Ask A May Trainer

It can sure happen, these pics were taken my 3rd week after going solo at May as a new driver.
I stayed chained up after cabbage hill, some of these guys didn't.

 

You haven't driven in the winter yet? Driving over snow on ice down a 6% grade is SO MUCH FUN! LOL! Wait 'til you're under the gun to get a load delivered and are running across Wyoming in the middle of the night on ice and the wind is blowing up to 60 mph.

Are you scared yet?

 

lol silly scooter
with may, I tried to run as long as I had hours lol. when i got to interstate, hell, i picked up in iowa or nebraska somewhere, i dont remember, and it was snowing like crazy, i got to the customer and they were like oh... we didnt think anyone would be coming out today cause of the weather, so they had to go back out and get my load ready for me, once I loaded I went to the nearest truck stop and was like yeah, Ill get on the road tomorrow, ill be a little late sorry lol. when I see everyone and their mother stopping for the day and pulling in I do the same now

 

Is that last picture near fernley what year was that last year we go little to no snow

 

My first winter out I was driving across Nebraska. It was like -6, clear blue skies but huge snow banks on the side of the road. All of the sudden the wind started blowing and I was caught in a complete white-out! Not sure I was ever able to get that stain out of the backside of my pants. Fortunately, at the last second I saw what looked like a rest area and pulled off. There were so many of us stuffed in that area for 6 hours. Yet, a-hole drivers kept driving like there was no tomorrow. After everything cleared and on my way down the road, I lost count of the amount of trucks and cars turned over or lying in the ditches and median.

 

I took this pic up near Utica, N.Y. View attachment 51779

 

This one?...it was on the 80 in Wyoming near Elk Mountain in November 2010.

 

Sorry Ment the 4th one

 

stayed out there last night at the pilot at x46 i think? there was a training truck parked across the street in the dirt when I left this morning for vegas

 

Wow what's the best advice for driving in the winter