Heading For Little Rock! Maverick

Fairfield (US Steel) would be within range of Grenada...I've been to Binswanger (spelling?) many times in past years...when I hauled glass.


Also a couple different options in the general area for particle board or plywood.

All are in Alabama...long deadheads, but not as long as the one to Laurinburg.

 

Wait...forgot about Jackson, MS...

Several places (all in the same area) to get coils out of there...just south of Jackson on 55 (exit 85)

 

Ridge hit it there. Lots of coils down there. Mostly skidded eye to sky. Trying to remember the name of the place. It is a industrial park. The one on the left is mostly painted coils. The one just past the tracks on the right is skidded coils. I have also loaded down there by the pilot near grenada. Have also bounced up to memphis from that pilot.

We take coils to campbells soup right there in laurinberg so that might be an option. Stay out of that truckstop across the street. Full of lizards and crack heads. You are only a mile or 2 from the yard there. Most of them come out of portage In tho.

Pulled a lot of lumber out of MS too. There is a lot of places you could load around there.

 

Double G Coatings is the name of it...

 

Jim; me/wife, prayers are with you and your family; may you and your family find all that you need during this time from God above.

As alaways; may God Bless you always.

 

"RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!!!" Except, of course, when they're still learning how to back in the real world... Don't sweat it, hand, your Army training will serve you well---get out of the truck 50 times if necessary to make sure you don't tear up property or equipment. Choose spots around the back of truck stop parking lots to practice your backing skills, where you can focus upon the task at hand and not impede or obstruct others as you gain valuable experience. When backing, turn off your stereo or any other distraction, keep your CB on low volume to hear if anybody hollers at ya, roll down at least one window so you can hear warning shouts, train horns, etc. , and pay attention to your trainer. Hopefully, you get a good one, who will make you blind-side at times to give you that valuable experience. Otherwise, "DRIVE ON, SOLDIER!!!" You'll meet PLENTY of veterans in this industry, and run with some of 'em... remember this: age is no indicator of experience in the trucking industry, as the old dude may have gone to school last week while the young hand has been driving for 10 years. Good luck to ya... and always get out of the truck if there is any question of damage, 10?

 

Oops, looks like I busted into this thread a couple pages back... oh, well, the advice still stands. "Adios!"