CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Hundreds of digger and bucket trucks from across the country are staging at the Richard M. Borchard Fairgrounds in Robstown, waiting to get into the Houston area after Hurricane Beryl moves on and it's safe to travel there.
The trucks have been arriving for days and now there are nearly 3,000 linemen ready to get to work. The trucks had license plates from states like Indiana, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee.
"We’re from Nashville, Tennessee and work for Davis H. Elliott they’re a contractor for everybody, we sub contract for Nashville Electric Services," Line foreman Tobias Perez said.
The Houston area has seen widespread power outages and the crews are ready to put their unique skills to work to get the power back on in that storm ravaged area.
"I think we’re going to mostly concentrate on sending most of our resources towards El Campo and the Bay City area where they got impacted the most." AEP Texas Distribution Inspector Mel Palacios said.
The linemen also pointed out that the work they do can be dangerous. They say they always have to be aware of their surroundings, especially when they are going to wade into the middle of something like what Beryl has left behind.
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