WasteCo - Gantry Truck (Skip Bin Truck) - Christchurch - On Location

With only 43 kilometers on the clock, this truck has basically driven from the Isuzu factory to today's job. This brand new, 2022 ISUZU F SERIES has not been on the road for long and is one of the newest trucks in WasteCo's fleet.

Filmed on location while working in Christchurch, this gantry truck (aka skip bin truck) was requested at very short notice, 6pm on a Friday night, to uplift the skip bins seen in the video. The first of two bins were uplifted at 7:10pm.

Having not previously done any videos of gantry trucks, I jumped at the opportunity to gab this video especially with a new truck to show off.

Skip bins like these in the clip are commonly used around New Zealand (and some other countries) for short term rentals for both commercial, business and residential customers. The bins being uplifted today are known as 9m (9 cubic meter) bin, the largest before customers need to look at roll-off/hook lift options. Skip bins come in a variety of sizes with common sizes being 3m, 7.5m and the big 9m bins.


A big shout out to WasteCo who arranged for these bins to be uplifted at short notice. The company was called a little after 6pm on a Friday night and they were able to organise this with the first truck arriving only an hour later at 7:10pm.

Also a big thank you to the cheerful driver for letting me film the uplift. Despite working late, he had great spring in his step!


WasteCo is a 100% New Zealand owned business, a company that I was previously unfamiliar with due to them not operating around my home town. So when I got home I had to look up their website and was amazed at what they actually do; they seem to have all waste solutions sorted through their company.