TOWN LIFE PT21; MORE TRUCK TRAFFIC

With a dairy plant on the north side of town, as well as a few remaining warehouses, Hillsdale sees a lot of truck traffic.

One of the warehouses is occupied by an internet retailing operation, so UPS rigs are a common sight in town.

Local logging operations result in lots of woodchips being shipped to the paper mill in Dale City. Note the hole cut into the side of the trailer; a common modification for converted trailers. Woodchip service and storage service are about the only uses left for 40' trailers these days; most are long-ago scrapped since the move to 45' and 48' trailers in the late 80's.

Re-engined, but still running, this 30+ year-old tractor pulls another relic; a 45' trailer. Like the Ford L-series tractors, most 45' trailers have been retired; both of these are in local service.

A modern KW pulls a leased 53' trailer. Note the skirting; this is believed to help with aerodynamics and fuel economy.

Another local truck pulls an interesting trailer combo; a 53' container chassis with a 53' reefer container! While reefers are common in town due to the dairy plant, refrigerated containers are unusual; these usually travel by train, and there are no intermodal facilities in the area. Do, however, expect to see these Tiger Cool Express containers to show up on stack trains very soon!