ICE ROAD TRUCKING- Carlile Trucking

Yrtruckwoman · Jun 23, 2017

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I never did the ice road thing like on TV, but I did drive 10 years in Alaska. Did drive a couple of rivers occasionally during the winter. Mostly the normal hauling routes and some off road routes. That being said, there is a lot to running in those kind of conditions. It is not for the faint of heart. Pay is very good, but you will earn every dime of it. Just the roads themselves can be very tricky at different times of the year. More than a lot of drivers in the lower 48 could handle easily and still not bust up a truck. Of course their is nothing like plowing into an 1800 lb Alaska Yukon Moose that decides he owns the road. Forget those little moose out east. I don't give a rip about those fancy Roo bars on the front. You hit one of these big boys at 60 mph and you are going to have some damage done to your ride in a big way... grill guard or not. Well, maybe the grill guard will keep him out of your passenger seat when you hit him. All you can hope for is that you hit at an angle and not direct. Remember, driving up there during the winter is a night time gig. I lived near Fairbanks, and in the deep winter, it would get light around 10 AM and get dark around 2 PM. Further north and less light time.

And of course there is nothing that can match trying to bust your brakes loose when it is dark, -60F, 30 mph winds and you are by yourself 50 miles from the nearest house. Likewise, making a by the side of the road quick repair to an air line or cable. And that is the minor stuff. It is not a lot of laughs to have to chain up several times a day on a run, depending on where you are headed.

Like I said, pay is good though and you will earn every penny. I started up there in the 80's and started at $28 an hour as a relatively newby driver. Some of the senior guys were getting $50 an hour. And you also got time and half for overtime and double time on holidays. But it can be a miserable way to make a living if you are not physically and psychologically prepared for it. You got to be almost a jack of all trades to operate in that stuff. I left to help out the folks back on the farm in Iowa. I would go back if the right opportunity came along. Wife has other ideas about that. Come to think of it.... I'm getting old enough I may not ever do it again.

Looks nice on TV though!
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Do you have a phone number I can call not a website please. My name isYvonne and would love to try it on those roads.

Yrtruckwoman · Jun 23, 2017

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Ya' gotta remember, this gig is only seasonal, like 3 months. These guys have other jobs the other 9 months.
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Yes, we know still would love to try this for three months can you give me a phone number please not a website thank you have 30 years experience in the job over mountains snow and ice . Would just like to try a different pace for a bit.

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