Running produce to Alaska

There still pretty bad. I never replaced the high beams just so I could use them to melt the snow off.

 

Are those light bars like you have in the middle legal? They do a great job of blinding oncoming traffic... I've only seen a couple trucks with them

 

They're not legal for on-road use anywhere in Canada. However, a lot of enforcement officers will ignore them if they're only used outside of urban areas and are promptly turned off when traffic is oncoming or wherever else you would not run high beams. In the north you can run some very long sections--hours--without seeing another vehicle or passing through a community, but you will be passing through areas thick with wildlife, rock falls, washouts, etc. Be sensible and they'll likely never be a problem. Be a dick and I hope the user not only gets a ticket, but some disgruntled motorist takes a hammer to the lights.

BTW, once one gets into the "southern" reaches (Fort St John, Prince George in BC, Peace River in AB), then my strong recommendation is to have them covered during the day and when crossing scales.

Edit to add: They should always be covered during the day if facing forward. I know most don't, but just because a thousand guys before you got away with it, if an enforcement officer is having a bad day, or there is a mandated crack-down, a ticket could be in order.

 

Just use common sense when using the light bar and I don't think you will have any problems. Light bar must be covered up in BC when going across a scale.

I was told the LED headlights was actually better in extremely cold temps because the snow just blows over them where the old style lights melt the snow and freezes on the lenses.

 

We have two guys at our company who liked to follow me in winter because they couldn't see a thing when leading because their lights would ice over quickly .. In extreme cold most lights stay ice free .. It's around -5 to 30 degrees where the problems occur . Also in whiteout conditions the led was making them snow blind they tend scatter light more than aim it .. Now both the guys put old style back in for winter

 

That's a pretty truck, mud and all.