Posts Tagged ‘traffic’
Moving a VERY High Load
I am home this week, following nearly six weeks of being involved in moving a 21foot oversize load from Rodeo, NM, to Houston, TX. This load was far more problematic than any with which I have been involved, and apparently the problems began LONG before I got involved. They began moving this load back in [...]
Dropped the load-Heading Home
We dropped our load this afternoon at the Climax Mine on top of Fremont Pass, north of Leadville, CO. Now I am in Pueblo, CO, heading home. Our load was 27 feet wide. That means that on a typical two lane road, the load hung over each shoulder. We ran with four escorts-two up front [...]
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 [...]
Use GLO GLOVES for traffic control
In our business, a key element is VISIBILITY! If a motorist cannot see us, they cannot avoid us, or follow our directions. I have found GLO GLOVES to be an excellent tool in controlling traffic. When I first got into this business, I tried to figure out ways to get the attention of oncoming traffic [...]
Night Move Completed
We got our plane delivered tonight without any new dings or dents in it. We drove about 130 miles along I-25 and related interstate highways from north of Denver down to Colorado Springs. Most of the trip was in the dark and traffic was heavy on this Friday night. We had one “near” incident. Our [...]
One load dropped…another to pick up
Today, I dropped the load I’ve been on since last Friday. There were two notable experiences related to that. The first was a 20 mile trip around a lake on narrow winding 2 lane roads with a 14 foot wide load. Actually it wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been. Traffic was lighter [...]
TRY COLLAPSIBLE CONES TO GAIN MORE SPACE
As professional pilot car operators, we try to carry all the required equipment and lots of good-to-have items to help us help our load get to its destination safely and efficiently. It takes up a lot of space! One of the biggest space users is our safety cones. Three eighteen inch cones occupy 1.54 cubic [...]