2007 Sterling dump truck
Tandem-axle dump truck, also pressed into service as a plow truck. Bought used around 2009 and not originally set up to plow. A separate frame mounts under the front and rests on the front axle so a plow can attach (not an ideal setup).
The dump box has been welded to keep it together. Two ridges/plates run the length of the floor, and the cracked rear was welded in two places. The box no longer sits all the way down on the frame. If it stayed the primary plow truck, the box would need real work.
Bought used around 2009, before the digitized record begins.
Becomes the backup once the new Mack arrives, and will be run out, not replaced.
Paper trail
- October 8, 2013RepairTires for the blue dump truck, $2,009.10 (Westside Wholesale Tire)source p.60
- August 11, 2015RepairTires for the ’07 Sterling, $2,548.11 (Westside Wholesale Tire)source p.99
- June 11, 2026RepairRepairs in the first 5½ months of 2026 (rear axle and related), as stated by staff June 11, 2026 when the replacement Mack was first proposed, $13,056.57source p.16
- June 18, 2026OrderReplacement Mack tandem ordered for $359,268.60, and this truck becomes the backup plow when it arrivessource p.23
Repair lines are claims of $2,000 or more, hand-transcribed from the claims registers. Smaller bills exist but are not itemized, so this is not a complete maintenance history. Amounts are labeled by transaction type, because an estimate or authorization is not money spent.
Equipment shared across the plow & dump trucks
- January 10, 2023 $10,665.20 Boss 3-yard V-Box spreader (street sander), mounts in a dump truck box. The record does not tie it to one truck.source p.11
Truck & plow repairs the claims don't tie to one unit
- September 13, 2017 $2,866.73 Sterling truck and dump trailer, front end and rear springs. The claim does not say which Sterling. (Blaine Brothers Truckaline)source p.7
- March 11, 2019 $4,260.17 Plow blades (equipment parts for the plow trucks) (H&L Mesabi)source p.79
- November 12, 2019 $5,477 Dump truck repairs & maintenance (truck not named)source p.7