The Oklahoma Highway Patrol escorted one of the heaviest loads ever moved in the state this week — a massive 1.1 million pound turbine from Perry to a power plant west of Stillwater.

The details: The escort and move happened over two days, wrapping up successfully on Tuesday, May 28. Troopers from OHP Troop S were out directing passenger traffic and leading the oversized load on the route.

• Troopers’ main job during this move was making sure other vehicles stayed safe and knew where to go as the huge load passed by.
• There were no incidents along the way — the turbine and all drivers on the route made it safely to the destination.
• This turbine is one of the heaviest pieces of equipment the OHP has ever helped take across Oklahoma roads.

Moves like this show how important skilled truckers are when it comes to safely hauling big, critical loads through our country’s highways — especially oversized and over-dimensional freight like this turbine.