Truckers' Trucking Forum | Largest CDL Truck Driver Message Board - The Premier Truck Drivers Forum!  

Go Back   Truckers' Trucking Forum | Largest CDL Truck Driver Message Board > Trucking News & Reports > Truckers News
Reload this Page Hundreds Stranded In Amarillo
JOIN Forum Truckers Blogs FAQ Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read

Truckers' Trucking Forum/Message Board - The Premiere Truck Driver Forum

Truckers News The Dimmer Switch. Got some interesting truckers news you want let others to know about? Let drivers know here. Discuss trucking news. What do you know that other truckers don't? Basically a current events message board. International Truckers News
American Truckers News

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  ^ Top   #1  
Old 03.29.2009
Cybergal's Avatar
Truck Forum Supporter
  
Last Seen: 04.16.2009 05.42 AM
Member Since: Oct 2008
Posts: 13,838
My Trucking Photos: 27

Thanks: 2,066
Thanked: 2,575 Times
My Truckers Blog : 16
Snow Hundreds Stranded In Amarillo
Hundreds Stranded In Amarillo

Quote:
AMARILLO---Closed roads and canceled flights left hundreds of people stranded here in Amarillo.
The Red Cross, The Salvation Army and law enforcement answered the call and teamed-up to help those who couldn't leave. Dave Bolt wasn't planning on staying in Amarillo, he was on his way to California.
But mother nature had other plans for him.
"The visibility was anywhere from 150 feet to 150 yards," says Bolt.
He was one of hundreds of trucker drivers stranded in Amarillo because of yesterday's blizzard.
http://myhighplains.com/content/fulltext/?cid=48941
Reply With Quote
Remove This Ad By Registering. Join Our Truck Forum and Trucking Community For Free. Sponsored Links:

  ^ Top   #2  
Old 03.29.2009
Medium Load Member
  
Last Seen: 2 Hours Ago 09.50 PM
Member Since: Aug 2008
Location: Chicago IL
Trucker? 3 Years
Age: 26
Posts: 600
My Trucking Photos: 0

Thanks: 113
Thanked: 90 Times
Reminds me of the blizzard in early 2007 that cost me almost a full day in Amarillo. TX has the worst snow removal techniques ever.
Reply With Quote
  ^ Top   #3  
Old 03.29.2009
Lilbit's Avatar
Road Train Member
  
Last Seen: 07.02.2009 03.35 PM
Member Since: Aug 2008
Location: Madison, WI
Trucker? EX-8 Years
Age: 42
Posts: 6,838
My Trucking Photos: 0

Thanks: 2,544
Thanked: 1,672 Times
My Truckers Blog : 6
Quote:
Originally Posted by Owner's Operator View Post
Reminds me of the blizzard in early 2007 that cost me almost a full day in Amarillo. TX has the worst snow removal techniques ever.
I didn't think they had snow plows there.
__________________
Dynamite comes in small packages, Nitro comes in smaller ones, take your pick!


Lo there do I see my father
Lo there do I see my mother
and my sisters and brothers
Lo there do I see the line of my people
back to the beginning
Lo they do call to me
They bid me to take my place
In the halls of Valhalla
Where the brave may live forever.
From the movie 'The 13th Warrior'
Reply With Quote
  ^ Top   #4  
Old 03.29.2009
CMoore2004's Avatar
Road Train Member
  
Last Seen: 02.08.2010 08.29 PM
Member Since: Nov 2007
Location: OTR
Trucker? No Answer
Posts: 1,122
My Trucking Photos: 0

Thanks: 17
Thanked: 100 Times
My Truckers Blog : 2
They don't, they just open the boarder and give everyone shovels thinking the illegals will be thankful and do their part to help society.

That's why they need plows.
Reply With Quote
  ^ Top   #5  
Old 03.29.2009
JSmitty's Avatar
Light Load Member
  
Last Seen: 03.30.2009 05.19 PM
Member Since: Feb 2009
Location: Midland Tx
Trucker? 13 Years
Age: 35
Posts: 300
My Trucking Photos: 0

Thanks: 9
Thanked: 44 Times
My son lives there. Here's a photo of his back yard. Notice how it snowed underneath their awning, particularly the bird house :
Attached Thumbnails
Hundreds Stranded In Amarillo-winter-in-spring-033.jpg  
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to JSmitty For This Useful Post:
tucker (03.29.2009)
Remove This Ad By Registering. Join Our Truck Forum and Trucking Community For Free. Sponsored Links:

  ^ Top   #6  
Old 03.29.2009
Big Toddzilla's Avatar
Bobtail Member
  
Last Seen: 05.08.2009 06.40 AM
Member Since: Dec 2008
Location: Austintown, Ohio
Trucker? 0-1 Year
Age: 38
Posts: 15
My Trucking Photos: 0

Thanks: 4
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
I was in SC one time when they got 2 inches of snow. Whole town shut down, snow removal was an F150 filled with sand with 2 guys with shovels throwing the sand onto the road.
__________________
Why do two men spend millions of dollars to get a job that pays $400,000?
Last edited by Big Toddzilla; 03.29.2009 at 09.06 PM..
Reply With Quote
  ^ Top   #7  
Old 03.30.2009
Light Load Member
  
Last Seen: 1 Week Ago 06.19 AM
Member Since: Dec 2008
Location: Tucson AZ
Trucker? EX-6 Years
Age: 57
Posts: 80
My Trucking Photos: 0

Thanks: 8
Thanked: 19 Times
Nobody has blizzards like ND has blizzards
Reply With Quote
  ^ Top   #8  
Old 03.30.2009
Light Load Member
  
Last Seen: 12.28.2009 12.23 PM
Member Since: Nov 2008
Location: Lethbridge, AB
Trucker? 1 Year
Age: 28
Posts: 191
My Trucking Photos: 0

Thanks: 10
Thanked: 88 Times
I was stuck in this......when they opened it up (FINALLY) the roads were BONE dry. There were a couple puddles in Dumas I had to drive through and that was it.

I'm thinking they could've opened the roads back up a little sooner!! (AARRRGGGHH!!!!!)
Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
truck driver news, truck drivers news, trucker news, truckers news, trucking company news, trucking industry news, trucking news

Truckers' Trucking Forum/Message Board

« Snow storms makes travel treacherous through Oklahoma | Fast turnaround for truckers »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Trucker Forum Replies Last Post
Hundreds of gallons of gas stolen in 2 truck-stop thefts Cybergal Truckers News 10 01.11.2010 08.05 AM
7 Stranded Sperm Whales Cybergal The Pet Stop 1 01.23.2009 11.54 AM
Truckers Get Stranded Cybergal Truckers News 3 11.10.2008 06.17 AM
Truckers stranded after filling up Cybergal Truckers News 5 07.21.2008 10.48 AM
Hundreds of Siricomm hot spots have gone cold Cybergal Electronic Connection 8 01.26.2008 07.33 AM


.

Trucking - Truck Pictures - Contact Us - Truckers Forum - Privacy Statement - Top

vBulletin Forum Software, Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.
Copyright © TheTruckersReport.com - Trucking Forum & Message Board - Truck Driver Discussion - Truck Forum

Trucker Forum Disclaimer: All content, information and opinions (collectively, the "Material") presented on Our Trucker Forum Discussion Board at TheTruckersReport.com are those of the authors of posts and messages (collectively, the "participants") and not The Truckers Report. The Truckers Report does not guarantee the reliability, completeness, accuracy, timeliness or up-to-date-ness of the material presented on the Truck Driver Forum. The material is published "as is," and does not represent the official views and opinions of The Truckers Report or any company. Any reliance upon the Material presented on these forums shall be at User's own risk. The Truckers Report does not review the substance of the content posted by users on these forums and is therefore not responsible for any of such content. The Truckers Forum merely provides a space for its users to express and exchange their own opinions. Privacy Statement.


Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO