Cleaning Snow Off Trailers

What do you do?

http://wwlp.com/2017/02/10/truck-drivers-explain-why-some-dont-clear-snow-off-trailers-after-storms/

I haven't been in that position yet. But.........I am not climbing 13+ feet in the air and walking on a snowy, slippery, icy, smooth aluminum surface to get the snow off of my trailer or anyone elses! Way above my pay grade!!!

We've kicked this can down the road a few times in the last month (and seem to do so every year in the winter months).

Would be nice if say - WEIGH STATIONS were equipped with snow removers. Drivers would be more than happy to reduce their chance of getting a ticket (or worse yet, cause someone to wreck), if given the opportunity.

Drivers aren't going to climb up on roofs. The risk of injury is great - the risk of going through the roof is also.

Aside from citations, and flying snow/ice risk - we had one driver here recently report that his truck was OVERWEIGHT from the snow/ice accumulation, and re-scaled 5,000 lbs LIGHTER after removing the snow/ice that had built up. FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS of wet snow/ice.

Every year we talk about this - and every year we look around and find that no one is really doing anything about it.

Rick

Funny though how a reliable solution could eliminate a revenue stream for the government.

My suggestion write your representation, explain the problem, the consequences and if you believe you have one, offer a solution.

Funny though how a reliable solution could eliminate a revenue stream for the government.

I love how you think G.

This week when i was in the snowstorm that hit Ohio and Pennsylvania, i happened to see a pickup swerving and ending up on the shoulder of I-70. A big truck passed him and a big hunk of ice went through his driver's side window. Fairly positive he wet his pants.

I did a drop and hook out of the Woodland PA Wal-Mart DC and the trailer I left with had a lot of snow on it, but at least the load was light (chep) so I didn't have to worry about the weight. Their snowblade was blocked and not useable. I went to the closest truck wash and my company paid the bill to get it cleared for me.