[jjackso5]

Well the weather cooperated and it was a very nice warm spring day. We had 4 guys and 1 junior trucker show up. This was approximately 8 trucks, 1 loader, and 1 excavator. We also had several trailers for use as well. One of the guys was a completely new member that now has the "bug".He spent alot of time driving truck/trailer combinations. He negotiated several of the smaller routes with the truck/trailer combo and didn't even scratch the paint! I'm sure his ride home was filled with more mental notes about what truck are available, where to find them, and how long it takes to get one and build them! By the way, when he arrived he indicated that he wanted to build a crane and wasn't really thinking of the truck too much! Well, I'm glad he's thinking about a truck, or two now!

Even though we had a loader, we did miss one thing, a dump truck. My truck still isn't completed so we did not move any material this time, but we will at the next meeting.

We agreed that we would schedule another get together around the first part of June. That way anyone that is going to the East coast event can "debugg" thier truck/equipment before they go. We'll plan to meet again in Brighton, Michigan the date will be confirmed in a few days.

If anyone has a layout or plans for a "loading dock/terminal" I would appreciate thier help. I would like to assemble something that I can transport if necessary and store in the garage/shed.

I received information for a bridge recently too, so in the future we may have a nice little area to run in. Even some of the neighbors came by to see what the big sounds were.

I'll post pictures from our meeting later, thank you again to those that were able to come over. I'll hope to see you again, and even some new faces.

Thank you,

Jim