A shift in the life of a snowplow driver

Ride along with Kevin, a snowplow driver, as he clears the roads after a snowfall. Sponsored by the cities of Waterloo, Cambridge and Kitchener.

[@doylee469]

I live in NY and will be working for the thruway as soon as my background check clears. Will be operating a state dump like the one you drive. Anyway just want to say I appreciate what you do! People don’t see the hours you have to put in, the call outs in the middle of the night for months on end, the drive to work in a blizzard so you can go clear the streets..

[@SuzukiKid400]

Great video. That gentleman seems like a great employee but more importantly, just an all around great person. I love when I see people happy about the work that they do, thank you sir.

[@Master_Nightstone]

Citizen complaints- " What do you mean I cant park on the street? " Your driver hit my trash bin which I had in the middle of the driving lane!" "Why do you have to go by my house?" "I don't want my street plowed but I have a doctors appointment I NEED to get to!" " I just shoveled my driveway and your driver intentional plowed me in!" "I got my Prius stuck in your drivers wind-row!" " Your driver woke me up last night, Cant he plow when I'm awake?" " Why can't I throw the snow back in the road?" Idiots.

[@jimosullivan4866]

'' can you plow my driveway ? you put snow on my grass, can i borrow some salt, push the snow to the other side of the street,

[@frankiev8993]

That’s so damn true 😂😂🤣

[@josephgalarneau7177]

If I park my car in the drive way I won't be able to shovel it. So I parked in the street ! You ran over my kid's bicycle !! But he left it in the street and it was under the snow where I couldn't see it. SO? You have to back up the plow so I can get by !!

[@bonniey7299]

WE LOVE YOU SNOW PLOW DRIVERS, YOU ARE WINTER TIME,"ROAD DADDYS", YOU HELP SO MUCH TO KEEP US SAFE, AND OUR ROADS SAFE!" 😃👍❤️🌹XOXOXO, God keep you all safe and out of harm's way❤️🌹🙏.

[@publicworks6103]

Great video guys. Excellent PSA and positive portrait of all the same complications that plow operators across the northern hemisphere share. Excellent awareness! Cheers from Oregon.

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[@allenhouston9933]

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[@JakeRoy98]

I want to get my CDL and eventually my heavy equipment operator license. Plowing snow has always been a dream of mine. I can just imagine waking up early in the dark, getting in a snow plow and plowing early while the snow is still coming down and clearly the roads in the beautiful snowy environment for people.

[@KayhoticGames]

seems like a mind numbing, horrible job, to be honest. lots of work, lots of roads, trying not to ram the plow into shit

[@salcoppola8469]

I’ve done it. Its NO dream. It fucking sucks

[@OldTrucker958]

Be careful what you wish for lol. It’s not all wine and roses

[@OldTrucker958]

Your right it is extremely tough. I’m 65 been doing it many years in Tug Hill region of NY state and had to come out of retirement because no one wants to do it

[@antonkeene6415]

Yeah I’d stay far away from it as possible, after I leave my plow job, I won’t touch it even with a 10 ft pole.

[@ILovePancakes24]

you have to be weapons grade idiotium to get angry at the snow plow trying to clear the road you want to drive on.

[@Jefffafaaa777]

Only time I hate snow plow drivers is when there is no snow or ice on the road and they are scraping up the road shooting rocks at cars. I have seen this alot in Alberta.

[@mattcritelli8345]

Working as in instructed....take it up with management

[@sarkisiangeorge]

Greetings from Michigan. My grandparents settled on Beverly Street in Galt around 1920 and my dad and his sisters grew up there. All the old timers worked at Galt Malleable Iron and died of lung cancer. That was normal for immigrants all over the country. Safety has improved in many industries. Thank God. I don't have any family left in Canada but I sure miss visiting Galt and the surrounding communities. Before the 401 was built it used to take 6 hours to travel from the Ambassador Bridge to Galt. Now, it takes less than three. The 401 is one of the most beautifully maintained roads around. The service centers stationed every 50 miles were top notch. Although I still only buy Tim Horton's coffee in the states, the Canadian version tastes much better. It must be the clean Canadian water that makes the difference. Also, I was a young kid when Tim Horton and the Leafs were winning all those Stanley cups in the 1960s. I watched him every Saturday night for years on Hockey Night in Canada because we could pick up the CBC "over the air station" out of Windsor. Horton and Bower and Armstong and Pulford and Stewart and Stanley and Hillman and Baun and Brewer and Mahovlich and Keon and Kelly and Shack and Duff and Bathgate and Pappin and Simmons and Stemkowski and Douglas and Ellis and Harris and Nevin and Conacher. I knew the numbers of every one of them. Then you had the trade that brought Marcel Pronovost, Terry Sawchuk and Larry Jeffrey over from the Wings. The Leafs really suckered Jack Adams on that trade as well as the Red Kelly trade. Between Punch Imlach, Harold Ballard and Jack Adams you had quite a circus.

[@bryanandrews7090]

Thank u to all the plow drivers of Waterloo region being a plow guy myself be safe this year

[@outbackcountry512]

Idiots who park on the streets during plowing should have thier cars pushed off the road by the plows , right into a 6 ft high snow bank where it can stay till spring if lucky , Keep up the great work guys and stay safe

[@OriginalPhil]

Either Kevin is a saint or he has a gun to his head. Between the lack of gratitude from the public, the awful hours and the low pay, driving a plow truck has been the LEAST rewarding job I've ever had.

[@robpeters5204]

Keep up the great work!!! I live in Kitchener too! Great place to live!!! Just some idiots in city hall that love to waste our money. I don't know what the hell is going to happen with those new bicycle lanes they just put in 4-5 weeks ago. We didn't have a time to get used to them and now winter is here and it is going to be a real cluster fk when the plows hit them and cars have to navigate around them. Who's going to ride their bicycle in the winter when snow is 8 inches high?!? So we lose one car lane and it's going to be a nightmare.

[@gregmoore5823]

God Bless you and be safe

[@jdub229r]

I live in Charlotte NC, if it snows, we stay home, it will melt in a day or two! But damn those 95F weeks & couple 100F summer days aren't fun.

[@truthkeeperfilms]

Except 80% of drivers are driving on summer tires.. because there are no obligations or laws forcing people to use winter tires. So, no wonder there are so many accidents.

[@sporttracxlt]

As a plow driver, lots of people don’t realize what we give up for them. We are on the road making them safe, while they are in a nice warm house sleeping. We give up lots of our time,making the roads safe for them.

[@nathanbouchard5911]

Looks fun

[@Jackaljr02]

I know! I know people that do this and they said it's fun at first but when u plow same route for years it gets old

[@choadcityusa]

Snow plow came through and blocked my car i ended up not going to work. Weather station said snow on sat. Clear mon thru fri night. Well, a shit load of snow came in wednesday night. Spent 3 hours digging out my car.

[@Peter-pv8xx]

My side view mirror on my truck was removed by what I assume was a city plow but I couldn't prove it, I live in a small city but they have these highway plows they use which are huge all I know is that it was broken off during a big snow storm, coincidence, I don't think so.

[@N0Bark]

I Live in Houston Tx but am thinking about doing snow plow work in Oklahoma for the winter... is that possible?

[@theswiss24]

Decent video. If the title was psa from a snowplow driver.

[@psjasker]

Nice guy! Makes me feel better about paying my taxes 😂

[@jeffbackcountry5651]

He pays his taxes too!

[@charlesgillis5550]

Dam no hills that’s easy

[@Galactis1]

Yeah bullshit, not in my city. Side roads get nothing.

[@jasonleis3965]

Are all the snow plow trucks automatic now?

[@cityofkitchener]

Yes, our snow plow trucks are all automatic transmission.

[@MattyLMurda]

Snow plow driver on my street is the complete opposite of this guy,

[@winstonlc68]

My dads friend got hit and killed by a snowplow so uhhh go Ottawa!

[@winstonlc68]

@SwampMonster440 very funny kid

[@Desertvanlife]

SALT SHAKER........ 🇺🇸⛄👌

[@michaelatoz580]

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[@59plexi]

too bad they fr¡@$ up the cars with the salt....

[@Metallislayer1]

cactus

[@specialopsdave]

cacti

[@MatiasGeraldoThe2nd]

Thank you guys so much!

[@paulschneider9917]

Your talking about making residents mad by putting snow in their driveway. In the drone view about a minute in the video you could have gone the other direction and pushed all the snow away from their driveways!

[@neilhudson6194]

And drive on the wrong side of the road?

[@sheepdog271]

@@neilhudson6194 people just don't understand, I work for a state dot. You just can't plow the snow when and where they want you to 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@OriginalPhil]

@@sheepdog271 My condolences. The only thing worse than plowing for ungrateful residents is traffic flagging for ungrateful motorists. As DOT employees we get to enjoy both of these activities.

[@greenidguy9292]

Lmfao…try plowing multi lane interstates in a real city

[@billyandjohnny7734]

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