Winter ahead; Tips anyone?

My own personal motto is, if I am forced to run under 40 mph to keep things safe...I park the truck until road crews get out there and give me some traction. The trick to being successful with this motto, is to drive for a company that will accept it, and not try to push me. The stress is nowhere near worth it.


"40 mph or more in snow, or I don't go".

 

Start topping up with winter washer fluid now so it will not be frozen then.

 

Yeah book a dedicated run going from Texas to Florida for the winter


anyway here's what to look forward to, cheers!

 

oh and don't go on this bridge

 

keep clear of wiggle wagons
and those little patches of concrete just before bridges freeze before asphalt will.

 

IF it's WINTER so DRIVE LIKE ITS WINTER

 

30 years of winter driving including 19 in wisconsin, it doesnt get any easier each winter. LOL i dress warm in case i break down, get stuck or wreck. This way i can walk to were there's food and heat. MY name isnt on the side of the truck so i'm not babysitting it

 

Tractor Supply has 25 lbs bags of kitty liter for 2.25, Good stuff when you need it

 

I resent that remark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

the rubber mats that restaurants use in the kitchen are helpful, it can be good to have one around. A) can be used to get a spinning wheel to stick B) if you have to load/unload/work on an icy patch you can put it on the ice and you'll have solid footing C) if you have to kneel or lay down to fix something it'll keep you off the cold hard icy wet ground

ether aka starting fluid also works as a lock de-icer in a pinch.

soak your padlocks in oil before it gets nasty out, they won't ice up as bad if they're full of oil.

cats-eye tire pressure monitors are handy as they provide one spot to fill both duals and an easier check for tire pressure. eliminates laying in an icy mud-puddle to check/inflate the inside dual.