From Las Vegas (LV) to LA is about 300 miles (482.8 km). Quite a distance. It was 9 o’clock in the evening when we left LV after the event was over and loading was done. Even though there is no traffic on the freeway, I figured it would take about 5 hours as the Dually was pulling the MOONEYES Trailer. It was a non-stop drive from LV to LA! We made good time and it was a quarter after 1AM when we stopped at our first red light just after exiting the freeway off Florence off ramp, close by our shop.
This was our first stop from LV and engine shutdown right at the same time! Engine wouldn’t start at all, we were out of Gas! At 1 o’clock in the morning, out of Gas with a trailer hauled behind us and in middle of the street.
But at least we were at a stop light. We called AAA and while we were waiting for diesel fuel, CHP (California Highway Patrol) came and guarded us so cars wouldn’t come crashing into us from behind.
When we filled up gas and came back to our shop it was 2AM and just as figured, 5 hours after leaving LV. I noticed the driver of the dually slowed down to around 60 mph from 75 near Ontario (about 30 miles from the shop) but thought he slowed down as we entered into city. At same time I looked at the gauge panel and an orange light was on, I thought “This Dually just got repaired and something is already broken?!?!” But that was the warning light for low fuel… Driver just said, “I thought we could make it.”
