1000 Vehicles Daily Traveling North Through Belle Fourche on Way To the Bakken

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Officials in the western South Dakota town of Belle Fourche say they're seeing a considerable increase in traffic through town from the boom in the North Dakota oilfields.

State Department of Transportation engineer Mike Carlson tells KELO television that U.S. Highway 85 sees about a thousand vehicles traveling north a day, and about 300 of those are trucks.

I'm hearing the same thing from implement and heavy equipment dealers here about new companies, more trucks coming in daily.

It was posted not long ago that a company already here in the Bakken was looking to add 500 more trucks to their inventory.

Oh, on another note: in the past four months I have noticed much better use of space in Williston. When I first got here in August, trucks were scattered all over, parking wherever they could find space. Now the trucks are more often seen lined up, maximizing use of the space available. Someone told me they are seeing signs reserving spaces for specific trucks in some fields or lots.