ALASKA

I don't know how often they do it, but Brenny Specialized from Minnesota does go to Alaska. At least the website says they go to 49 states.

 

That just means the owners vacation in Hawaii.

 

people you do not have to go to Alaska to experience this just get a load going through iowa in a January snow storm at 2 am, all the plow drivers will be at caseys having coffee and you can get all the romance you want. me I get all the excitement I can handle dragging empty pups around

 

I've been to Alaska with my current company. Most of the drivers going there are either Canadian, guys from the Pacific NW or specific companies that go to Alaska like Lynden.

That permafrost is no joke. It'll look like a small dip in the road and you hit it at ~45mph and it'll send you into the passenger seat.

 

Linky no worky. Go to advanced and try it again. I would love to see what you posted.

 

Tried hotlinking it, but that didn't work. Hopefully it's showing for everyone now. I'll post some more pics later on when I can find the folder I put them in.

 

there it is. Awesome. I'm jealous.

 

That was a crazy trip no doubt. For hours and miles you'd not see another soul. Minus the 5 days I was broken down Whitehorse, YT, from Lubbock, TX to Anchorage it took me 9 days. That's with a 34 reset in Montana due to Canadian HOS laws not allowing drivers to drive past 7 days on their logs. Muncho Lake between Fort St. John, BC and Whitehorse, YT is a spectacle all of its own.

From speaking with natives once I got there, Anchorage has become like most towns in the lower 48 the past 10-15 years due to big box stores finally making it up there. In fact, it's probably more expensive in SoCal than it is in Anchorage these days. I hit up the local Wal-Mart to get some souvenirs and such and the prices were very much comparable to the lower 48. Even eating out at a local spot only cost me about $25. Ordering a pizza from Dominoe's in Whitehorse cost me ~$30CAD.

 

Not sure where you got that information from, but it is false. You can drive on the recap in Canada similarly to the U.S., or you can reset your 70 (36 hour reset in Canada). One difference is that if you are running Cycle 1 (70/7) you must have one period of 24 hours off-duty within every 14 days. You must have 14 days logs with you as well.

Of course, all of that is for driving in Canada south of the 60th parallel. Above the 60th (in the NWT or Yukon), then you can drive 15 hours a day, total 18 hours on-duty, in a 20-hour work shift and require 8 hours off-duty/sleeper (vs. 13/14/16/10 south of 60). Cycle 1 is slightly different as well at 80/7, but the 24 hour off-duty in 14 days remains the same.

If you're going to continue to drive in Canada then here are a couple recommended links:
National Safety Code Standard 9 Hours of Service: http://ccmta.ca/images/publications/pdf/NSC_9_Hours_of_Service_August_2010.pdf
Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations - CCMTA Application Guide - January 2007: http://ccmta.ca/images/publications/pdf//HoS_Application_Guide.pdf

 

Looks like the sign before the Alcan border crossing. No kidding on the frost heaves. Those make some nice speed bumps. It is like riding a mechanical bull at times, but it lasts for a good 120mls between Destruction Bay and Beavercreek. The Yukon road crews are working on the Alcan as we speak and trying to take the wrinkles out of the road. I hit a new frost heave going down to Seward earlier these year that was not marked and I thought my goose was cooked. I already have a plate and screws in my neck holding me together and I thought I blew another disc. Fun times in the North.