Haiti earthquake - hell on earth

[AVGWarhawk]

My day started early...currently I have 96 loads of relief supplies heading to Homestead FL for airlift to Haiti. I will be moving more supplies as the day progresses. Currently looking to add an Antonov 225 to the arena. This baby can carry a lot...140 tons. It is at it's home base in Kiev. If they want it we will go after it! We fired up that baby for Pago Pago. BTW, FEMA has been shipping relief supplies to Pago Pago since the water hit. Never hear that on the news do you? I think we sent a generator for every lightbulb on the island of Pago Pago. Rest assured there are thousands that will be up for the next 24 hours straight+ getting supplies to Haiti. I will be one of them!

Back to work.

[frau kaleun]

[Dowly]

Chris, bring me milk while you're at it! I'm all out of milk!

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Chris, bring me milk while you're at it! I'm all out of milk!

Need a disaster first. Then USAID needs to get involved who in turn calls on FEMA. Then your MRE with dried milk is on the way.


Right now I have another 127 trailers going to load in Fort Worth headed to Homestead when loading is complete. That will be 223 53' vans loaded with supplies for Haiti.

Off I go.

[August]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Need a disaster first. Then USAID needs to get involved who in turn calls on FEMA. Then your MRE with dried milk is on the way.


Right now I have another 127 trailers going to load in Fort Worth headed to Homestead when loading is complete. That will be 223 53' vans loaded with supplies for Haiti.

Off I go.

God bless you and your colleagues for the good work you do.

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Need a disaster first. Then USAID needs to get involved who in turn calls on FEMA. Then your MRE with dried milk is on the way.


Right now I have another 127 trailers going to load in Fort Worth headed to Homestead when loading is complete. That will be 223 53' vans loaded with supplies for Haiti.

Off I go.

No 48 footers for the heavy stuff?
If the load is heavy (Canned goods and such) a 48' is good for 24 pallets, while a 53' should only be loaded with 22 pallets (or the trailer tandems will be overweight - especialy in Virginia, where the axels are required to be far forward).

For light loads, by all means, 53'ers are the way to go.

Good to see you on the job AVG.
You sure got a lot done in a little time.
I salute your abilities.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Snestorm

No 48 footers for the heavy stuff?
If the load is heavy (Canned goods and such) a 48' is good for 24 pallets, while a 53' should only be loaded with 22 pallets (or the trailer tandems will be overweight - especialy in Virginia, where the axels are required to be far forward).

For light loads, by all means, 53'ers are the way to go.

Good to see you on the job AVG.
You sure got a lot done in a little time.
I salute your abilities.

We get waivers in all the states. These are issued by FEMA. We can run heavy and run past the normal operating hours. Disasters do not know DOT regs nor care about them We are provided paperwork and my drivers blow through the scale houses. We use only 53 foot van. Most common these days. Looks like my trailers will be going to Haiti. BTW, I got current pics of the port...all cranes are down and the port is out of commission. I do not have time to post...sry

Now I working on 298 trailers out of Frederick MD and 197 out of Cumberland MD.

Back to work

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

We get waivers in all the states. These are issued by FEMA. We can run heavy and run past the normal operating hours. Disasters do not know DOT regs nor care about them We are provided paperwork and my drivers blow through the scale houses. We use only 53 foot van. Most common these days. Looks like my trailers will be going to Haiti. BTW, I got current pics of the port...all cranes are down and the port is out of commission. I do not have time to post...sry

Now I working on 298 trailers out of Frederick MD and 197 out of Cumberland MD.

Back to work

Great job!
Go get em, pal!

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Need a disaster first.

What are you talking about? This is Dowly!!

Seriously though, keep up the good work mate.

[Castout]

Poor people . . .

The quake hit them bad
It could happen to any of us . . .without warning . . .

[lorka42]

sent a fwe dollars their way with my facebook game, god knows if it will get there, but i feel better, egads, thats awful there, wasnt much there to begin with, but what little they had in the way of infrastructure, they needed.

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

My day started early...currently I have 96 loads of relief supplies heading to Homestead FL for airlift to Haiti. I will be moving more supplies as the day progresses. Currently looking to add an Antonov 225 to the arena. This baby can carry a lot...140 tons. It is at it's home base in Kiev. If they want it we will go after it! We fired up that baby for Pago Pago. BTW, FEMA has been shipping relief supplies to Pago Pago since the water hit. Never hear that on the news do you? I think we sent a generator for every lightbulb on the island of Pago Pago. Rest assured there are thousands that will be up for the next 24 hours straight+ getting supplies to Haiti. I will be one of them!

Back to work.

Keep up the good work.