In February 2008 a new waste contract commenced between Gosford City, Wyong Shire and Thiess Services. Gosford continued to use the existing 3-bin-system, whereas the Wyong service was altered to implement the 3-bin-system, with residents originally using a split garbage/recycling bin and a green-waste bin. As a part of the new contract, a brand new fleet of 61 trucks was purchased. Garwood supplied all the rear loader bodies, Superior Pak supplied all the side loader bodies and Iveco built all the Acco chassis’ for the bodies to sit on. Both Wyong and Gosford have the exact same trucks, which can be spotted by the unmistakable blue and white Thiess colours, as well as the catchy signage for each service. In this video I combined clips of each of the Superior Pak Raptors that can be found on the Central Coast (green-waste, garbage and recycling). They are all basically the same, except the garbage bodies are 23m and the recycling + green-waste bodies are 29m, then of course you have the different signage. However, I do recall seeing a smaller single-axle side loader with the recycling signage. I took all this on the 2008 spring holidays over at a place called Woy Woy and Umina Beach during a great Tuesday morning. Also a big thanks to the friendly drivers I came across, all very helpful. I hope you enjoy the footage, ratings & comments are very much appreciated. I also have some footage of the bulk-waste truck in action and further videos of these three Superior Paks …
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