Good morning. Approaching Wilkes-Barre PA. I-476 S. red light = diff lock.

On a "twin screw" tractor, the differential lock is a God send in the snow. 

Never engage or disengage the lock if  your wheels are spinning and
you're not making traction.. 

Bad things happen.  Lots of banging and breaking of metal parts.

Be safe. Be kind....be cool. 

Later.

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And now, for something completely different. #VFTC I remember a day in May.

Just wanting to post something besides a snow picture. 

Green, Leaves and Blacktop!

I can dream.

lol

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Good Morning. Goldie and I on ice. #VFTC Behr Paint, Allentown, Pa

Waiting, waiting and more waiting.  Have to run to Syracuse, NY. 
My route?

muhahahaha

I-78 to I-81

oh, the joy of it all.

God speed and God bless y'all.

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Good Morning, Add butter and lemon. Viola, Breakfast.

This Coy was bought as a small fish by my stepson and his girl friend.

I'm going to fry this thing on the grill some day. 

It eats any thing.  Loves to eat other fish though. 
lol

More snow pics tomorrow.

btw, did you think I'd forgotten?  lol

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Good Morning, Add butter and lemon. Viola, Breakfast.

This Coy was bought as a small fish by my stepson and his girl friend.

I'm going to fry this thing on the grill some day. 

It eats any thing.  Loves to eat other fish though. 
lol

More snow pics tomorrow.

btw, did you think I'd forgotten?  lol

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Good morning. Buffalo NY. A great town for sports. And yet no MLB? Fail...

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Good morning. Antiqued and stressed out in Braddock PA. Pic of old buildings.

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Good morning. Turn left or die! PA Rte 147 S. on the way to Harrisburg. PA.

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What happened to those wonderful messages on the back of Tractor Trailers? Crystal says......

I remember as a young boy looking forward for my Dad to pull up behind or along side of those
big old tractor trailers.  Many had these great sayings painted the back of them. 

The Crystal girl. (Crystal Motor Express) is one of my favorites.  I also love the Kane Trucking Co.
saying:
(Be kind, Be Careful, Be your best self, Kane is Able)

Or, how about the Bad Bully, Good Bully signs to remind four wheelers to pass on the left of a
big truck?

Tilcon/ Tomasso used to have "Watch that child" painted backwards on their front bumpers
as a reminder to the motoring public.

I'd love to see more of these sayings/reminders again on trucks.
Sigh, I guess they just cost too much.

Love y'all
Later
Walt

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Good Morning. Confluence of the Chesapeake Bay and the Susquehanna River.

A view from high on a top of the I-95 S bridge over the lower Susquehanna River.

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Good morning. Blue ice frozen in time. #VFTC I-81 N. Hazelton PA

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Good Morning. From the office at home.

Just a shot of the office at the house.  I'm getting ready to head out to Norfolk, VA for an evening delivery.

Trying to keep posting here so I don't fall behind.

Doesn't it seem harder to get back into blogging after one quits for awhile?

More posts later.

Loves and hugs.

Walt

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Good morning. Black ice and the white death on the Shortway I-80 in PA. mm 20?

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Good Morning. Sunrise over the Parkway East. Pittsburgh, Pa

Howdy folks.

I'd thought that this had auto posted earlier today onto Posterous.  Guess not.

Ah, the Steel City.....Pittsburgh.  And the infamous Parkway East in the morning.
I've been listening to the local AM radio traffic reports   since about 4am EST. (KDKA 1020)
Something seems to be happening lately around the Pittsburgh tunnels that not many
truckers seem to be thinking about.

Snow!  ahem.....

Snow on the trailer roof to be specific.  The Pittsburgh tunnels are extremely low clearance and
the tolerances are rather tight.  Maybe an inch or two over the maximum height. 

So,  you have a little snow on the roof of the trailer and the Low Clearance Warning Lights go off. 
The authorities shut down the tunnel to stop the trucker from going through.  There is a bit of a back up
as the truck is turned away from the tunnel entrance.  This requires shutting the tunnel down in both directions for about
5 or so minutes.  And this happens quite a few times a day.  When it happens during rush hour the results are
spectacular.  I'm amazed at just how fast traffic can back up in so few minutes.

The Squirrel Hill Tunnel seems to get the brunt of these closures.  Located on I-376 just east of Pittsburgh, Pa.  This tunnel is a
major link into the city.  During rush hour any tie up at all around it can cause some serious delays.

What's a driver to do.  If you've never been to Pittsburgh in a big rig with a box trailer be aware that any
amount of snow on the roof of your trailer is likely to set off the low clearance sensors.  Plan your trip to avoid all tunnels
in the Pittsburgh area till say.......April!?!   :)  You're going to have to give yourself some extra time and distance to negotiate
the Pittsburgh region without using the tunnels.  It can be done with some ease if you plan ahead.

Love y'all.

God Speed and Good Driving.

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