I've been wanting to make a compilation like this for a while now but only just got around to editing it. Despite the sheer size of this video, this is not even all the footage I have, and you are sure to see more full videos of some of the trucks in the near future.
A little over 6 years ago, wanting to take advantage of a newly acquired drivers license, I took many trips around SoCal to film in areas where public transit wouldn't take me. After one successful trip to Newbury Park to film EJ, I soon made several more to Ventura, Camarillo, Fillmore, and beyond. Each trip had the sole purpose of finding their older equipment (like so many of us do) before it was phased out. I was ecstatic to finally film what I though then, and still consider to be, one of the coolest private haulers in Southern California. It's crazy to think that 5-6 years later I would be driving some of the very trucks I was filming then - with the very intention of filming them as I knew they might not have much longer on the road. While many of the trucks showcased in this compilation have since been retired, or rebodied for that matter, a good few surprisingly still see routes multiple times a week. Nonetheless, the unavoidable arrival of new trucks has slowly begun to replace parts of the fleet one by one. However with a team of highly skilled welders and mechanics, the company is preserving bits and pieces from the past by rebodying old Amreps onto new chassis, so we can't complain too much in that regard.
Having spent hours going through this footage prior to uploading, it was cool seeing what I was able to document back then. It was especially neat seeing aspects of the company that no longer exist, such as much of the Thousand Oaks contract and every other week recycle/yardwaste collection. I encourage you to use the legend below to work your way through the video and skip around as much as you like. Whether you want to watch specific trucks, or just binge the whole thing! And as always, a big thanks to all the drivers for allowing me to film!
0:00 - 106: 1987 Peterbilt 310 Amrep FL (retired)
2:22 - 209: Volvo Amrep ASL (chassis retired, rebodied to a 520)
4:59 - 186: 1986 Peterbilt 310 Amrep FL (retired, see full video here: • EJ Harrison ~ OG Peter... )
7:05 - old 291: WhiteGMC Amrep ASL (chassis retired, rebodied to an ACX)
9:11 - new 291: Autocar ACX Amrep ASL
9:56 - 229: 2001 Ex-CDS Peterbilt 320 Amrep ASL (full video coming soon)
12:12 - 237: 1996 LNG Ex-LA Volvo Amrep ASL
14:33 - AR1: 1995 WhiteGMC WXLL Amrep FL (full video coming soon)
17:13 - 238: 1995 Peterbilt 310 Amrep ASL (retired, full video coming soon)
20:13 - 204: 1999 Volvo Amrep ASL
23:05 - 119: 1992 WhiteGMC Amrep FL
26:09 - 222: Freightliner Condor Amrep ASL
28:36 - 249: 1999 Ex-LA Peterbilt 320 Amrep ASL
30:07 - 202: 1998 Volvo Amrep ASL
33:17 - 211: 2001 Freightliner Condor Amrep ASL
35:19 - 116: 1990 Peterbilt Stagg FL (chassis retired, rebodied to a 320, see full video here: • EJ Harrison Peterbilt ... )
37:38 - 218: 1994 LNG Ex-LA WhiteGMC Amrep rail arm ASL (retired, see full video here: • EJ Harrison WhiteGMC R... )
40:36 - 141: 2017 Peterbilt 520 Amrep FL, the first 520 I ever filmed
41:42 - 230: Sterling Condor Amrep ASL
43:15 - 205: 1999 Volvo Amrep ASL
44:55 - 235: 1994 LNG Ex-LA WhiteGMC Amrep rail arm ASL (retired, see full video here: • 1994 LNG WhiteGMC "Rai... )
47:25 - 221: 1994 LNG Ex-LA WhiteGMC Amrep ASL (full video coming soon)
52:06 - 288: WhiteGMC Amrep ASL (retired)
53:36 - 208: 2000 Volvo Amrep ASL
55:54 - 207: 2015 CNG Peterbilt 320 Amrep Octo ASL
57:08 - 251: 1999 Ex-LA Peterbilt 320 Amrep ASL (retired)
57:43 - 233: 2001 Ex-CDS Peterbilt 320 Amrep ASL
58:52 - 109: 1986 White WXLL Bowles FL in the yard (retired)
thanks to Marcus (wasteman226) for the clips of 251 and 233!