by Coastal Lights | Feb 12, 2016 | COASTAL LIGHTS TRIPS, OTHER OVERSIZE RUNS
For being a tarped load going across the northern states in early February, this was a surprisingly uneventful trip. We did have our battles with the 40 and 50 mph winds through South Dakota and Montana causing us to shut down early one day and stop at each Rest Area...
by Coastal Lights | Feb 2, 2016 | COASTAL LIGHTS TRIPS, OTHER OVERSIZE RUNS
What started out as an easy trip, quickly turned messy! I was hired to bring David from Holly to the IN/IL line. But due to how bad the storm evolved, he asked if I could take him to the western side of Chicago. Illinois had routed him off the highway and through...
by Coastal Lights | Jan 19, 2016 | BOAT / YACHT RUNS, COASTAL LIGHTS TRIPS
The perfect return trip from California. Great weather always makes it nice to take the southern route across the country in January. We didn’t hit our first snow until we passed through Cleveland.
by Coastal Lights | Jan 11, 2016 | BOAT / YACHT RUNS, COASTAL LIGHTS TRIPS
Loading out at 15’4″ tall and 17’3″ wide, this boat was a Beast! It took almost a month of coordination and planning. Then it required the use of 6 pilot cars along the way with multiple State Police escorts before it finally reached its...
by Coastal Lights | Dec 21, 2015 | COASTAL LIGHTS TRIPS, LONG-TERM PROJECTS
After receiving an initial phone call from Ivan at Black Hills trucking to perform Route Surveys for Michigan and Indiana prior to Thanksgiving, we got to work on assisting him with the rest of the project. The move was an Oil Rig being relocated from Clare, MI to...
by Coastal Lights | Dec 3, 2015 | BOAT / YACHT RUNS, COASTAL LIGHTS TRIPS
We had to run the Route Surveys for the first few states due to the height. Once they were submitted, the permits came in pretty quickly. Another great trip with Eric.
