Be Careful out there drivers

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  1. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Wyoming used to broadcast on Noaa weather radio. Top and bottom of the hour they would broadcast wind speeds at various locations across I 80. I haven't been through there in some time so I don't know if they still do it but it sure used to come in handy when deciding where/if to stop.
     
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  3. Doealex

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    I think the reason he helped me was the story I told him the first time when he approached me. He commended that I was working hard and I told him a story of two frogs that fell into a jar of a cream. They kept jumping to get out but the jar was too deep. One frog says to another “look we are going to drown here. I am too tired and I give up.”.So she drowns. The second frog keeps jumping and churns a cream to butter which sticks to the bottom of a jar. So she jumps out of a jar. State trooper laughed and left. I remember him telling me that I churned a cream to a butter as I was leaving that rest area.
     
  4. Atlanta trucker

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    Your not getting payed enough $$$$$$ to be doing that but my hat is off to you sir for you are a stronger man than I ... my hat is off to that state trooper and pu driver also.
     
  5. CK73

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    For God's sake, never take 395 from Bishop to Reno. Take 6 in Bishop to 360, to 95, to 50, to 80 through Fernley.

    It's only about a 20 minute difference to Reno, even in perfect weather, avoid 395 from Bishop to Reno taking the 6/360/95/50/i80. The only pass you have to worry about is Grant's and it's basically half of a cabbage hill.
     
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  6. GraniteRiver

    GraniteRiver Light Load Member

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    Yes they still broadcast it, seems to only be updated on the hour.
     
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  7. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    Amazon has a slave driver mentality.
    I wonder how much that driver felt pushed by the company to drive such a light load through such heavy winds.

    Credit to the driver, however. He/she kept the shiny side up.
    Too often not the case.
     
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  8. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    Phone apps and GPS can often show more in near real-time.
     
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  9. Doealex

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    I own my truck, trailer and authority (car hauler) and I get paid enough to go to Wyoming or I don’t go there in winter. Wind is no problem for my car hauler (high mount trailer).
     
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  10. kidz bop

    kidz bop Medium Load Member

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    I remember driving in wyoming when i was with werner when it was that windy u can feel ur trailer sliding around. Black ice early morning a truck that passed me too fast about 5 miles up ahead that same truck and 2 cr englands were crashed in the ditch.
     
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