HELP i have to drive on a road of ice for the first time what should i not do?

Go slow be safe, make friend on radio and fallow gt nervous stop.

 

Glad you made it, and pulled it off!

 

I think you learned several things here LOL

You can actually get traction, on snow. And, if you need to take a whiz, the time to start slowing down. Is when you feel it coming on. Not when you see an exit ramp

I been following the thread, didn't offer any advise. But, I have watched to see how you came out.

Good to hear you're home in one piece, and safe.

 

Hey Bandit, don't quit driving, find a good day haul job at home. You can make good money and be with your kids and the wife every night, thats how I have always done it. I have quite a few days that work out well hourly although I get paid by the mile and stop. Some days not so great, good day is something over $20/hr in the end and bad day might be $14/hr. Throw in the benefit package and the fact I'm home every night and it's not too bad. We will never get rich doing this but it could be a lot worse.

 

If you feel that this run is not safe, THEN DON'T DO IT! It's your life, not the dispatchers! Just tell them you'll get it there when the road is safe!

 

Glad you made it Bandit!! And I'm glad that you figured out the $ breakdown isn't worth your life ...welcome to otr driving. Be safe and happy new year driver!!!!

 

Here's a lttle saying I teach all my students.

Turn off the jake, Stay off the brakes, Lock in the diff's and SLOW THE HECK DOWN.

Turn off the jake's. Any one who tells you they can use the jakes in ice and snow. Stay the heck away from him. he's going die.

Stay off the brakes. If you have to use them be real easy with them.

Lock in the diff's. I belive it's better to be safe then sorry. It's better to have them locked in and not need them then to need them and wish you had them.

Slow down. If the weather is bad it dosn't take much speed to be TO much speed. To heck with every one else. There not driving that truck.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBzBmmiMBYc


just one of my icy day videos...

 

This is a timely question for me. I just completed my first solo run today from Mira Loma, CA to Denver CO. I went I-15 N to I-70 E for the last 2 days. It got bad right at mm 1 on I-70 for about 30 miles , then cleared up again until Vail, CO. It was a lot of slow driving, flashers, low gear and easy on the brakes. I made 439 miles the first day and 545 miles the second, which got me to Arvada right at 11 hr's drive time.

Talk about a baptism of fire for a rookie! I learned a lot and my confidence is growing daily, every mile that goes under me and every backing I have to do.