ADT Contracting, LLC.

07/22/2023

Good bye old girl...

12/22/2021

Well... It is officially the end of the wood hauling, as the last trailer leaves the yard.

12/13/2021

Ol Red left the driveway for the last time tonight. Kind of a sad day. Think I have everything else sold as well.
Time to start a different chapter.

10/05/2021

A little slab wood firewood

06/07/2021

Got confused for a minute when I pulled into Sappi and saw pine bolts in front of me. Thought I was lost, and went to the wrong place.

06/05/2021

Recently there was a tragic accident between a logging truck and a pick-up truck in the area I regularly travel.
I have had this on my mind, A LOT.
It is deeply saddening to me thinking of three young children growing up without their mother, and a husband and father, going on in life, without the love of their life.
I and deeply saddened that the driver, of that truck, now has his life changed forever. I can only imagine the feelings if seeing that image in your head every day, and second guessing your every movement, wondering what could have been done differently. Even questioning the thought of ever getting back in the truck and driving again.

My heart and prayers goes out to all involved.

I have heard a lot of chatter, and a lot of laying blame. Truth is, accidents are just that. They are accidents. Unintentional circumstance. Accidents can be avoided many times, but still happen.

I have spent many years, and many miles, behind a wheel of a truck. I have seen things, and had my share of close calls, that would make many people quit all together. I know, all we do is sit on our asses, jam some gears, and hold a wheel. So you think.
Well.... There is a lot more to it than that. It is mentally tiring, what we do, while operating that heavy piece of equipment down the road. Our mind and eyes, never stop moving, always looking to react to potential hazards. What is worse yet, on a daily basis, I see and encounter, at least a dozen potentially fatal actions on the road. Whether it be someone blowing a stop sign, pulling out of a roadway directly in my path, passing oncoming traffic and swerving in at the last possible second, passing me and swerving in so close I can't even see half the vehicle over my hood (and I have a short sloped hood) ..... The list goes on, and on...... I can't even type it all. This is a daily basis.

I am sorry this went long, and many quit reading when they saw more than a one liner.

What I mean to say here: Before you want to place blame at the feet of the truck driver, be aware of what he sees, and what he goes through, and what the actual conditions were.
When someone rolls a stop sign, we don't always have the time nor distance to stop.

06/05/2021

Why we live in Northern MN? Because I will take this, over the city, any day

06/05/2021

Nice load of cedar

06/05/2021

So, the problem with cameras, they seem to make objects look farther than they are. That said, there is a reason for the distance trucks try to keep between themselves and vehicles in front of them. If something were to happen, inside this area, I may not be able to stop, depending on the travel speed and the weight I may be hauling at the time. I ask everyone to think about that, before filling that space.

12/28/2020

So oooooo. Here we are yet.. Empty, now to get out

12/28/2020

After 45 minutes..... I can see the scale up there anyways.

12/28/2020