Loading Steel in L.A.

ronwoodcraft · Nov 26, 2009

This is a hand held snap shot with the Canon 18-55 IS kit lens. I could only get a shutter speed of about 1/6 in this building.

I only pulled this curtain van trailer for about three days. I always pull a regular flatbed that requires tarps for most things.

The curtain van has a metal frame work that slides both directions in a track along both sides of the trailer. When its closed up the sides are nice and tight and keeps the product dry.

I had to swap trailers with another guy who could not legally deliver a load of lumber to Los Angelas because he was almost out of hours.(DOT regulation)

When I took this picture, I had delivered the load of lumber and picked up a half load of steel at another place (on the front), and loading the other half here.

Any way I'm back home for now. Hope I didn't boar everyone.

Happy Thanksgiving ALL.

Ron

aa battery · Nov 26, 2009

did you run 99 or I-5

sniffer · Nov 26, 2009

nice looking setup Ron, be safe out there, and keep it between the lines

Charmin · Nov 26, 2009

That's a beautiful rig, Ron! My brother is a truck driver, too--he hauls cars.
Good money, but long hours!
Happy Thanksgiving!
sandcreek

naturegirl · Nov 26, 2009

Cool Ron, I've never seen that kind of trailor. everything looks so clean and new, and professional in your pics!

Woodland Detectors · Nov 26, 2009

Nice looking rig. I'll bet it's comfortable too!

ronwoodcraft · Nov 26, 2009

aa battery said:
did you run 99 or I-5

Hey aa battery ,

I ran I-5 on this trip, but do run 99 sometimes if I have to load in Bakersfield, Stockton, Modesto, etc.

ronwoodcraft · Nov 26, 2009

sandcreek4 said:
That's a beautiful rig, Ron! My brother is a truck driver, too--he hauls cars.
Good money, but long hours!
Happy Thanksgiving!
sandcreek

Thanks sandcreek4,

Yes, definitely long hours, and decent money. Not my job of preference, but ya gotta do what you have to during these hard economic times. Just Thankful to be working.

ronwoodcraft · Nov 26, 2009

naturegirl said:
Cool Ron, I've never seen that kind of trailor. everything looks so clean and new, and professional in your pics!

Thanks naturegirl, Every time I have the opportunity to take a picture of the truck with a nice background like the arches near Moab Utah, or something like that, the truck is filthy dirty. I had just went through alot of snow and slush in Oregon, but when I got down to California it was sunny and in the 70's and 80's, so I stopped and washed it. Thanks again, Ron