Truck stop mainia in snow.

I-70 shut down do to major snow storm. Snow drifts and blowing snow. What fun. Trucks are getting stuck all over, hard to get in and find a spot to park for the night.

[@woodencoasterfan]

Been there done that a few times. I remember getting stuck at the Iowa 80 T/S a few years ago during a blizzard that lasted two days. The only bad thing was that I parked in the back 40 spots of the "Worlds Largest Truck Stop" which made the main building seem like it was miles away. I had to walk into the fuel desk building just to warm up a bit before I finished my trek to the main building.

[@whitemtnsiberians]

I don't miss the parking bit. I do miss the bit of being all safe and warm inside my little cave of a sleeper snuggling with my man and two kitties listening to the wind blow

[@doubleghod]

this video exemplifies why, back in 2002, I began taking off from December till April. I have never regretted it.

[@mikeandmars2345]

Bro i do the same thing i save much as can in the summer take off during winter

[@eligebrown8998]

The joys of winter driving. Its not to bad till you run into ice or you can't see the road cause of the blowing snow.

[@weasel884]

ahh the sweet sound of a 1998 to 2004 volvo VN's turn/hazard signal.i miss that sound from mine along with the cummins ISX wind.

[@leestimson12]

Sure wish I could be there right now. I used to love the challenge of a snowstorm. Got snowed in back in '78 I think it was in Dayton Ohio for four days. Two days at an inside dock then two more days in a motel. Somebody drove us four drivers to the motel till the I 75 opened again. Winds to 100 mph. Truely! Snow felt like being sandblasted. Drifts still covered houses when I finally headed back North. Google it if you wasn't there.

[@SoCal780]

I was in junior high school back then and I remember that winter quite well. I think we got over 2 weeks off from school.

[@adamkatt]

I remember days like these.. glad im local now...

[@adamkatt]

who are you exactly?

[@adamkatt]

you look like Jahyr.

[@eoaroadshow]

Your truck sounds like a top fuel dragster getting ready to fly down the track. Pretty cool.

[@benmartz4732]

Good driving gary,

[@zombieseatcows]

Amazingly enough this didn't stop me from wanting to be a driver. I miss being in a truck.

[@Acts238Church]

Looks prent nasty there , keep it safe driver)))

[@karondorsey1655]

Glad you're there and I'm here! Sweet Alabama! When you coming back with my package? Lmbo. Stay safe kevin.

[@cajunlady4893]

I just watched your video.. My thoughts.. I watched as you drove in the snow slowly into the parking area. As you reached the area where you see the lights of the petro on the wall of that station... The wipers... Felt dreary and tired.. I sighed Bless you and all truckers. My bf is a trucker. I might ride with him for the first time to see the fall colors along his route. But I don't know if I am brave enough.

[@jeremiahfisher6994]

Looks like the petro in york nebraska after any small snow lol

[@djtrakful]

i dont miss this kind of stuff ,so glad im local now

[@89vision89]

DAMN I MISS DRIVING, the best times were trying to find a spot to park for the night and just straight driving :D

[@ClotheYourFeet]

Im about to begin my life as a OTR here soon, and im mainly worried about the weather. What do you do in situations like this? If you pull over, and just wait it out, will your company get mad?

[@TruckDriverDiary]

Parking lot looks packed

[@Juanmdlg1013]

really miss those winter storms

[@reginaldwigglesbottom1657]

I do miss the winter driving. I live in British Columbia. I drove the mountains my entire career. Love the snow. Mind you I drove at night. Trains up the grades, challenging.

[@Rick5150]

That point where you just say "this will have to work"... No kidding seen a guy parked on the cat scale all night at a loves in louisville. lol nobody said a word.

[@kathrynw3]

He's funny a TA plow after a snow storm.......priceless

[@inktoxicated]

ahhh love being a local driver. id be in bed sleeping not looking for a fucking parking space in a truck stop.

[@justkiddin08]

I hit that snow storm in Wyoming last year. Sat at the TA for awhile.

[@TheOilman747]

I 78 going through phillipsburg NJ that truck stop is always packed full of trucks

[@18wheeler76]

@sheba6789 eveytime they pick up a load,so they know if they have to move the axels or not so they dont get ticketed for having more weight on a particular axle,or just being over weight in general.

[@Matttchew5]

What's beeping? Seatbelt alarm?

[@stevenredman1582]

Why's he got his 4-ways dinging? Does he turn them on when it rains real hard (yet doesn't slow down)? Which Petro was this?

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

Yeah fuck this shit, this is why I'm glad I mainly drive in California, and only have crossed Donner Pass once this whole winter so far. Fuck snow and cold, the jobs hard enough as it is

[@cajunlady4893]

Winter 2021/2022 will be harsh 🙏

[@jamessavile9070]

Isn't this amazing? From the 1950's... Same shit, different day! Same conversation! LOL!

[@IainAWard]

+James Savile Precisely because they are so big and heavy, plus they don't have for wheel drive.

[@delimac59]

+Iain Ward Huh? No they don`t have 4 wheel drive they have 8 wheel drive! Its called a transaxle! Or power divider! I see no need to use it as long as I am rolling but there are times when you need it! Using it on the road will just use more fuel. I can tell that you are NOT a trucker! 4 wheel drive? LOL! That`s funny!

[@jamessavile9070]

Del McTarsney A lot of the new truckers, engage that power divider, and forget about it, much to the dismay of the companies... LOL!

[@bailey9r]

I'll tell you one thing you did not have to deal with back then...Prius drivers!!! LOL

[@nahmaninisithole2734]

Flashers beeping. Low air is a steady buzz to make sure you are aware of it and to deal with it before the brakes lock up or overheat or glaze when fully loaded coming down hill giving you a chance to stop and cool while building air pressure back up. By the way rookies,WABCO stands for Westinghouse Air Brake Company and has been the same brake system since invented for trains in the 1800's. It's how Westinghouse first got rich. Class dismissed.

[@cajunlady4893]

Beeping could also be from the toll box. Batteries could be low Warning

[@montez292]

Great video, man, I wish I was there.what happened?

[@charlesbogan6456]

I feel your pain, got stuck off of I 80 in Adair Iowa for two days until the storm blew over. total Cluster F%&@

[@truckertje86]

here in europe the same problems when it snows, we must park somethimes on the side of the highway. because we have electronic driving logs.

[@TheTruckDriverGuy]

i love Petro too

[@Socialmisbit]

I remember that snow storm it was the lasdt one I drove in be4 taking a nine month break

[@sheba6789]

When do truckers use scales and how often do they use them?

[@markopi96]

amazing

[@Calmer573]

wow, second thoughts on becoming a trucker now ..lol

[@Zmbiekiller-gn3sc]

Damn that truck is loud inside mine you could barely hear the motor is that a low air warning beeping

[@water892]

wat truck you got?

[@Islaputingbato]

How can you get more miles if the weather condition is like that?

[@cokeguy46]

What kind of truck u driven

[@kevinthetruckdriver353]

Time to make a spot. Done that alot myself.

[@michaelreither1826]

High paying rewarding career!

[@ridgerunner98570]

Think I would disable that interlock beeper!

[@easytopleez33]

Man, I've been there what a sucky deal. Hard to find a spot in good weather after 5pm anywhere. LMAO Take care fellas

[@souzatrucking]

if your stuck in the snow use a higher gear. 6th 7th or even 8th have worked as soon as you feel yourself get free quickly down shift to 3rd or 4th have done this many times and works like a charm!!!!

[@scottprendergast3188]

now now cowboy lol patience won the west lol

[@earlharman2040]

Been there, done that.

[@neilsutschek8475]

i had a guy stopped on a scale one time. That's england drivers for you

[@delimac59]

+Neil Sutschek To judge a driver by the company he works for is idiotic! JB has good drivers, as does Schnieder and Swift! Sure many of these companies hire inexperienced drivers,but we all had to start somewhere! Never judge a driver due to the name on his truck! I could drive for Swift and STILL be the best driver out there! Just like I am right now!

[@punishedsnake6141]

Del McTarsney Yeah. Sure, youre the best, chief.

[@wtfmanicanthaveaname]

agree'd i like goin home every night and NEVER driving on snow. If i never touch another chain again ill be a happy man. Not to mention payed by the hour, not the mile or load. Its nice to not care they are taking 4 hours to load you, or you are stuck behind an accident...on the clock the whole time.

[@dragondice8124]

i dont miss those days at all

[@obssesionbeauty5273]

Published on Jan 15, 2014

[@Michael-yc9bq]

ohhh, i cant wait for winter to come again....

[@sheba6789]

@alessio272 oh ......that makes thanks

[@leestimson12]

Nobody has mentioned that when your tires have been rolling many miles carrying weight they get warm. Warmer than air or surfaces temps. Warmer than what is laying on surfaces. When you stop the tires begin to melt the snow or ice which creates water. Water is very slick then. Major problem at the drive axles.

[@chrisroland2275]

Trailer brakes freeze too so you have to crawl around under your trailer in the snow and water and pound on your drums with a hammer.

[@leestimson12]

Yup been there too. Some days are just not as fun as others.

[@cajunlady4893]

🙏💞

[@davethedoginist]

Well there’s 4 minutes and 53 seconds I’ll never get back.

[@joshoooooawwwww]

what was the beeping in the truck

[@budirwin9825]

Power devider

[@lynngatrell7965]

I live and drive in Texas... ...for this EXACT reason!!

[@newmedic]

Trip planning. Check the weather forecast, and park before you get trapped in it. Then you can watch the show from your prime spot.

[@TheTruckDriverGuy]

wow crazy

[@wgcarver]

For my driver friends out there there's no such thing as a full truck stop. If you need to park behind a bunch of trucks in the rows between. But stay with your truck or check with the other drivers before you leave yours.

[@glumGlumm]

Is this the worst side of driving?

[@wgcarver]

Looks to me like the pilot in Altoona ia

[@gsxrrballzzz9749]

Is this bordentown nj

[@raymondbermudez2920]

What state is this? It looks really bad

[@allanbarsness6076]

where is this

[@ppger44]

I remember those days when an asshole security guard wouldn't let me park at a grocery warehouse and told me that theres a truckstop up the road and I couldn't park there more than a 1/2 hour before appointment time, but he didn't want to hear that the damn truckstop was packed!

[@highrollerrr]

the beeping is probably the Hazards on

[@funurayt050]

OMFG the beeping destroys this video

[@areenakju]

Stay.safe.travelling

[@slotuck]

Its part of the life ;)

[@pizzasubs]

Have learned that you can put your truck's engine into a special mode where in a case like this you can keep it running as long as you need to to keep the inside of the cab nice and warm and hardly use a drop of fuel no matter how long you keep it running, one of these days. unless I am missing something here, will be able to do this for cars, like if you get stuck in a traffic jam and you know your not going to go anywhere for a real long time and it's really cold outside like it is in your video here

[@flashgo2]

Wimbasto heaters i think is the name. The engine is not running. It is a special heater that uses a shot glass worth of fuel an hour. In this cold he would have to start main engine every 4-6 hours to keep fuel frpm gelling.

[@alensolic6544]

+Josh Gordon Webasto not wimbasto. German system (I belive) that is in use in Europe for decades now. My E30 BMW had it and it's a car from 1988. Look detailes via google.

[@NormalKatastrof]

Welcome to Finland to learn proper winter driving!

[@eugenethomas4339]

Not bad

[@DrgnTech]

I-70 doesn't run through North Dakota. I was thinking Colorado or Utah.....

[@ricecakeFTW]

AND THATS WHY I'M WESTERN REGIONAL..

[@jrizzle51]

Where are the lot lizards?

[@dinasyoyos6384]

Be safe

[@areenakju]

Stay.​Safe

[@hawker800FO]

you wouldnt like my job then, i do alot of contract flying in the past 2 years ive spent 3 months in Afghanistan 6 months in Antarctica a month in Nunavut and 6 weeks in Nepal

[@93trimble]

they better put more commercials on tv i dont they have enough

[@Takaride]

Sounds like some Central Refrigerated guys, or Stevens lol

[@101southsideboy]

+Matthew Mccall or SWIFT drivers lol

[@Matttchew5]

Two trainees, One truck

[@eligebrown8998]

When it gets like this just start a row infront of the back row. Noone is going to say anything since noone is going anywhere till roads open. Youre in wyoming. THAT IS PLOWED.

[@corti1973]

i just wanna get on a truck and just drive...

[@alessio272]

@sheba6789 Every time the weight of the load is questionable. For example empty weight is 32,000 and the Load weight is 47,000=79,000lbs. you would want to scale it. not all weight are accurate on the paper work.

[@Desertvanlife]

4 ways

[@hornifyourhonky566]

GARY SHUT THE FUCKING WHIPPERS OFF lol jk the utmost respect for you professional drivers!!!!!!!

[@annemariegraff2743]

👍👍🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️😁😁😗

[@delindacarpenter7223]

low air presure on brakes ., that is what is beeping

[@sukrbait660]

radar detector

[@wepoppimpin]

windshield wiper sound not exhaust pipe,,,lol

[@cobra3289]

bip bip bip bip bip bip bip..

[@lewsea70]

what a mess, over log, beep, beep

[@weshy38]

Isn't a diesel trucjk

[@dinasyoyos6384]

Have some extra water / snacks / food

[@marlynmansn15]

thats so frustraiting. so many drivers so little parking for events such as this.

[@SuperEightball1]

Just another day in the life

[@cptbrentify]

Should b titled 2 rookies in a truck

[@rigbymom]

after 24 years i've seen lots of this wonderful crap:)

[@fhvazquez2011]

Truck rollovers

[@MrRobertmarvin]

this is what happens to drivers who wait untill the last possible moment to get in a truck stop during a storm....haaaaaaaaahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa