Advice for winter

She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes...

 

If you're deadheading down i####ing80 in the winter go even slower than you normally would. Being super light on ice is a terrible combination.

 

Slow down, and watch the road and drivers ahead even more carefully.

Also, keep a weather app running in the background. I use one that sends me notifications about weather conditions near me.

 

I have a CB radio that I monitor any time conditions get bad. Gotta know what’s going on up ahead!

 

only saw 1 truck with his 4 way flashers in all those trucks.

you stop in the middle of the road hit the dam flashers!!!!!!!!!!!

have a CB and turn it ON!

 

Snow will accumulate on your truck and trailer.

Stop now and then and clean off your trailer lights, dot tape etc. Nothing worse than being invisible to those coming up behind you.

Check the airlines under your trailer and clean off the snow/ice before they're dragging on the ground.

When you stop don't set your trailer brakes.

When you park on snow wait for you tires to cool and then move forward and back a few times. Warm tires will soften the snow, you'll sink into it and in the morning you'll be stuck.

 

This !
That's the #1 rule to always remember.
Let off the throttle and COAST over bridges.. and even around curves that are highly glazed.

Watch the spray coming off of other vehicles tires.
If it's flowing.. it's wet.
The more poor the road condition becomes as the temp drops the spray will decrease incrementally.

Baby that fuel pedal.
Horsing it will get you knotted up real quick.

 

Quick story to make a point.

Neighbor kid and his sister leave Grandma's house after hunting ducks yesterday. Halfway home, there's a slide off on the interstate, and the driver gets out and walks onto the roadway. Neighbor kid lets off the gas, starts fish tailing, bounces of the left guardrail, then the right guardrail, and then becomes the hood ornament on a semi-truck..... Nobody hurt, thank the Lord. But vehicle carnage galore.

Heed the (serious) advise above, but never forget that it's not just what YOU do that gets YOU in trouble, it's also what other people do. In snow, ice, wind, drive even more defensively. You"ll need lots of distance to be able to stop. Look much further ahead (and behind, too).

You'll get more tired under stressful driving conditions, so give yourself some grace and don't expect to be able to cover the same amount of ground you can on a clear day. Everything is going to be harder and take longer. It's ok. You can't rush it.