collect. But 90% of the time I just help them but moving the bin to the arm move away grab another and by the time its done dumping and setting it back I am ready to load the arm with another. Now it takes each truck with 6 bins from 5-8 minute down to 2-3 minutes in the court. had one truck blow a hydraulic line and fluid started leaking everywhere, maintenance crew wasn't at the shop for another 35 minutes so I grabbed a shove and helped him put absorbent(basically cat litter) down and spread out while we waited. I know it's not smart to be doing that, but I just don't stand near or under the arm while it's moving and wait to grab and put another bin in the claw when it's fully retracted back to the truck. Haven't missed a day in a year and a half and they actually have made it a point to hit my court first instead of next to last in my area which I appreciate. You all have a really cool job, and if I wasn't 43yrs old fighting off prostate cancer and have suffered 2 T.I.A(mini strokes) and 1 actual stroke, I would try and get hired at Republic Services(in my area) to do side loading trash pickup.
Dang man I love hearing this. Every trash guy I know loves the help from customers so thank you very much from all of us. Prayers for you! I’ll post some more trash videos so you can be a trash man vicariously through my videos ❤️
Sounds like it brother. They said we’d get raised thought away and vacation time. Sounds like the medical is good worth only a600 hundred dollar deductible. I’m at 7k note and only making 22 a hour. Do they allow overtime? At fifty hours a week now out more. Sorry voice text lol. Do y’all have front facing cams?
@ no worries lol. Same for us though we ended up getting raises and more vacation with better medical and dental. Yeah they have 2 front facing cameras
This looks much easier than hauling groceries for ALDI. We used to load the pallets into the trailer by ourselves, but now the distribution personnel does it, so that saves us 2 hours a day. But they load incorrectly, just putting pallets inside the trailer. There's an art to loading so it does NOT spill for the driver, but they don't care. Once we get to the store, the 1 pallet jack meant for us to use are not fully charged, as the store employees love using them, when there's 3 other pallet jacks for them to use. So we gotta use these 3 other pallets jacks, which lengthens your unload time, which we don't really get paid for. You could file a claim for the extra hours, but they rarely pay those claims. Each pallet is wrapped only once, to save plastic wrap & time, which equates to $$$$$. If you take a turn too fast in any turn, there goes that pallet, spilling all over inside the trailer.
Struggles? Have you seen the news here in Los Angeles? I drive public transportation for Los Angeles. yup! the orange bus as seen on the news. I'm on a staycation during my time off I'm applying for WM.
@@TrashyButClassy1776 a few years back i was trying to get into Waste management, i live in longmont but i lost interest and now im trying to do this…How clean does your driving record has to be for this? Thanks for replying btw 🙏🏻
The animals are interesting. Sometimes you have to deal with dogs and raccoons. You see mice and rats all the time. I’ve never had a bad experience with dogs but I know people who have. It usually takes about 2 days to learn the buttons really good
Thanks for hyping me up for this republic job. im going for my cdl soon. My little brother and a few friends are already driving for them out here in nor cal but they are doing the small cans. Btw is there a pay difference in the big trash and small ones?
Hell yeah! You’re welcome. That’s awesome that’s good to hear. What are they paying an hour out there? I would love to move out to San Diego. Yes there should be a pay difference. If you push between 52-58 hours a week you should make at least 100k a year. Thats the case out here in Colorado at least.
Honestly the dust is pretty rough only if you’re on rear load. Front load isn’t bad. I haven’t heard of anyone having problems with asthma in my whole career.
Hey Nicholas, thank you for making this video. Question: how long did it take for you to not only get your required licenses but also get hired by Republic Services to start driving the truck or trucks? Basically, what is the whole process like? I always had an appreciation for trash trucks and the drivers, but I never knew that I may want to consider it as a possible career after the pandemic hit. I am based in Southern California, and Republic Services happens to be the waste hauler for my city ha-ha.
My brother! Hope you’re doing well. I just made a whole video for you regarding your questions and interest let me if you have any other questions. ❤️ Becoming A Trash Truck Driver (Comprehensive Guide) ruclips.net/video/TqnNRmRpakI/видео.html
Are their trucks manual or automatic? I’m setting up for an interview but haven’t driven stick for 2 years and got rusty. Were you asked about that and do you drive anything manual now?
@@TrashyButClassy1776 I hope that’s the case! Been flat bedding for 2 years now and decided to make a change into something new! I appreciate the info! Thank you so much!
@@thatlittlehunny hell yeah good for you! You’re welcome, if you need anything else or have questions my direct contact info is in the description of my channel! Good luck!
Hey man! Great video! I’m interested in this job. I’m in the Beaumont Texas and I’ve applied for a driver job. I have a CDL. Do you know anyone in the Beaumont area?
Thanks for the kind words! Dang it I do not actually! My advice is to find the local garbage man, talk to him about getting on with the company and get his info so you can use him as a referral!
Shouldn’t be too hard! My advice to you is to find a local Republic driver and have him help you get on use his name as a referral so you both can get a bonus. That is the best way to go about doing it.
Honestly not as far as it should. I’ve owned my home for a little over 5 years so my mortgage isn’t too crazy. I have 4 children and a wife were able to live pretty comfortably, save a decent amount and still have money left over to invest a little
Dude as someone only 3 years in and a former republic driver im so happy to see you flurish with that company. But man did i have such a different experience as a driver starting off with republic in arizona. Deff dont have as many nice words to say about that company lol
@nicholasflores4498 i worked out of the yard in phoenix off 51st and lower buckeye. I had a route two days out of the week in phoenix. Still miss that route to this day and then the other two days had a route in a neighborhood in buckeye about 30 to 40 mins from the yard. I was there a year and a half and just couldnt put up with the bs anymore. There forming a union now though so its been over a year since i left so ive been debating going back.
@nicholasflores4498 even with only being there a year and some change i have so much i could say but i did 8 months in rear load with the cans being in the ground and we used to run all day and then finally after i basically threatened to quit i got put in side load and did about 9 months. But man do they work you to the bone. Im talking sun up sun down but with 14yrs im sure you know already man. Do you guys do saturdays in front load over there? I have front load experience now too and have been thinking about coming back to do front load
Very nice I’m not too familiar with the Arizona area but we were looking at Yuma. Ohhhhh yeah dude back when I first started when I was around 18-20 we would work from 6am to almost 9pm its was fucking nuts now that I think about it lol. It’s so easy out here in Colorado they have almost all routes down sized so much that it’s not a hassle to do any route.
I'm curious on what the breakdown for 100k a year is and what position/hours you'd have to be to get that much.. I go in for an interview soon and the recruiter said I would probably start off at about 50k.
Honestly just being a driver and having the ambition and grind in you to push 52-59 hours a week will get you there. Where are you going to be working out of?
Cheers my brother! 🍺 I pay around 10% in taxes! I have a lot of babies though and my wife stays home which allows me to claim up to 6 people on my taxes
I have been a driver trainer for over 5 years. It’s a lot to take in but with repetition and learning from somebody good it’s not that hard. Are you thinking about learning how to drive these trucks?
I have a interview with Republic for a driver trainee position on Wednesday. I’m just wondering how you make 100k or more because after training I would only be at 22 an hour and even with like 10 hours of overtime a week there’s no way I’m even grossing 50k in a year I could only assume it’s because of what state and city pays better and or it looks like your on the commercial front load position as well as how long you have been with the company. I would be doing a residential route if I get the job.
Which state are you in? That probably is what it is. Out here in Colorado the pay is a lot higher than that. When you start do your best to try and get in front load. Front load pays more
@@TrashyButClassy1776 I figured it up with overtime I was kinda off but still it was about 58k which isn’t bad but still off from that 100k mark but maybe like with you said getting into front load I could get closer to that number
Yes you could. If you move over here you simply just get your cdl license in what ever state you plan to move to and you can get a job driving the trash trucks
I was a rear load driver, I made this video last week it’s actually one of the trucks I drove back then Garbage Trucks In Action! Massive Garbage Truck Compilation | Republic Services ruclips.net/video/PEDdFE9quJE/видео.html
Why are you not wearing your uniform shirt where am at that would be a write up, I The only way you can Get a hundred thousand a year Or more is doing a lot of S.O.S. and Involuntary for everything that comes up. I been at Republic Services for 2 years people ask me do I liked here and I say no and they look Is at me weird and I say I Love it just don't wake me up.
They’re pretty lenient over here, and on top of that I was technically off the clock because I was on my lunch hour. Thanks for the comment! I’ve been woken up a few times on route hahaha people like to check on people I guess
I make less than 50k a year before taxes. Where are you all working at? Because I’m working my ass off as a garbage man and making nothing like what you guys are saying.
Republic Services. My sister works for them and she confirms what this guy is saying. I’m really liking the $14k going into your pension every year. Might have to apply!
Republican waste aka BFI don't want to hire me😂😂 they bad. They got a guy was working at BFI aka Republican waste that can't back up at all. I got my CDL for 3 months in I could back up better than him😂😂😂
I was at Republic for 2 years before i got myself fired, with WM now and after being on both sides I’ve come to realize republic is WAY more laid back and giving, definitely one of the best companies in waste industry
What did you do to get fired? Yeah dude republic is so laid back. We were GFL before Republic bought us that company was the most laid back company ever lol
Yea dude i cant even have a phone in my hand without the camera going off now but got used to it lol, i was clocking in and out from workday on my phone at home, i wanted all my hours shiiii 😂
That's actually what I was going to ask, which one is better to work for WM or Republic. I'm looking for a new opportunity and a better job as I get older to retire at. Who knows, I just turned 48, so I'm wondering if they'll even hire me at that age. I was born in Denver and still in Colorado.
Wm is definitely choking us out with rules. I understand safety but geez. Like why I gotta stand for the nuggets lol. Why do the launches have to be so synchronized? And now they give us 19 min to fuel, post trip, and clock out.
@@HookedUpCatfishingtell me about it 😂😂
“Being out in the open makes my soul feel at home” never heard that feeling put into words ! Fellow trash man bro I do sideload for municipal government
Hell yeah it’s a great feeling for sure! That’s awesome what state you from?
@@TrashyButClassy1776 Texas bro !
I start tomorrow. For orientation. Thanks for the video 🙌🏾💯
This video was exactly for new hires starting my brother. Glad it reached you, you’re most welcome. God bless
@joshbras4574 how’s it going?
Hello from an NYC Sanitation Worker
What up! Thanks for watching!
I used to drive mixers and tractor trailers. I’m doing a ride along Monday morning. I hope I fall in love with it. 😊
Did you end up going on the ride along?
@@TrashyButClassy1776 yes, already hired and assigned a route. 😎
@@christopherfreeman3357 sweet congrats!
You have a great attitude on life. Great video!
Thank you very much I appreciate it! It’s a lot of work to make videos like this so the positive feedback helps out lol
Plus adding to the fact you have 4 kids I don’t know how you do it. I’m currently a UPS driver for 6 years, I make 40+ an hour with great benefits but I’m beginning to hate the job. We sold our house in south Florida, built our dream house on an acre of land. I’m still working in south FL and go visit my wife and kids every couple of weeks and I’m staying in my parents spare bedroom while I’m in FL(I can’t transfer with UPS bc the closest Hub is a hour and half way). Our plan is to try and pay the rest of the mortgage off and be debt free. I’m 34 and still have another 25 plus years to work before retirement, and I’m still trying to find my purpose in life. I love the freedom that my job gives me and meeting all the people I do on my route. Anyways, I recently walked into a Waste Pro to see if they were Hiring and after talking to the manager he really seemed like he wanted me to apply. Starting rate was 20 bucks an hour and he said after 9 months they would send me to a class to get my CDL. Could you tell me about the negative parts of being a garbage man? You seem like a positive guy so that might be hard but I would just like to get your perspective on it.. maybe a future video 👍
Man covering random routes is a challenge especially if it’s not sequenced. Finding all the stops. Finding all the containers. Knowing which ones go and don’t go on a particular day. Not knowing the trucks tolerances as far as how well it packs. How fast the arms are. Etc
Those are definitely real struggles. Lucky for us, literally EVERYONE has their own designated truck. Thanks for the comment!
I am a relief driver and this is exactly what I have to do , I get a little more money than regular drivers but still should be more !
@@TrashyButClassy1776I’m a frontload swing also for republic I’m st Louis mo route and truck change daily but I love it always new route never get bored lol
@@kylebrookman8138 hell yeah gotta love it! You guys make pretty good money out that way?
@@TrashyButClassy1776 yea in Missouri I would say it’s pretty fair we are non union most swings are at 32.50 to start out our top paid is at like $44 if I’m not mistaken how about there In Colorado? I would love it there man I hate the heat in Missouri lol and I love the cold maybe I need to transfer and join ya as a swing!
Keep up the great content! Excellent review on this gold mine of a career
Thank you so much! Got another video coming soon!
Tossin trash makin cash. 34 yrs. rollin the Chicagoland area.
Great video. Definitely no lies told 💯💯💯
Dang man! No love for your scale operator? You cut me deep Nick!😂😂😂😂😂 Great video!!!!
Hahahaha what’s up Steve!! Thank you!!
As an 18 yr old who is a week away from taking my class A test, i hope to join you in doing this very soon 😎
Good luck lil brother! Listen, study the absolute piss out of the test, don’t forget the air brakes and you’ll be set. Hit me up if you need help with anything.
Awesome content! I'm strongly considering getting into the industry myself post military career. Keep doing what you do brother!
I appreciate that! Thank you so much! Hell yeah do it to it! If you need ANY help just hit me up dude I don’t mind helping out at all!
Hi, great job! I do the same work in Germany! If I move to USA, i know what I can do for living ☺️
Best regards from Germany
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Hi! That’s amazing! If you ever come out to Colorado I’ll get you set up! Thank you so much!
Just got my offer letter for employment today ! I
Hope I have a good experience they want to start me as a rear loader truck for residential garbage truck
Very nice congratulations!!!!!! Which location?!
New Jersey !
A marvelous video! Ive been enthusiastic about the industry since I can remmeber and have been an observer of the industry for as long as I can remember, which led to me eventually documenting trucks/routes for the internet lol. It is cool to see the republic trucks/operations from this property, are there any residential operations at that yard and what kind of side loaders do they use? Here in Las Vegas/Henderson NV Republic runs a 24 hour operation due to the roll off compactors they service at the casinos and over top bins. The side loaders are my favorite though. I have heard of safes being thrown out and have witnessed some collectors trying to crack one open years back. I also was recently told about someone that snuck a car in a roll off container and how it came out at the transfer station when the truck was dumping. It is very fun seeing how routes and such are sequenced and exploring new areas not knowing what you will find haha. I've seen lots of big residential routes for drivers with lots of backing and new areas being built so more stops being added. It is honestly very cool seeing how you guys do your job and tackle the day to get it all done. I would love to see more content. With the weather here in NV ive learned about the term 'locking up' due to the intense heat and got to learn about the regimine drivers use to stay hydrated. It is a tough job and I am glad it compensates well and i appreciate the hard work you all do each and everyday.
Yo my brother! I’ve actually watched a lot of your videos I love them! There is residential here at our yard but we don’t have any side loads trucks. All the residential is either through a rear load truck or what’s called a curotto truck. That’s so interesting with the hours of Vegas! I’ve always wondered how they do it. I’m curious about Arizona too! That’s funny you say that about safes. I actually found a safe and cracked it open about 10 years and found a lot of money in it! I have about 7 hours of footage from a POV perspective that I have to go through and upload I’ll make sure I get on it soon! Thank you for the kind words brother take care.
Can you do a video on Pay? How’s the pay structure like? Whats the starting pay and how long until you reach the top pay? Can you work as many hours as you want as far at OT goes? And can a person pick and choose their driving position? Or does the company assign the drivers to whatever needs to be filled?
Great idea! I will happily make a video on all these topics
Looking forward to the video brother!!
@@TrashyButClassy1776 I applied for republic services 8 times and I’m not getting Accepted i have my class b with air brakes and I really want to be a garbage man any suggestions
Would you ever consider doing some video content on collecting the trash and compacting it?
Yeah! I actually have a bunch of video recorded of more work related content I’ll work on editing and posting it soon!
Shout out. I drive ASL for the same company. I stared in FL and moved over. I love my job everyday. BU448 Las Vegas
My brother! Very nice. I feel the same way. Today I'm so happy. I get to go service of my favorite State Parks here in Colorado. It fills my soul I love it so much.
Im about to start with meridian waste as a swinger. Starting up 31 per hr 55 hrs a week. Let see how it goes
Hell yeah get that money!!
What location?
@@kylebrookman8138 christiansburg va
What state??
@soberstruggles3358 va
My dream was always with being a garbage truck driver I go start school in October and already have my clp and I have nailed down the pre trip to the tea can’t wait to start
Heck yeah good on you man that’s exciting! Good luck! You will love it
I’m a Class A (All endorsements) driver who’s done with Construction and don’t want to do Regional or Long Haul due to having a Wife and 14 month old Son.
I love working alone, I’m a hard worker. I’m 37. Looking for a forever career. I think Republic is it, I’m putting in for the job Jan 1st.
I think it sounds like a great career. Just gotta stick it out.
This job should work out perfect for you! The only hard thing is waking up early. Good luck! If you do decide to come on to republic it would help me out if you use Me as a referral!
Im a residential recycle driver for republic in Richmond ca. Honestly it’s not bad but what bothers a lot of my co workers and myself is the lack of communication with management. Also the lack of maintenance other than that it’s an ok place to work.
I think that’s everywhere my brother. Make sure your upper management knows what they lack that way they can own it and change it. Thanks for the comment! I would not mind the California weather at all lol
What time do you guys start and how many hours a week? I was doing front load in sac but i ended up resigning
Dope video
Thank you!
I live in a court with 6 triplex's and very hard to do a complete round without having to forward/reverse a dozen times. It used to take each different truck about 5-8 minutes to get the cans dumped, but I make it a point to have them lined up in a way that makes it easy for them to collect. But 90% of the time I just help them but moving the bin to the arm move away grab another and by the time its done dumping and setting it back I am ready to load the arm with another. Now it takes each truck with 6 bins from 5-8 minute down to 2-3 minutes in the court. had one truck blow a hydraulic line and fluid started leaking everywhere, maintenance crew wasn't at the shop for another 35 minutes so I grabbed a shove and helped him put absorbent(basically cat litter) down and spread out while we waited. I know it's not smart to be doing that, but I just don't stand near or under the arm while it's moving and wait to grab and put another bin in the claw when it's fully retracted back to the truck. Haven't missed a day in a year and a half and they actually have made it a point to hit my court first instead of next to last in my area which I appreciate. You all have a really cool job, and if I wasn't 43yrs old fighting off prostate cancer and have suffered 2 T.I.A(mini strokes) and 1 actual stroke, I would try and get hired at Republic Services(in my area) to do side loading trash pickup.
Dang man I love hearing this. Every trash guy I know loves the help from customers so thank you very much from all of us. Prayers for you! I’ll post some more trash videos so you can be a trash man vicariously through my videos ❤️
They just bought us out here in Idaho. Found out this morning. Not sure if I’m excited or not
It worked out for the better for us out here when Republic bought us out
Sounds like it brother. They said we’d get raised thought away and vacation time. Sounds like the medical is good worth only a600 hundred dollar deductible. I’m at 7k note and only making 22 a hour. Do they allow overtime? At fifty hours a week now out more. Sorry voice text lol. Do y’all have front facing cams?
@ no worries lol. Same for us though we ended up getting raises and more vacation with better medical and dental. Yeah they have 2 front facing cameras
How do I apply? I live in Las Vegas Nevada
First you need your cdl class b. Than you can go to Republic Service website and apply online.
@@TrashyButClassy1776 I have it! I been a school & tour bus driver for 8 years.
@@Qááh_Coyotero yay! Give me a second I’ll get you the link
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@@TrashyButClassy1776 Thanks so much, also for the video. 💯🤝🏽
This looks much easier than hauling groceries for ALDI. We used to load the pallets into the trailer by ourselves, but now the distribution personnel does it, so that saves us 2 hours a day. But they load incorrectly, just putting pallets inside the trailer. There's an art to loading so it does NOT spill for the driver, but they don't care. Once we get to the store, the 1 pallet jack meant for us to use are not fully charged, as the store employees love using them, when there's 3 other pallet jacks for them to use. So we gotta use these 3 other pallets jacks, which lengthens your unload time, which we don't really get paid for. You could file a claim for the extra hours, but they rarely pay those claims. Each pallet is wrapped only once, to save plastic wrap & time, which equates to $$$$$. If you take a turn too fast in any turn, there goes that pallet, spilling all over inside the trailer.
Exactly what you described is what I had to deal with when I worked for a company called QCD. trash is definitely easier it’s mindless
I remember when I started at Aldi and they made me load my trailer. I thought they were joking at first lol
Struggles? Have you seen the news here in Los Angeles? I drive public transportation for Los Angeles. yup! the orange bus as seen on the news. I'm on a staycation during my time off I'm applying for WM.
My goodness I couldn’t imagine the shit you have to deal with lol
I was at waste management now I’m at republic as a ASL driver orientation starts tomorrow
😂 i wish i made that much
Shit lol where about: are you?
Philly
i would like for you show all of the other drivers
What exactly would you like to see?
@@TrashyButClassy1776 the routes and the landfill and there trucks and do they have a youtube channel and thank you for all of you do at your job
We work for the same company and share the same passion. We should link up sometime maybe do a livestream or something
Yeah that would be awesome. Which location you at?
I got my CDL in early 2023. I want to do this, need something for physical.
I just applied for the NJ division a recent Class A graduate hopefully I get a call back
Beautiful. Prayers your way my brother.
Looks fun!
Alot of hrs! Where in Colorado is this bro?
It’s the best. In Denver CO
@@TrashyButClassy1776 a few years back i was trying to get into Waste management, i live in longmont but i lost interest and now im trying to do this…How clean does your driving record has to be for this?
Thanks for replying btw 🙏🏻
How many stops on average do you make before you have to empty at the dump station?
Usually for trash routes it is between 50-80 stops with my truck. For recycle routes up to 130 stops! Thank you for your comment
So i was offered commerical swing driver position, starting the background employment verification.
What is it like having to deal with animals ? And how long it usually take to understand all them buttons for the dump and stuff ?
The animals are interesting. Sometimes you have to deal with dogs and raccoons. You see mice and rats all the time. I’ve never had a bad experience with dogs but I know people who have. It usually takes about 2 days to learn the buttons really good
@@TrashyButClassy1776 Thank You !!
I wonder what is the hourly pay rate for the same type of truck here in Atlanta, Georgia????
Thanks for hyping me up for this republic job. im going for my cdl soon. My little brother and a few friends are already driving for them out here in nor cal but they are doing the small cans. Btw is there a pay difference in the big trash and small ones?
Hell yeah! You’re welcome. That’s awesome that’s good to hear. What are they paying an hour out there? I would love to move out to San Diego. Yes there should be a pay difference. If you push between 52-58 hours a week you should make at least 100k a year. Thats the case out here in Colorado at least.
@TrashyButClassy1776 forsure, bro. Yes, I'm hella hype for it, and I think they start u at 24 and hr, but I heard after two years it jumps to 32.
@@Kreativelife-e9g dope brother good luck out there! Appreciate the comment
Hey brother I am very interested to be a garbage man what would you recommend for me to do to get started
How is the exposure to fumes, dust and strong odors I was thinking of trying this but I have asthma.
Honestly the dust is pretty rough only if you’re on rear load. Front load isn’t bad. I haven’t heard of anyone having problems with asthma in my whole career.
Hey Nicholas, thank you for making this video. Question: how long did it take for you to not only get your required licenses but also get hired by Republic Services to start driving the truck or trucks? Basically, what is the whole process like? I always had an appreciation for trash trucks and the drivers, but I never knew that I may want to consider it as a possible career after the pandemic hit. I am based in Southern California, and Republic Services happens to be the waste hauler for my city ha-ha.
My brother! Hope you’re doing well. I just made a whole video for you regarding your questions and interest let me if you have any other questions. ❤️
Becoming A Trash Truck Driver (Comprehensive Guide)
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i got my interview with republic this friday!! any pointers?
Hell yeah!!! Good luck! Which location? Yes just let them know your main priority is safety.
@@TrashyButClassy1776 I will work out of the Anaheim yard out in California but actually thinking in a few years I might head out to Colorado!
@@TheAbrahamsf my brother let me know what the starting pay is when you start please! If you do let me know I’ll help you out
@@TrashyButClassy1776 yea man the pay they told me starts at 29.97 if I'm not mistaken
@@TrashyButClassy1776 yea brotha they told me they pay 29.97
How do you get into being one of the class A drivers that takes the trash to bigger landfills? Is that with Republic ?
Just simply apply for that position. It’s not a seniority position just simply if you have the license for it
@TrashyButClassy1776 Thank you for the response! What is that position called at Republic Services?
Are their trucks manual or automatic? I’m setting up for an interview but haven’t driven stick for 2 years and got rusty. Were you asked about that and do you drive anything manual now?
Good news for you, there are NO manual trucks that I’ve ever drove in my 14 years. Good luck for your interview!
@@TrashyButClassy1776 I hope that’s the case! Been flat bedding for 2 years now and decided to make a change into something new! I appreciate the info! Thank you so much!
@@thatlittlehunny hell yeah good for you! You’re welcome, if you need anything else or have questions my direct contact info is in the description of my channel! Good luck!
Hey man! Great video! I’m interested in this job. I’m in the Beaumont Texas and I’ve applied for a driver job. I have a CDL. Do you know anyone in the Beaumont area?
Thanks for the kind words! Dang it I do not actually! My advice is to find the local garbage man, talk to him about getting on with the company and get his info so you can use him as a referral!
You are one handsome garbage truck driver
Thank you
I've done this 35 years retired now 😁
How hard is it to get on board? I’ve had my class b for almost 2 years and they are hiring here in Austin Tx.
Shouldn’t be too hard! My advice to you is to find a local Republic driver and have him help you get on use his name as a referral so you both can get a bonus. That is the best way to go about doing it.
Can you do more work day, day in a life videos
I would absolutely love too! I’ll start tomorrow
How far does the six figure go in your area of colorado?
Honestly not as far as it should. I’ve owned my home for a little over 5 years so my mortgage isn’t too crazy. I have 4 children and a wife were able to live pretty comfortably, save a decent amount and still have money left over to invest a little
Dude as someone only 3 years in and a former republic driver im so happy to see you flurish with that company. But man did i have such a different experience as a driver starting off with republic in arizona. Deff dont have as many nice words to say about that company lol
That’s kind of you to say thank you lol. What part of AZ? My family and I were actually looking to transfer thanks for saying something lol
@nicholasflores4498 i worked out of the yard in phoenix off 51st and lower buckeye. I had a route two days out of the week in phoenix. Still miss that route to this day and then the other two days had a route in a neighborhood in buckeye about 30 to 40 mins from the yard. I was there a year and a half and just couldnt put up with the bs anymore. There forming a union now though so its been over a year since i left so ive been debating going back.
@nicholasflores4498 even with only being there a year and some change i have so much i could say but i did 8 months in rear load with the cans being in the ground and we used to run all day and then finally after i basically threatened to quit i got put in side load and did about 9 months. But man do they work you to the bone. Im talking sun up sun down but with 14yrs im sure you know already man. Do you guys do saturdays in front load over there? I have front load experience now too and have been thinking about coming back to do front load
Very nice I’m not too familiar with the Arizona area but we were looking at Yuma. Ohhhhh yeah dude back when I first started when I was around 18-20 we would work from 6am to almost 9pm its was fucking nuts now that I think about it lol. It’s so easy out here in Colorado they have almost all routes down sized so much that it’s not a hassle to do any route.
Also yes we work every other Saturday! We even have Sunday routes lol
I'm curious on what the breakdown for 100k a year is and what position/hours you'd have to be to get that much.. I go in for an interview soon and the recruiter said I would probably start off at about 50k.
Honestly just being a driver and having the ambition and grind in you to push 52-59 hours a week will get you there. Where are you going to be working out of?
@@TrashyButClassy1776 Houston, TX
@@thenightfox8497 let me know what you get started off at hourly please. I’m sure you’ll be making great money I’ve heard Texas pays well
I have an interview for tomorrow wish me luck
Amazing. Good luck!! Which location?
Nice video! Do they hire recent CDL graduates fresh out of school?
Yes they will! Thank you for the compliment
@@TrashyButClassy1776 thanks for the info
Cheers from Vancouver BC ✌️
How much %of your income goest to taxes? I pay a bit over 30% in Canada
Cheers my brother! 🍺 I pay around 10% in taxes! I have a lot of babies though and my wife stays home which allows me to claim up to 6 people on my taxes
@@TrashyButClassy1776 wow that's awesome! I have2 kids and stays home wife but it doesn't reduce me anything.
Does republic pay every week or every two weeks ?
Every week
How hard is to learn to drive these trucks?
I have been a driver trainer for over 5 years. It’s a lot to take in but with repetition and learning from somebody good it’s not that hard. Are you thinking about learning how to drive these trucks?
Are the trucks automatic or manual?
@@Lisa-ix9sn they are automatic. All of them
It's not crazy that you have to wake up that early it's just what you have to do.
I have a interview with Republic for a driver trainee position on Wednesday. I’m just wondering how you make 100k or more because after training I would only be at 22 an hour and even with like 10 hours of overtime a week there’s no way I’m even grossing 50k in a year I could only assume it’s because of what state and city pays better and or it looks like your on the commercial front load position as well as how long you have been with the company. I would be doing a residential route if I get the job.
Which state are you in? That probably is what it is. Out here in Colorado the pay is a lot higher than that. When you start do your best to try and get in front load. Front load pays more
@@TrashyButClassy1776 I live in Missouri
@@TrashyButClassy1776 I figured it up with overtime I was kinda off but still it was about 58k which isn’t bad but still off from that 100k mark but maybe like with you said getting into front load I could get closer to that number
Same thing I was going to ask. I was offered 26.00 as a residential driver in Louisville KY
@@TrashyButClassy1776 I got offered the job so I’m excited
You can apply with a class A ?
Yeah you sure you could!
@@TrashyButClassy1776 thanks bro I appreciate it
My goal is get my CDL then drive for a waste company, long term goal is to drive for Republic
Are the trucks automatic or manual?
Also im on blue crew and you get paid more on top i made 6 k in two weeks on blue crew with republic
Hell yeah that’s awesome!! I wouldn’t mind being on the blue crew
What’s blue crew fellas ?
How many years have you been driving at republic before you earned 100k per year? Class A or B?
I’ve been pulling 100 solidly for last 5 years. Class B my brother.
@@TrashyButClassy1776I highly doubt you earn $100k a year hauling trash.
@@sparrow7152 ok
I'm from the Philippines. Can I become a trash truck driver in the US?
Yes you could. If you move over here you simply just get your cdl license in what ever state you plan to move to and you can get a job driving the trash trucks
Get my cdl do that job
Trying to get hired but nobody responded yet
Call them
@@TrashyButClassy1776 bet I’ll try again tomorrow
@@codeinexcrazzy which location my brother?
Are you union?
Negative. I do think some locations are though
900$$$$ went to the trash 😂 it was New bills all stick together very thin and where under a paper i put in trash ...accidents happen... 😂😮😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Dang it! It happens to a lot of people
U get half of route then go to the landfill? Shyt pack it until u cant pack nomore..
I wish. Our trucks are capable of packing up to 14 tons. Republic don’t like for us to go over 10 tons lol
@@TrashyButClassy1776facts lll
@@kylebrookman8138 what’s been the heaviest load you’ve had?!
@@TrashyButClassy1776 18.35 when I was at another company here at republic 12.4 on a wet day lol
@@kylebrookman8138 got damn!!! lol the heaviest I ever had was only 16
Interview me I'm a decade in as a shaker I have stories and knowledge to spread
What was your job when you were 18? Were you a truck driver or... What?
I was a rear load driver, I made this video last week it’s actually one of the trucks I drove back then
Garbage Trucks In Action! Massive Garbage Truck Compilation | Republic Services
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How get get stated be a trash man to get hired
100k a year? How?
Why are you not wearing your uniform shirt where am at that would be a write up, I The only way you can Get a hundred thousand a year Or more is doing a lot of S.O.S. and Involuntary for everything that comes up. I been at Republic Services for 2 years people ask me do I liked here and I say no and they look Is at me weird and I say I Love it just don't wake me up.
They’re pretty lenient over here, and on top of that I was technically off the clock because I was on my lunch hour. Thanks for the comment! I’ve been woken up a few times on route hahaha people like to check on people I guess
I make less than 50k a year before taxes. Where are you all working at? Because I’m working my ass off as a garbage man and making nothing like what you guys are saying.
Where are you at? I’m in Denver, CO.
Republic Services. My sister works for them and she confirms what this guy is saying. I’m really liking the $14k going into your pension every year. Might have to apply!
I need a job, hook me up?😢
Call me or text me my brother I’ll happily help you out. Send me an email with your number.
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"Promo SM"
What does that mean lol
Republican waste aka BFI don't want to hire me😂😂 they bad. They got a guy was working at BFI aka Republican waste that can't back up at all. I got my CDL for 3 months in I could back up better than him😂😂😂
How do you become a garbage truck driver ?
I could do a whole video on it if you would like? Pretty much get your cdl class b permit, than you get your license and apply
I applied twice to republic out in Anaheim and didnt get selected 🫡
Dang it man try again soon!
Are the trucks automatic or manual?
Are the trucks automatic or manual?