Stuck in a dock...

Rubber mats will add traction if you can get then to started to feed under the drives so they can grab them have any gotten out a few times using the floor mats also which gear are you using , try 3rd or 5th gear will not spin as quick on ice / snow

dry GRANULAR laundry detergent will work as well for traction if any is available

 

Well I cannot bust your chops. I too have been in a similar situation many years ago at a customer. But I did have some speedi-dri (un-treated kitty liter that mechanics use for oil), and sadly I only had 2 coffee cans full of it. Now I take along 1 five gallon pail of speedi dri.

All you can try to do is use the power divider and continue to warm up the ice and melt it. Have your tried to release your trailer brakes to make sure they were not frozen? If so, the I'd say unhook from the trailer, get out from under it, then go and buy kitty litter, or seek out an auto supply store (NAPA, PepBoys, Sears?) and buy a big bag of speedi dri.

Go back, lay it down heavy, try again. But you might also have to get a hammer and break the ice on the trailer brakes as well.

 

If there is a Home Depot or another rental store nearby go rent a weed burner and propane tank and blast that ice into water. Worked for me one time when I was stuck on a job site in Wyoming, Keep the flames clear of the tires or they will melt or light up, I tossed some dirt in front of the tires to gain traction but you could probably get away with kitty litter or buy some coarse salt.

 

Tryin to save the company money, wow that's rare. A winch will probably be around $300 good luck.

 

Without a tow, you're gonna have to attack it from all angles & all resources.
Dousing with bleach or a boatload of rubbing alcohol (don't use good whiskey!), chopping higher ice build-up/ridges in tire path, sand/litter just before trying to move.
Is your rear deck high enough where a couple forklifts with extensions/rails can help push from behind? (yet won't damage anything)
I'm presuming you've had the axle interlock engaged right from the get-go. Say yes or I'll be in smh mode.

 

Well, great news. I'm out. Bad news, it's begun to snow again and I've one more stop to make. It was a dual effort between myself and an AM -PM truck. A 4-wheeler stopped and gave me a lift halfway to the target a mile and a half down the road, made himself 20$ for bringing me back too. Am pm was about to call when I got back. 25lbs of non-clumping cat litter, a duffle bag and two bottles of bleach...

I thought about that, but then realized this thing has no floor mats... LOL

Yep, I saw a cheap flambé torch in target...really thought about it too.

Im not that big a saint, sure I was saving SNI money but I was also trying to save my 14 hour clock and get outta there before it got worse.

Yep. The am pm driver almost got himself stuck getting me out. Stuck cat litter under my tires and we tried again for a slippery way out.

...as a parting favor to the location and hopefully the next driver, one gallon of bleach was poured over the ice and kitty litter placed elsewhere...

You all be safe if you're headed through anywhere with this kind of weather. Thank you all!

 

You know, with that kind of thinking,your willing to work, and a " GET 'ER DONE " attitude, you just might make a good trucker.
Good job. Experience is the best teacher, remember this lesson.

 

I often wondered what you drivers did in the winter weather. I just park my truck in the flat parking lot. Step-deck is nice to pull around.

 

Customer should have the dock area free of ice and snow at all times.You was stuck just enough where you couldn't go anywhere,I think I would have ask the cust to give me a push with their forklift.

 

Too bad he spent all the money he made today. Wonder what the duffle bag was for?