Ga DOT may hold big trucks outside of Atlanta for winter storm 2/25/15

Discussion in 'Truckers' Weather & Road Conditions' started by wsyrob, Feb 25, 2015.

  1. wsyrob

    wsyrob Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I am home and have the weather channel on.

    They are talking about the latest winter storm hitting the south 2/25/15. They interviewed a Ga DOT person who said plans were in place to stop trucks outside Atlanta to prevent the gridlock they blame on us from last years storm. May want to push on through or lay up well ahead of Atlanta rather than get stuck with no place to park.
     
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  3. wsyrob

    wsyrob Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Mayor of Atlanta is on now in a news conference. Listening live now.

    Schools out 12 PM Parents secure your children
    Wants all businesses to close by 14:00. Expect an early rush hour.

    Snow to start 15:00. Expecting 4-6 inches.

    Nothing about trucks. Wants roads as clear as possible by 16:00 so crews can work.
     
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    wsyrob Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    LMAO

    While the mayor is fielding questions talking about doom and gloom the weather channel is showing a weather map split screen predicting 0 snow fall overnight.
     
  5. Radman

    Radman Road Train Member

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    They have snow removal crews in GA? Lol. Do yourself a favor shut down, I rather drive thru Wyoming in a snow storm then with a bunch of non snow driving locals trying to drive thru it. Trust me it's good they don't want trucks going thru there. 50% of the drivers down there including truck drivers hardly see snow or drive in it. They'll be slamming brakes all day long.
     
  6. SHO-TYME

    SHO-TYME Road Train Member

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    It's not that, it's the ones who stop at the bottom of a hill and THEN try to get going, and instead of accelerating easily, they just floor it and can't figure out why they can't go anywhere. And the clowns with the DOT don't know how to take care of the roads anyway. They dump gravel on the ice instead of sand.
     
  7. RubyEagle

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    I don't know if it's true but l read an article on ajc saying that all trucks will be made to pull into weigh stations and be checked for snow and ice equipment. Remember they passed that law a couple years ago saying trucks have to have chains in Georgia or can be cited.
     
  8. SHO-TYME

    SHO-TYME Road Train Member

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    I live in Georgia, I don't carry chains because my theory is, If I have to put chains on, my truck has no business being on the road. Plus, I look at the weather forecast, if it's going to snow, I either go home or go south.
     
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