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There is one wrecker who is set up between the Sinclair and Laramie over on Elk, I got to talk to him once he says he makes a killing off this time of year, He makes all his money during this time and goes and dicks off in the spring and summer.

 

yeah, they work hard but maybe even smarter?!

 

Soooooo! Glad I'm not OTR anymore, no snow to worry about here in Vegas

 

I was up to my ears in snow in Vegas a couple of times

 

It was blowing 90 in Boulder today

 

crap!! hope the drivers in that area were smarter than in Wyo!?

 

word on the street, truck blow overs have increased dramatically since the introduction of 53 foot trailers.

 

Hmmmm.....more sail area to catch the wind, maybe?

 

that is quite possible, but also the area, volume of trucks, lack of brains... maybe?

 

Couple of years ago Swift got knocked down in front of me, so I stopped and let the 2 drivers sit in my truck till the cavalry showed up. The trainee said he was looking for a place to stop when it happened. 'How much weight you got?' 'About 7300lbs' When Mr Trooper got there he asked me what happened then asked the kid if he saw the sign that said NO LIGHT TRAILERS, the kid says he was looking for a place to hide and the cop says 'it was back there 30 miles'. He asked if the other guy could stay with me for a little bit while he talked to the driver, then when he found out the trainer had been asleep at the time he almost had a stroke. Made them both stand out in 80mph wind and snow while he made room in his car, then shook my hand and said thanks for stopping. I was approximately 117000 gross that night and I thought it was going to knock me down too. Some idiot came by on 3.5 wheels and didn't even move over. I thought he had me for sure. Always an adventure in the cowboy state...