Location for the night

Its against company policy fleet wide. If regulatory catches you'll get a nasty graham and with a student that's,probably even worse

 

What the oil well pump?

 

Sitting at the Petro in Los Banos, CA. Heading up to San Jose in the AM then off to Colorado, then back to IL after that.

 

Don't forget your chains ;4306343]Sitting at the Petro in Los Banos, CA. Heading up to San Jose in the AM then off to Colorado, then back to IL after that.[/QUOTE]

 

Home home home til Monday afternoon

 

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Don't need chains the way I'm going. Donner pass is probably getting snow tonight and tomorrow (pouring rain here right now), but Frito Lay is paying a premium to avoid mountain passes. So I get to run the 5 all the way down to Bakersfield, cut across SR58 to Barstow, then across I40 to Albequerque, then up I25 to Denver area. And yes, I know in order to enter Colorado in the months of September through May you must be in possession of chains.

Edit, just checked and Truckee, CA is expecting 1-3 inches of snow tomorrow. So nothing major

 

By the way I don't have chains on me right now

Thankfully my second job is weather forecasting, and my third job is avoiding CO DOT

 

I think it's only I70 that requires the chains, but I may be wrong.

 

Well at the Carlisle OC again after my load cancelled after I got to the pickup..Told em just pull everything off and I will just start over. Good luck with that on the weekend.

 

Edit, nevermind, I think you are correct

Colorado’s chain law applies to every state highway, federal highway and interstate throughout the state. The chain law is in effect when drivers are notified by roadside signs. You can also call 511. Truckers will need chains for the four tires of the drive axle to be in compliance when it’s time to throw iron. There is no requirement to carry extra chains or cables.
The Colorado law changed a bit a few years ago. Now, truckers traveling specifically on I-70 between mile marker 133 in Dotsero County and mile marker 259 in Morrison County must carry sufficient chains to be in compliance from Sept. 1 through May 31. The state provides 21 chain-up locations along the I-70 corridor. If you get busted without chains on this stretch of road, you will be fined $50 plus a $17 surcharge.
And, if you violate Colorado’s chain law, you’d better be ready to pay. You can be fined $500, plus a $79 surcharge, for not putting on chains when required. If you block the roadway because you didn’t throw iron when the law was in effect, you can be dinged with a $1,000 fine, plus a $157 surcharge.
There are two levels of the chain law:

• Level 1 – Single drive axle, combination commercial vehicles must chain up all four drive tires. Cables are not allowed in this instance. All other commercial vehicles must have either snow tires or chains to proceed.
• Level 2 – Chains are required for all commercial vehicles. Again, all four tires of single-drive tractors must be chained. For dual-drive axle tractors, you’re only required to chain four drive tires. Outside tires of drive axles must have chains. Inside tires may have cables.

Chains or cables?
The short answer is that you have a lot of options in Colorado. The following are the approved devices, along with any design specifications and/or any restrictions on the use of the devices:

• Metal chains must consist of two circular metal loops, one on each side of the tire, connected by at least nine evenly spaced loops across the tread. Dual tire chains are acceptable.
• Wheel sanders must carry enough sand to get the vehicle through the restricted area;
• Automatic chains that spin under the drive wheels automatically as traction is lost;
• Textile traction device, a fabric boot which encompasses the tire. Currently, the only textile device that has been approved for use on Colorado highways is the AutoSock.
• Cables are allowed in only two instances: if they are made with steel cross member rollers of 0.415 inches or greater in diameter (and even those can’t be used on single drive axle tractors) or they can be used on tires where chains are not already required.

The Colorado regulations actually give the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Highway Patrol the power to dictate when chain laws go into effect. The regulations only address design and placement. The law is C.R.S. 42-4-106.

So you're only required to carry chains on I-70 between the MM's mentioned. However, if chain laws are in effect in any part of the state you must chain up or shut down if you don't have any