Bad Weather Trucking Co's...?

I think your right.

 

I think everyone should watch this video. It really got to me. Be safe out there.

 

I'm not good at explaining things lol. Do you pull for fed ex? If so man my hats off to you ecspacially in Wyoming not a huge fed ex fan but hey they got a huge chunk of the market for that kinda stuff

 

No FedEx here, I pull a hopper.
That crash on 80, I have driven in much worse. I think that can happen any time these days in winter. You just can't stop fast enough when you have ice and snow on the road. With that said you just have to slow down and try and give your self a way out. I can't shut down every time it snows. Be safe out there

 

Actually depends how the trailers are loaded. If front trailer puts 19 to 20000 on single drive axle you can usually do pretty good, but when drive axle is 13000 and rear of front trlr is more, all bets are off. I would guess fed ex loads are lighter, so tandem tractors work well, plus other than Old Dominion single axle tractors usually have smaller sleepers.

 

Ya everyone likes to get all balled up and run in big packs bumper to bumper. Then one dude messes up and everyone is toast. Be safe out there summer will be here shortly

 

I don't really get worked up when trucks are on the road in bad conditions, it's the light vehicles that need to get off the road.

 

your my hero

 

Hammer166. As a relatively young pup that I am. I enjoy and gain knowledge from your posts. What are your thoughts on doubles in winter?

 

Tandem drive doubles, I have no problem with, unless they have that arrow hidden in their logo.

Seriously though, I spent entirely too many hours parked on I-40 around Cline's Corner because BigR, CF, and Yellow would send out their wiggle wagons into the storm. A single screw set should be banned from winter conditions unless they have lockers, sanders, or auto chains.

I don't have a real problem with various LCV setups of the west. Partly because most the guys who run them tend to be able to handle the weather, and partly because the states they run in tend to be stricter on enforcing traction requirements.

The LTL segment with lighter gross weights (and higher drag, as you pointed out,) are usually the first to spin out and screw things up for everyone else.