Safety is a matter of vigilence
PHOTO BY MARY CANNADAY
Oakley Transport's facility is right off U.S. Highway 27. The company has an excellent safety record, but like many businesses along 27, they have to be constantly vigilant in travelling the busy thoroughfare.
PHOTO BY MARY CANNADAY
Walt Bearden, a career trucker who works for Gapway Groves in Auburndale, said even with his longtime experience, driving on U.S. Highway 27 is "nerve wracking."
PHOTO BY MARY CANNADAY
Big rigs such as these traverse U.S. Highway 27, with an average of 15,900 using the road each day, according to the Florida Dept., of Transportation.
What do furniture, office supplies, new cars, and citrus have in common?
They and many other products are carried by big rigs, the lifeblood of the commercial world.
