KEEPING SAEC
ROLLING Bullard’s Garage kept SAEC vehicles on the road for half a century
The humming of 37 engines radiates across the pole yard each morning as South Alabama Electric Cooperative linemen prepare for another day of service. The fleet of vehicles includes bucket trucks, digger trucks, pickups and SUVs. “Those trucks make our linemen’s job much easier,” SAEC General Manager David Bailey says. “They allow us to work efficiently and to keep our employees safe.” For 50 years, SAEC relied on two brothers — Glen and Harry Bullard — and Bullard’s Garage in Troy to keep the fleet running. If a truck was stuck or broken down on the side of the road, their response was swift. If a vehicle needed repairs after a shift, linemen would drop it off at Bullard’s Garage. By the next morning, repairs would be complete. The brothers even worked during severe weather and widespread electrical outages to keep trucks on the road. 6 DECEMBER 2019
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