When truck driver Cliff Davis hauls ready-mix concrete for Commercial Ready Mix Products Inc., he’s likely to encounter famous Corolla wild horses, sea birds and swirling sand obstacles as he travels along 12 miles of exposed beaches in the northernmost part of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
The remote route is only accessible by boat or AWD vehicle, and when the tide comes in, it is even narrower.
“I can’t afford a breakdown or mother ocean may take ownership of the truck,” Davis says.