R&J Trucking Delivers Supplies To Victims of  Hurricane Helene

MARIETTA, OH… It started with a text from local R&J Trucking Professional Truck Driver Mitch Williams to Marietta, Ohio Terminal Manager Jared Pauley. Mitch asked, “What can we do to help the victims of Hurricane Helene?” 48 hours later, R&J Trucking’s Marietta and Boardman terminals had collected four 53’ trailer loads of food, paper products, pet food, diapers, formula, cleaning supplies, and even some cribs and lots and lots of bottled water. 

The trucks were dispatched to Erwin, South Carolina,  With R&J Trucking driver Mitch Williams in the lead truck, Casey Griffin in truck #2, Tina Hardman in truck #3,  and Cameron Hamrick, driver for RO Wetz Transportation in truck #4.

Individuals, companies and even large corporations banded together to donate supplies, which were collected at R&J’s Marietta, Ohio terminal warehouse and the company’s (American Bulk Commodities) Boardman, Ohio corporate headquarters.  The goods were loaded in pickup trucks, UTVs and private and military helicopters, even horses to reach the stranded storm victims.  The drivers reported that the devastation was surreal.

An additional 2 trailers full of goods were collected at the Canfield, Ohio fire/police station and left on  October 11th for the relief effort as well.

What a fantastic effort by an amazing group of people.  From the R&J staff at the Marietta and Boardman, Ohio terminals that collected the goods and loaded the trailers to the Professional Truck Drivers that donated their time to deliver them, and the owners of American Bulk Commodities and Wetz Companies that provided the equipment and filled the trailers as well.  It was a tremendous effort that took place very quickly and required a lot of coordination to make it happen.  God Bless everyone involved.