Joysticks

Well here is the footage that I took last week of the new Superior Pak Raptors. They are far superior to the previous Superior Pak models. Sita have decided to go back to a 2 truck system for the garbage and recycling as its faster than the Single Pass trucks and more efficient. There is a photo of one of the Single Pass trucks at the begining. In the next few months, 107 of these new trucks will be driving around Brisbane. This is the largest truck order ever in Australia from one council! They have electronic controls, better joysticks, and a canbus style computer self diagnostic system. When I took these videos the trucks had only been in service so they were brand new! I talked to the new driver and he's cool with me filming and is also a nice driver too! I talked to him and asked him how he liked the new trucks. He said that they were good, just a little slow. There is no signage on these trucks as they were due in July to be put into service, however there were problems with the roadworthiness of the current fleet and some of the trucks had to be taken of the road and fixed, they are now roadworthy and are being put them back into service. These trucks are new 29m Superior Pak Raptors. Sita won (It was renewed) the contract to collect Brisbane's waste for a further 8 years from July 2010, to July 2018, so the new contract will come in on July along with a new garden waste service offered by the council. Anyway there is no signage as the trucks were put into service ...