Posts Tagged ‘New Mexico’
Getting Set Up is the EASY Part!
So!! You’ve decided to become an oversize load escort. You’ve gone out and bought all sorts of lights and flags and signs and all the other stuff you need to escort. I’ve got news for you! Believe it or not, just getting your escort vehicle set up and your equipment set up is the easy [...]
Paper Route Surveys Can Get You into Trouble
Today I was thinking about a colleague within the region. He called me a couple of times last week to “pick my brain” about some oversize routes through New Mexico. After the second call, I realized that this fellow was writng a paper (or “book”) survey. In my opinion, that in itself is foolish…but the [...]
On the Road-FINALLY (with challenges)
After waiting since Tuesday evening for our load to California to move, we finally got started this morning. But not without problems. To start off, the driver could not drop his third drive axle. The reason: a wire had corroded loose on the actuator for his air bag. After about an hour, we jury rigged [...]
Late Start-Early Stop
I am helping move some OD loads from the southern edge of NM to the Arizona/New Mexico line. Due to some permit problems, we were an hour and a half late getting started. Then, we spent an unscheduled two hours waiting for some other issues to get clarified. The bottom line was that we had [...]
Surveying for a 20′ 6″ load
I am in Tucumcari, NM, tonight. I am trying to find a route for a 20′ 6″ high load through eastern and northeastern NM. Any time you have a load more than 17 ft high, it can be a challenge, and this certainly is no different. I underpriced this job, without question. At least I [...]
I am home today
I made it in about 10 PM yesterday. It always feels good to get home and sleep in my own bed. On the way down, I tried to visit with Alice Eisenhower of Alice’s Pilot Cars in Colorado Springs, but unfortunately she was busy. I DID stop in Raton and had lunch with John Owens [...]
Busy day!
I dropped a load (temporarily) near Gallup, NM. We can’t leave until Monday after the driver gets his Arizona permit. We are en route to western Nevada. After leaving that load, I came back to Albuquerque to perform a route survey for a 23 foot wide load going into Colorado on US 285. I thought [...]