Willis and Sharon Robinson of Spangle, Washington own and operate a truck and trailer as Lost Pine Trucking Inc. They offered to haul the second rig to Houston for shipment to Guatemala without pay. This is their story:

Dec 13 – It was cold in Spokane. The drive into the yard is down hill and glare ice. Willis believes we may have to use chains to get back to the road. After loading by Gary and Rod Bartholomew and Steve Lingenfelter, we head back up the drive. No chains were required, but as we pulled onto the road, we lost the brakes to the trailer! This required immediate repair. Willis called his friend Terry French at Western Peterbilt on Broadway in Spokane and asked for help. Although they were covered up with work, they made the repair and we were on the road in 15 minutes! Into Missoula with 15 minutes to spare before the deadline, the generator (more…)