First Time Driving A Semi Through a Snow Storm

I remember back in the day when I was green, I was driving thru that Tule fog in central California valley on a freezing cold night, my windshield iced up. I couldn’t see s^%t. I stuck my head out the window while I hit the high heat on defrost. Took me a little while to figured it out. From there on, I was always prepared.

 

2017 Cascadia Fogging windshield is easy to remedy .
My problem is ice building up between wiper blade and glass. Then it separates contact from windshield.
I've tried several kinds of wiper blades. New wiper arms(thinking spring was weak). Extreme cold washer fluid.
This winter i plan to stay home as much as possible.

 

^^^Smartest decision^^^
Trucking companies preach safety & at the end of the day you are the captain of that ship so guide it wisely.
We as professional drivers know what our trucks can/can't do, but on the other hand the puffy chested nothing scares me attitude that end up screwing the pooch.
There is not a load out there worth losing everything you have worked for just because of dipyits that are on a mission.
Winter time=Part time
Be smart & stay safe.

 

Dude's a rookie driver from Florida. Not many snowstorms down there.

 

12V hair dryer. Lay it on the dash pointed at the problem area. The windshield between the defroster vents will ice up then start lifting the wiper blades up, then the ice forms on the blade ends.

 

Any time you’re applying heat your wiper blades won’t stay clean.

 

Awesome...on all the Cascadias I've been in the A/C shuts off in defrost mode.

 

Yeah, that's what I worked to avoid and couldn't find a solution. I tried everyone's suggestion when I spent my last years driving out west. In fact, before going out West I asked this question on this forum and got all of these suggestions. I tried them all and didn't get the results I expected. Yes, running with little or no heat in the cab and with windows slightly cracked does prevent inside windows fogging. But the ice build-up on the windshield leading to the wipers losing good contact with the glass was always an issue.

Ask why yourself why the front of your side mirrors, the front being the side facing the road ahead of you, get's ice build-up. It certainly has no defrost blowing on it. The small amount of heat on the backside of the mirror surface is not causing the front of the mirror enclosure to stay warm. But ice builds up on the front of the mirrors. If people want to argue the heated mirrors DO keep the mirror fronts warm enough to cause the ice build up, explain how the unheated spot mirrors on the front of the hood get tremendous ice build-up.

There are lots of old-wives tales about this topic. I haven't seen any of the home remedies do what they claim to do. I'm sure it's me not having a pure spirit while doing the technique or something. Certainly drivers never exaggerate the effectiveness of anything. I'm sure we can all agree on that.

 

I don’t think anyone said no heat in the cab, just no heat on the glass. If the windshield is cold the snow won’t stick and you won’t need to run your wipers. It always cracked me up when I’d be running down the road, wipers off, and a clear windshield and I’d see other trucks with so much ice built up they’d be trying to see through a couple small wiper tracks.

You can run with your floor heat on and crack a window to circulate air, that will keep your side windows defrosted.