A.W. McDonald, left, lead truck mechanic; Hiram "Pappy" Acocks, shift foreman, and H.P. Brannon, lead truck mechanic, join forces on an inspection tour of equipment. Brannon and McDonald are Texans, while Acocks hails from Salt Lake City, Utah.

K.J. Arey, material controlman; Rudy Seidl, head automechanic; and L.C. Lurdy, head truck mechanic, who are all on vacation are missing from the transportation lineup.