TOWN LIFE PT18 -MORE TRUCKS

With the holiday season in effect, lots of trucks are moving through town...

A JB Hunt semi, behind a newer Freightliner Cascadia, rolls up County Lane. Note that it is a 53' container on a chassis, rather than a conventional box van. With more and more road freight now moving by rail, and the railroads' preference for containers that can be double-stacked for greater efficiency, trucking companies are buying containers in ever-increasing numbers, and JB Hunt was one of the pioneers of the movement.

UPS Freight, the former Overnight Express, is also busy during the holidays. This is the normal daily run into Hillsdale, but more freight is moving in and out of town.

Another Freightliner Cascadia pulls a patriotically painted CIE Freight trailer.

Holiday parties often have pizza; lots more gets consumed while people watch football. The Domino's truck arrives to re-stock the local franchise.

A CRST Expedited semi rolls out of town, behind yet another Cascadia. These are popular trucks, as can be seen by the fact that four of the five trucks so far are Cascadias!

Our last truck is also a Freightliner, but is a Coronado, designed for the owner-operator. It is pulling a trailer full of mulch, a much in-demand item as people get their yards ready for winter. Others will lay down mulch in the spring, so he'll be back in several months.