Posted on 09/14/2005 3:43:11 PM PDT by WestTexasWend
Truckers passing through Mississippi have an opportunity to help the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, and the commitment could entail as little time as an hour.
“I need some trucks, really bad,” says Steve Boudreaux, director of safety and compliance for the Mississippi Trucking Association.
Boudreaux is working with three groups that have distribution points around Jackson, Miss., to coordinate transportation for supplies needed for relief and recovery efforts throughout southern Mississippi. Mississippi suffered the greatest devastation when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast Aug. 29.
Boudreaux fields calls from Mississippi Emergency Management Agency evacuee shelters requesting supplies. It’s his job to line up trucking companies willing to donate the trucks, trailers and drivers needed to keep the relief effort rolling.
“It’s not too bad so far,” he says. “But my resources are starting to dry up. People can only do so much.”
Because aid is needed in so many areas, Boudreaux can dispatch trucks on runs that take as little as an hour, if that’s all the time a driver has, he says. Carriers simply need to call him in advance and he will have the load waiting for them and arrangements will be made to have it unloaded when it reaches its destination.
“I can pretty much set them up however they want,” he says. “I get a load hauled. They get a big heart.”
To donate trucks, trailers and drivers, call Steve Boudreaux at (601) 354-0616. This is for donated transportation only – no paid freight.
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Where's the coordination between private efforts such as this and FEMA? There were 200 hundred fully loaded trucks roaming the south for 9 days that ended up in Memphis, being paid $900/day unable to deliver one thing.Government agencies as usual, don't do anything efficiently, and in a situation this large, neither do private organizations.
I wonder if these boys could use an F350 dually?
I am swamped with another local issue right now.
very sad
I will forward a freepmail to you
Oh, dear...it is sad.
Bad timing, huh?
I'm very sorry to hear that.
Our local Nat'l Guard unit - a transportation company - has boots on the ground...
I know you've already written to me about this, and I will say it again "the man knew he could count on you." Bless you, wardaddy.
You and your wife are good people, wardaddy.
And, that is an understatement of unusual proportions.
Indeed and wd's Mama too.
The son of a friend of mine here in MA. attends a church with links to some town in Mississippi, and he's been taking truckloads of food down there. First time he went, he arrived at the Mississippi church and was met by a mob so hungry, so desperate, that he was afraid to get out of the truck. He ended up calling the fire department and letting them hand out food, clothes, etc.. He said the devastation is heartbreaking, beyond belief. He's made three trips so far. Every week the church here in MA. collects food, clothing, etc., and he drives south.
Yes, ma'am...absolutely.
good post
thanks dear
we had his evaluation today and are parying some care will be provided
w/o insurance, it is not easy.
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