Company says no chains?!?

It's abundantly clear that your husband drives for a carrier that lacks confidence in his ability. Does he have the ability/talent/experience to chain up and drive>if not he should park and wait it out.

 

A few posters had the idea that not putting a 150 k truck , and several million dollars worth at risk , is unmanly ? If you need chains to move I don't need to move. Park for a few hours till the plow goes through. And before some one dog piles , three to five inches is not much. Wonder how many who want to pile on drive around the gates when the interstate is closed?

 

that would very bad to drive around the gates if interstate, if i was the police or deputy i would slap a $1790 fine right quik

 

Chain laws require you to carry them you WILL get a ticket if you're not carrying them, but you don't have to put them on. BUT God help you if they have to pull you out of the ditch or off the top of a 4-wheeler or something and the chains are still hanging on your frame, you'd get less time for taking a shot at the president. If the chain signs are out either chain-up or get off.

 

That's correct , so I will be waiting for the plow to go by .

 

Chains are for getting out of trouble, not for trying to drive thru it...No load is worth risking my life or job over...If it ends up late, oh well, happens...

 

My company makes us watch videos and take tests on chaining, then refuses to equip my truck with them so I guess i have to shut down rather than chain, I wouldnt want to deal with weather like that anyway.

 

If its time to chain up for me, it's time to pull over and take a nap. My chains are for display only. I've driven through conditions that warranted chains, yet I've only thrown iron in a muddy drop yard. There's too much liability , IMO, to be out there running with them and too much risk from other drivers, especially while putting them on or taking them off. Most of my loads require air ride as well, so I'm not about to damage a million dollar machine from vibration or wreck. The few times I've shut down, a ten hour break and I was rolling again. Last year, Snowqualmie was all jacked up, ate dinner, shower, and nap and it was clear and wet on the webcam. Called the agent and told them delay was weather related and my delivery was pushed back a day. No problem and my 1500 pound load was delivered safely to SC.

 

the mountains on the East coast are just as steep as the Rockies. The Adirondacks, Blue Ridge, WV. I've driven them for over 25 yrs, including the "Awesome and Oh So Manly" rockies. never used chains in the east until it got to be over 10-12 inches on the road them chained to find a place to park. west coast says chain and there's only 6" and then they run 55-60 mph.?? sling a chain and it's deadly.

Now I will carry, but not throw, too many idiots think chains are magic!!!

it don't make the truck run like a "slot car". you can still slide and jack knife easily with chains on. just not as easy as none.

 

You must stay east of I35 then, because almost all states west require chains for about 6 months regardless of the weather.