Almost 400 Roads, 160 Bridges Closed In South Carolina After Downpour, Flooding
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Sumter Flood 2015 - Truck Driving Down Flooded Road
A big rig decides to take a chance and drive through deep flood waters on Highway 15 in Sumter, SC.
I feel for the folks down there and I'm glad I'm not running down that way right now. I was running that corridor all last week.
I delivered in Duncan, SC today, and then made my way to a second stop in Savannah, GA, and then on down into Florida. It was a mess, and I wasn't anywhere near the worst of it. I had to take some non truck routes because they had the interstates closed on my routing.
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
Old School. . In that case was it ok to take roads that weren't truck routes? Very curious about that.
UPDATE: 10/6/2015, 6 p.m. Eastern:
According to SCDOT, road closures are down below 300 to 262 across the state, and bridge closures are down to 147. Interstate closings are as follows:
•I-95 from MM 99.69 to MM 133.91
•I-95 southbound from MM 122 to MM 132
•I-95 northbound from MM 123 to MM 125
•I-95 from MM 146.77 to MM 161.2
•I-95 from MM 84.85 to MM 99.69
•I-95 northbound from MM 85.84 to MM 90.54
•I-95 from MM 133.91 to MM 146.77
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
UPDATE: 10/7/2015, 8 a.m. Eastern:
SCDOT had to close a few more roads overnight, bringing the state-maintained total up to 271 roads and 143 bridges closed.
Interstate closings are as follows:
- I-95 from MM 99.69 to MM 133.91
- I-95 southbound from MM 122 to MM 132
- I-95 northbound from MM 123 to MM 125
- I-95 from MM 146.77 to MM 161.2
- I-95 from MM 84.85 to MM 99.69
- I-95 northbound from MM 85.84 to MM 90.54
- I-95 from MM 133.91 to MM 146.77
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
Old School. . In that case was it ok to take roads that weren't truck routes? Very curious about that.
I don't think he cared. Old School is a dude who will do absolutely anything to get his load in on time. I guarantee he didn't even think twice about it. I've been saying this for years, he's 110% a whacko!
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Sometimes, especially in a case like that, there isn't much of a choice but to go off the beaten path. The Smith System gets a good workout when you get into a situation like that. Daniel B is dead on the money, a veteran like Old School has enough experience to pull off a run like that and be almost hyper aware of his surroundings to do it safe.
Old School. . In that case was it ok to take roads that weren't truck routes? Very curious about that.
I don't think he cared. Old School is a dude who will do absolutely anything to get his load in on time. I guarantee he didn't even think twice about it. I've been saying this for years, he's 110% a whacko!
I went on some of those detours running up from Savannah to Charleston and then up I 26 to I 40 in NC. There were detours off 26 in Columbia and detours off SC 17 to I 526 in Charleston. One had a corner so narrow that I curbed an empty step deck in full view of a police officer that was parked there. He had bigger problems to deal with, I reckon, and didn't even bat an eye.
What was crazy was this Knight truck that went past the other way. He saw the traffic jam and just plowed through the pond that had formed on a side street, through someone's yard to get from the cul-de-sac to another side street, then careened around the corner back onto 17 heading south. As he raced away, there was laundry flapping from a clothesline he'd hit that was stuck to his headache rack just beneath the words "Old School" painted on the back of his cab. I remember thinking, "Who says trucking ain't what it used to be?"
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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Almost 400 roads, 160 bridges closed in South Carolina after downpour, flooding
UPDATE: 10/5/2015, 4 p.m. Central: South Carolina DOT says there are 374 roads and 161 bridges closed as of 4 p.m. Eastern time Monday. Interstate closings are as follows:
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).