Winter Trucking

[RC Addict]

Thought I would post some pictures of my winter adventures. Here is the first--parked in Laramie, WY. I will try to get some carnage pictures tomorrow if the weather is good enough to roll. Should see some jack-knifed rigs out there...

 

[slowngreen]

that sucks lol!!! i wouldnt want to run a big rig in this weather!!!! just be careful man, it was SO slick here today people were only going 35 on the highways, seen a nasty rollover too.

what do you haul???

 

[MrClean]

Glad we didn't have any snow today, the wind was blowing 30 - 50 mph. It's going to be almost 60F in the morning and temps will be falling throughout the day. Monday it's going to be balmy 18F for the high. :whhooo:

 

[RC Addict]

what do you haul???

Anything that can be hauled in a dry-van. Right now I have a load of fiberglass insulation.

Glad we didn't have any snow today, the wind was blowing 30 - 50 mph. It's going to be almost 60F in the morning and temps will be falling throughout the day. Monday it's going to be balmy 18F for the high. :whhooo:

It's headed your way!

 

[olds97_lss]

Anything that can be hauled in a dry-van. Right now I have a load of fiberglass insulation.



It's headed your way!

Well... I guess if you do roll over, you can just crawl into your trailer until help arrives. I used to "take naps" in that stuff years ago when I worked at a lumber yard... when it's -10F outside and your forced to just stand outside all day waiting for customers to help them load stuff... or sweep acres of concrete... a nice nappy in the insulation isle was always a nice get away. In the summer... sleeping in a nice bathtub was also nice.

HEY!!! I WORKED HARD!!!


between naps

 

[RC Addict]

Well... I guess if you do roll over, you can just crawl into your trailer until help arrives. I used to "take naps" in that stuff years ago when I worked at a lumber yard... when it's -10F outside and your forced to just stand outside all day waiting for customers to help them load stuff... or sweep acres of concrete... a nice nappy in the insulation isle was always a nice get away. In the summer... sleeping in a nice bathtub was also nice.

HEY!!! I WORKED HARD!!!


between naps

Now that is funny! Itchy, but funny!

 

[Cupooterluvr]

I've always wondered what it would be like to pilot one of the big trucks across the country. Looking forward to the look into your adventures

 

[Xiris]

I think ill stay in CA.

72 F Today

 

[olds97_lss]

Now that is funny! Itchy, but funny!

It was in bags and I was in cover alls... only itchy when we would throw each other in the stuff in the summer when it was 100F outside and we were soaked with sweat.

ah... good times...

 

[RC Addict]

I've always wondered what it would be like to pilot one of the big trucks across the country. Looking forward to the look into your adventures

I guess it is fun the first time. Gets old after 20 years though...

I think ill stay in CA.

72 F Today

Going to be 1 F here in the morning with windchill of -20 F...

 

[olds97_lss]

Well... I hate to say that I watch reality TV and I do not envy you at all. Tough work, tough conditions. Especially on that ice road show. Those guys are nuts. Interesting to watch though... my wife hates the show, but she really likes the deadliest catch. I watch both pretty religiously.

A lot of people may think that truck driving is just a bunch of sitting on your butt... which most of it may be physically true, but mentally running one of those rigs through traffic must be just flat out exhausting.

I commute 2+ hours a day and I can't imagine being behind the wheel of anything for 9+ hours a day... especially in heavy weather. Between having the bladder of a schoolgirl and absolutely no patience for the idiots... I'd kill myself or someone else by day 2 of your job!

 

[RC Addict]

A lot of people may think that truck driving is just a bunch of sitting on your butt... which most of it may be physically true, but mentally running one of those rigs through traffic must be just flat out exhausting.

I commute 2+ hours a day and I can't imagine being behind the wheel of anything for 9+ hours a day... especially in heavy weather.

Most people never consider the mental aspect of my job. Thanks! That made my day! It is grueling to deal with all the traffic and the bad drivers (and a lot of 'em are truck drivers!) but winter weather is hell. If it gets bad I shut it down. No load is worth my wrecking!

 

[Rolex]

I wheeled 30 foot limos through Manhattan. On the bright side, when I dropped off my "Cargo" I'd sit in the back and watch TV or stretch out on the 10 foot long white leather couch and sleep while the customers were paying $85 an hour.
Pretty hard to get tired of doing that.
I could really enjoy rolling cross country in a Peterbilt, as long as it's clear and sunny out.

 

[olds97_lss]

Yeah, between snow, rain, ice, construction, and god forbid, the friggen sun is out, my drive to/from work sucks. Nothing like LA I'm sure as far as time goes, but man, I've seen a lot in the 12 years I've been making the trip. Countless accidents avoided, countless accidents seen... The latest snow here only kicked my commute up from 1 hour each way to 1 hour 45 minutes each way. Still waiting for that "big" snow (anything over 4 inches) that kicks it up to the 3+ hour mark like a few I had last year.

Makes for a really long day when you work 10 hours and throw 6 hours of commute on it.

So, even though it isn't my job to be on the road, I can honestly understand and sympathize for those who's job it is.

 

[RC Addict]

Yeah, between snow, rain, ice, construction, and god forbid, the friggen sun is out, my drive to/from work sucks. Nothing like LA I'm sure as far as time goes, but man, I've seen a lot in the 12 years I've been making the trip. Countless accidents avoided, countless accidents seen... The latest snow here only kicked my commute up from 1 hour each way to 1 hour 45 minutes each way. Still waiting for that "big" snow (anything over 4 inches) that kicks it up to the 3+ hour mark like a few I had last year.

Makes for a really long day when you work 10 hours and throw 6 hours of commute on it.

So, even though it isn't my job to be on the road, I can honestly understand and sympathize for those who's job it is.

Most days I would take LA traffic over that stuff you deal with. People think LA is bad but Chicago is WAY worse. The worst of all? Toronto. Six lanes in each direction and nothing moving...

 

[Rolex]

Hey Olds, what you don't understand is that a commute is the pits, but when I was stuck on a bridge for 6 hours waiting for a life flight heli to land and remove accident victims, or stuck on a major highway because a truck had jack knifed, I was getting paid. I was already IN my office, so being on the road is totally different from commuting.

 

[olds97_lss]

Good point... still sucks though

 

[RC Addict]

...stuck on a bridge for 6 hours waiting for a life flight heli to land and remove accident victims...

Been there!

... I was getting paid. I was already IN my office, so being on the road is totally different from commuting.

Wish I was getting paid to sit in traffic. I am by the mile...

 

[h8z2luze]

I think ill stay in CA.

72 F Today

Agreed. Where you at in cali? Why don't people put their locations on their profile

 

[Rolex]

Wish I was getting paid to sit in traffic. I am by the mile...

Ow, of course.
Luckily it was a beautiful day, and people started throwing frizbees, sitting on car hoods with guitars and just enjoying the view of the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline. A couple of enterprising guys bought a box of ice cream sandwiches from a nearby Haagen Daaz truck and started selling them for a buck each. Every hour they went up another buck as people started getting hungry.