Andrew's Trucking Journey Continues

Yep 395 all the way up. Except this time the Mammoth lakes area had chain law in affect . So I went around route 6 to us95 to the I 80. Ashley pays us the extra miles to go around if there is a weather or traffic issue.

No, I'm on the PTP side so I'm a no touch frieght driver. LTL guys do all the heavy lifting.. lol

 

I was assigned a load to Colorado this week. Right from the get go I checked the weather and saw lots of snow coming. Isn't that gonna be fun ..

If there is snow in the mountains, we usually go around. Meaning.. I40 to I25 and on up into Denver area, (Drop is in Henderson) instead of going I70.

Well this time it looks like I got trapped up here. Yesterday, I was about 180 miles from delivery. It was foggy and around 35 degrees when I started. By the time I got to Henderson it was 7 degrees.

It was snowing but not to bad. I made it! Deliverd the drop, grabbed an MT and started back. It was snowing but roads were decent.

Got to Colorado Springs and took a break. It really started snowing then and the roads turned to crap quickly. Being empty, I'm not running on slick roads so decided to wait it out.

Well I guess I-40 in AZ is getting hammered, almost the entire state is closed in the I-40 area.

So I-70 west is a mess and I 40 west is a mess.

Might have to take I-25 to I-10 and go back to Redlands that way. So basically I'm spending the entire week going to Denver and back. Not complaining, it just that it usually only takes 3 and half days not 5 or 6.

Crazy weather lately. Not to mention multiple blow overs down in Southern California and Arizona.

Keep on keeping on!
Stay safe out there!

 

Yeah I wasn't sure either. But I called in and they approved it.

Northern AZ still has shut downs and there is more snow on the way, so might as well take the safest route.

I see it as, Ashley taking care of their drivers. I wouldn't even suggest it if it wasn't a major concern.

Another driver just called in he is doing the same thing.

 

That is Point To Point. That's what I do. I don't know yet how they are setting things up with the new OTR Wilson side of things, but previously Ashley just had us as their OTR guys.

We strictly service Ashley's dropyards and some of the stores. Plus we do backhauls from drops to our DC.

So I need to find out the difference myself.

 

True it's a win win all around if you can go a safer route. Plus it probably going to be more productive in some cases.