My husband & I are also truck drivers from south Mississippi. We spent 3 days at a fuel stop in Temple Texas! We had a bit of food in the truck & the gas station had food on the shelves but that's about it. The Wendy's restaurant was closed because employees couldn't make it to work but the gas station people were nice as could be. I don't know how but that little truck stop kept a lot of truck drivers safe by letting us stay & park where we could! Even had an older gentleman salt the sidewalk so I could get back to my truck. Thank God above it ended when it did because we had to run truck (no APU), diesel fuel prices are a joke & we all would have killed for a hot meal lol! If ya gotta get stranded for days at a time, I suggest central Texas!!! Those people were a blessing to ALL of us! Thank you guys!!!!!
Lived in the Midwest most of my life, now in TX and there was no way I would venture out on these roads. My prayers to all the truck drivers, first responders, law enforcement and tow truck drivers. Management would do well to keep their rigs off the road during ice storms - save time and money and of course lives!!!
I'm a truck driver too and I feel the same way about this crazy weather it is not worth getting killed or crashing in to the other trucks or killing someone else
I used to live in the DFW area and I hated those ice storms. But no matter what the weather was my supervisor threatened to fire anyone who didn't come in. But now I don't worry about ice storms anymore as I sit back and watch these storm videos from my home in Phoenix, AZ. 🤣
I grew up in a Nordic country. I understood that snow chains can do a lot of damage to paved streets. Also in Texas ice storms are only a few days a year at most...stay inside & be prepared!
I live in a state where we get these kinds of storms all winter. Driving on them is scary and a nightmare. I'm retired now so I don't have to worry about traveling to a job anymore. Prayers for everyone on the roads there and their safety.
I live in the DFW area and it's scary on the road as my car slid a few times u also gotta know how to drive on it too if the speed limit is 40 I went 20 I go half of the speed limit with my hazards lights on while everyone else around me was going like I was just sitting there 😄 im not gunna risk it if I dont need to
It's a good thing that red Ford is not a "Lighting" cause if it was the battery would be stone dead in about a minute trying to pull that semi. Just ask Hoovie's Garage about them.
#1 Driving in snow IS NOT THE SAME as driving on icy roads. An ice patch can spin the most experienced driver off the side of the road. #2 We don't have snow plows and huge piles of salt at the ready because we don't see enough days over long stretches of time to stockpile it. The state should retrofit state vehicles with plows and brushes to help keep roads clearer though. #3 Doesn't matter what kind of vehicle you drive, slow down.
Yes I'm OTR 19 years ice 🧊 road conditions is dangerous 👎👎👎 no body can deal with it snow okay 👍 be safe .👍 stop 🛑 the truck don't try to drive on ice no forced dispatch
There are very few locals in DFW. If you see an adult in public in DFW, he is not a long time resident, but he is from another state, and probably from a snow state.
1. Have good tires on your vehicle. 2. Let some of the air out if you get stuck and do not have chains. 3. DO NOT RACE YOUR ENGINE OR SPIN YOUR WHEELS! That will certainly cause you to get stuck. 4. If you do not know how to drive in the snow . . . STAY OFF THE ROAD even if you have to stay at work. That is better than being caught on the road with not heat or food (or place to pee). 5. If you get stuck, DO NOT TURN ON YOUR FLASHERS! You will end up with a dead battery and stranded.
I wonder how much DEAD WEIGHT and for how long a Bridge can hold? I'm seeing tones & tones of vehicles laced across bridges everywhere stuck in the rut
Im a truck driver too. I was lucky to get out of Dallas last ice storm i was running san antonio to dallas , when i got to dallas to deliver my load at 9:30 pm things started to get bad . I went south manage to get to san antonio parked my truck at home got my stuff and went south of the border to my other house. Came back after all that mess.
I live in the Pacific Northwest and I'm just amused by the trucks shown in the snow and ice in the southern states. 80%-90% of them are 2wd trying to get around w/o snow tires even or traction devices. Forget it boys and girls stay home and safe. Sorry!
Just saying it usually but lately it does so yeah these weather systems are changing the Jetstream is way south in Texas that's why this ice monster happend and will happen again maybe not 23 but it will because of these weather pattern changes
Salt will not melt ice if the temperature is below freezing, it will just sit there. Now if they mix it with sand and burnt crushed embers it works better. Some states use Sodium-Chloride to pre-treat the road surface 48hrs before the storm but that only works at the beginning and if the storm continues, well you still end up where TX is now: iced up. I lived in the Mountain West for 20+ years and Ohio so I've had my fill of this mess.
@@roymartin3002 I live in Ohio too, they know how to deal and “drive” with such weather. I live in TX for over 16 years, the winter was like Spring/Fall over here.
It is not global warming that hurts It is the extremes of hot and cold that going hurt us all It does not matter if the world is heating or cooling down the over all the world It is the extremes that will get us
@Frank MacLeod And with more warming comes more agriculture. With more agriculture comes less hungry people. I assume we all want less people to be hungry, so let's all pray for a warmer climate.
Genuinely trying to comprehend why people who lived in northern Texas most of their entire lives don't have snow tires chains in their cars then act all surprised that they jack knifed and slide into the mud? Does no one think that they aren't invincible?
I have an all wheel Subaru Outback and a Toyota tundra 4wd I had no issue driving from our farm into bonham up hwy78 today saw lots of stuck cars but the farmers were out hauling stuff on trailers no issues I think it’s mostly city folk having the problems. Them and the big rigs on the I30 corridor
Here in Massachusetts, they don't even cancel school for this much snow! Even my grandmother drives in these conditions every winter and doesn't need a tow truck to pull her up a hill! 🤣
As a retired meat hauler from Waterloo Iowa. I would plan my loads according to weather. I sat a day. Then next day I would count all the idiot drivers who went into the ditch from Waterloo Iowa to Sacramento. When I passed by the sun was shining. Local authorities should have shut the highways down
Can’t imagine the total chaos with so many morons that have no idea what to do on these roads. Had to be a nightmare. Thousands of transmissions destroyed every time this happens.
Had a dedicated run to Mitchell SD. Used to hit a blizzard every year I made that run, seen drifts taller then my truck, been a few times I would pull over where I could and just go to sleep for a few hours
@@KiyaWarrior The key is to own both. I've owned an FJ40, FJ60, and a FJ80, with the 80 definitely being the most capable. On road, a Subaru Outback is as good as the AWD Land Cruiser, possibly better. I also have an Impreza and have had a Legacy, but the higher clearance of the Outback is the best of the three. All of the Subarus and Land Cruisers are fantastic.
@@trishaleaver3581 Everything slides the same on ice. Having studs and good siped, soft compound snow tires will give grip on the ice. Even with the Subaru AWD, it's still critical to have the proper tires. A 2wd with snow tires will usually outperform a Subaru on summer tires. A Subaru on snow tires with studs is almost unstoppable except in deep drifts.
No point in having studded snow tires here. By the time you have them put on, it’s almost time to take them off again. 3 days of ice per year, most of the time.
Like using snow tires or something? Not in Texas, because they only have about 3 days of this kind of stuff per year. No point in changing tires for that.
@@SagebrushRambles Not true. You can easily search North TX ice storms historically and realize that, though it doesn't happen every year, it is common.
Having snow plows and equipment of the sorts costs more to store and maintain, than using them for the 3 days/year we get ice. It’s Texas, if you want the weather to change, just wait a minute. We will be in the 70’s in the next couple days.
These are ELEVATED BRIDGES IN ICING CONDITIONS, people...bridges ice before regular roadways! Basic science. Stop driving as if you're crossing the desert...
I'm a truck driver and I would be chillin at the Truck Stop. I can deal with the snow, but when it comes to ice no bueno 😂
Yes sir I’d be doing my 34 at a casino in Oklahoma..I saw this coming days ago
Same here
Same. I'll drive in two feet of snow, but not on a thin layer of ice. Ice doesn't play fair.
Same!
@@Highwayman7549 that’s exactly what I did
My husband & I are also truck drivers from south Mississippi. We spent 3 days at a fuel stop in Temple Texas! We had a bit of food in the truck & the gas station had food on the shelves but that's about it. The Wendy's restaurant was closed because employees couldn't make it to work but the gas station people were nice as could be. I don't know how but that little truck stop kept a lot of truck drivers safe by letting us stay & park where we could! Even had an older gentleman salt the sidewalk so I could get back to my truck. Thank God above it ended when it did because we had to run truck (no APU), diesel fuel prices are a joke & we all would have killed for a hot meal lol! If ya gotta get stranded for days at a time, I suggest central Texas!!! Those people were a blessing to ALL of us! Thank you guys!!!!!
There are nice people everywhere, but it looks like Texas needs to invest in snow plows :)
Dont eat burritos if you are trapped in a truck with another person
@@ericwood3709 Texas got 2 but they are loaned to Oklahoma.
Excellent job to the person that took this footage!❤️
MR. Drom
It's nice to see people with capable vehicles helping each other out
Oh I was in the area believe me they were cashing in not all but most were charging 200$ to 400$
LOVE watching these vids. Plenty of entertainment…LONG AS NO ONE GETS hurt, it’s a good time.
Lived in the Midwest most of my life, now in TX and there was no way I would venture out on these roads. My prayers to all the truck drivers, first responders, law enforcement and tow truck drivers. Management would do well to keep their rigs off the road during ice storms - save time and money and of course lives!!!
Prayers for all truck drivers.
I'm a truck driver too and I feel the same way about this crazy weather it is not worth getting killed or crashing in to the other trucks or killing someone else
Thank you for the excellent footage 😊
I used to live in the DFW area and I hated those ice storms. But no matter what the weather was my supervisor threatened to fire anyone who didn't come in. But now I don't worry about ice storms anymore as I sit back and watch these storm videos from my home in Phoenix, AZ. 🤣
I had a boss like that and I told him I'd sue. No problem after that
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Great job . Glad you've been able to get around safely.
I grew up in a Nordic country. I understood that snow chains can do a lot of damage to paved streets.
Also in Texas ice storms are only a few days a year at most...stay inside & be prepared!
Dallas should invest in road salt.
Here in Sweden we have winter tires at all cars, heavy or not!
I live in a state where we get these kinds of storms all winter. Driving on them is scary and a nightmare. I'm retired now so I don't have to worry about traveling to a job anymore. Prayers for everyone on the roads there and their safety.
A whole bunch of people discovering that "All Season" only means dry and wet, not ice and snow.
Yeah, well, no point in putting on snow tires for 3 days of ice that’s gone before you know it.
@@JulietteSasek No point of driving then, either.
@@patmcbride9853 that’s so true.
Hats off to the F250 Driver helping the 18 wheeler out at the start of the video.
💕🙏🏻🎺Praying for everyone’s safety!🎺🙏🏻💕
Used to turn Dallas 5 nights a week out of Houston pulling Ups doubles. Great training ground with a single axil
You guys don't salt the roads?
There's no salt down here ever! No place to store it, no vehicles to disperse it. The State says, you are Texans, Improvise, Adapt.
Thanks for the incredible footage again. Love your channel, from mid summer New Zealand 🇳🇿
It seems like a couple of snowplows on that hill would be a lot faster than one tow truck pulling semi's up the hill one by one.
We don't have snowplows in Texas...LOL
We don't get snow a lot here...but we do get freezing rain and sleet with freezing rain...we have ice storms here !!!
My sister in Texas, a niece in Arkansas, a niece in California. Hurricanes one after another in Florida. Ive come so close to you know what.
Celina, and Little Rock...
Moving.
Relocating to Europe.
Oh dear , had the same here in Oz a few yrs ago , a whole line of singles and B Doubles lined up until daybreak and the road was safe to drive on !😔
I live in the DFW area and it's scary on the road as my car slid a few times u also gotta know how to drive on it too if the speed limit is 40 I went 20 I go half of the speed limit with my hazards lights on while everyone else around me was going like I was just sitting there 😄 im not gunna risk it if I dont need to
Texas is so worthy of snow! 😊
The best truck commercial I seen.
This is the guy in the red pick up trucks favorite day ever and it was filmed.
No film was used in the making of this video. It was digitally recorded lol.
@@SagebrushRambles It's still called filming.
It's a good thing that red Ford is not a "Lighting" cause if it was the battery would be stone dead in about a minute trying to pull that semi. Just ask Hoovie's Garage about them.
Nice video, Could you tell which drone did you use?
That Ford truck was excellent towing the semi.
I watched that wrecker truck pull the same truck up the hill 5 times.
Maybe every time the wrecker unhooked, the semi slid backward to where it was before?
Maybe it was how the whole story got its origins...you know, about how our parents got to school.
@@ROCKLIKEACOBB I looked...the tow truck had chains on two of its rear wheels...so, at least it wasn't 'barefoot'.
That’s one sturdy front bumper💐
Texas DOT unable to treat the roads ahead of the storm?
Too many roads to do. No point when it will just be gone in 3 days anyway. By the time they got to all the roads it’s gone. And cost is a factor too.
#1 Driving in snow IS NOT THE SAME as driving on icy roads. An ice patch can spin the most experienced driver off the side of the road.
#2 We don't have snow plows and huge piles of salt at the ready because we don't see enough days over long stretches of time to stockpile it. The state should retrofit state vehicles with plows and brushes to help keep roads clearer though.
#3 Doesn't matter what kind of vehicle you drive, slow down.
New subscriber. Great work by you all. 👍
Yes I'm OTR 19 years ice 🧊 road conditions is dangerous 👎👎👎 no body can deal with it snow okay 👍 be safe .👍 stop 🛑 the truck don't try to drive on ice no forced dispatch
You are right Jc.
There are very few locals in DFW. If you see an adult in public in DFW, he is not a long time resident, but he is from another state, and probably from a snow state.
Massey's towing is getting the business!
What kind of drone are you using?
So to all the truckers and others on the roads there, What part of ice storm don't you understand
If they have forced dispatch, they don't have much choice. As O/O we had a choice and we stayed home.
1. Have good tires on your vehicle.
2. Let some of the air out if you get stuck and do not have chains.
3. DO NOT RACE YOUR ENGINE OR SPIN YOUR WHEELS! That will certainly cause you to get stuck.
4. If you do not know how to drive in the snow . . . STAY OFF THE ROAD even if you have to stay at work. That is better than being caught on the road with not heat or food (or place to pee).
5. If you get stuck, DO NOT TURN ON YOUR FLASHERS! You will end up with a dead battery and stranded.
Good pointers 👍🏻
I wonder how much DEAD WEIGHT and for how long a Bridge can hold? I'm seeing tones & tones of vehicles laced across bridges everywhere stuck in the rut
Lol! I just watched it again, and realized that the red truck is towing the semi!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, it’s a semi tow truck. Oh.
Nvm, I just realized you were talking about the pickup at the beginning.
This is my route to KCS wylie tx, I’m glad that my company had to shut every one down for this weather..
Glad I'm not in Dallas...
Nice down here in Corpus Cristi
Greetings from Burleson (just South of Ft. Worth)
Any sound?
Im a truck driver too. I was lucky to get out of Dallas last ice storm i was running san antonio to dallas , when i got to dallas to deliver my load at 9:30 pm things started to get bad . I went south manage to get to san antonio parked my truck at home got my stuff and went south of the border to my other house. Came back after all that mess.
It is very clear that it is the trucks that are blocking traffic on the left-hand side.
That car with the tinted out windows that was Cheech and Chong right I heard one of them say Hey put the blunt down and drive .
The streets was treated but Dallas got another round of snow and sleet and the temp been below freezing 🥶
That Tow Truck making a killing! Pull a vehicle up the hill, unhook, reverse back down, hook up, pull up hill, repeat...!!! Cha-Ching! 💰💰
Snow and ice, Texas's kryptonite. 😂
A large percentage of DFW residents are from snow states.
First time I’ve ever seen a ford pull a lawnmower out in my life 😂 and I own a 6.0 pos
Look at that ford putting in work
I live in the Pacific Northwest and I'm just amused by the trucks shown in the snow and ice in the southern states. 80%-90% of them are 2wd trying to get around w/o snow tires even or traction devices. Forget it boys and girls stay home and safe. Sorry!
That wrecker service is going to be busy.
Ford Crown Victoria on ice is a sad situation. did they have to tow all the trucks in that backup up the hill? no way.
Just saying it usually but lately it does so yeah these weather systems are changing the Jetstream is way south in Texas that's why this ice monster happend and will happen again maybe not 23 but it will because of these weather pattern changes
Seems they did a really poor job of treating the roadways. It's not like they were surprised by this weather system.
And at a temperature of -60 people live..
Why the roads were not treated on highways 🤷🏿♀️
Salt will not melt ice if the temperature is below freezing, it will just sit there. Now if they mix it with sand and burnt crushed embers it works better. Some states use Sodium-Chloride to pre-treat the road surface 48hrs before the storm but that only works at the beginning and if the storm continues, well you still end up where TX is now: iced up. I lived in the Mountain West for 20+ years and Ohio so I've had my fill of this mess.
@@roymartin3002 I live in Ohio too, they know how to deal and “drive” with such weather. I live in TX for over 16 years, the winter was like Spring/Fall over here.
Too costly for 3 days of ice that will be melted before they can even finish treating all the roads.
@@Pastorfavoredprisca DFW residents from snow states make up a large percentage of DFW.
Does texas salt or treat their roads?
Salt won't work if the temperature is too low
Nope!
Apparently no one with a truck in texas has KO2s
Is this Brandon Clement’s channel?
It is not global warming that hurts
It is the extremes of hot and cold that going hurt us all
It does not matter if the world is heating or cooling down the over all the world It is the extremes that will get us
Right and with more warming comes more extremes. Warmer ocean produces bigger storms. Meteorology 101
@Frank MacLeod
And with more warming comes more agriculture.
With more agriculture comes less hungry people.
I assume we all want less people to be hungry, so let's all pray for a warmer climate.
Genuinely trying to comprehend why people who lived in northern Texas most of their entire lives don't have snow tires chains in their cars then act all surprised that they jack knifed and slide into the mud? Does no one think that they aren't invincible?
You'd think they'd at least have 4WD...
It's not very hard to put on snow chain,
@@707Berto you`d think🤣🤣🤣
Genuinely understand this....Romans 1:18-32
I have an all wheel Subaru Outback and a Toyota tundra 4wd I had no issue driving from our farm into bonham up hwy78 today saw lots of stuck cars but the farmers were out hauling stuff on trailers no issues I think it’s mostly city folk having the problems. Them and the big rigs on the I30 corridor
Here in Massachusetts, they don't even cancel school for this much snow! Even my grandmother drives in these conditions every winter and doesn't need a tow truck to pull her up a hill! 🤣
it's not snow it's ice
It's ICE hon
Where are the salt trucks?
Would take too many to get it all done. And by the time they did finish, the ice is melted already. 2 or 3 days and it’s gone.
As a retired meat hauler from Waterloo Iowa. I would plan my loads according to weather. I sat a day. Then next day I would count all the idiot drivers who went into the ditch from Waterloo Iowa to Sacramento. When I passed by the sun was shining. Local authorities should have shut the highways down
Heck of a Ford commercial at the 4 minute mark.
Can’t imagine the total chaos with so many morons that have no idea what to do on these roads. Had to be a nightmare. Thousands of transmissions destroyed every time this happens.
Had a dedicated run to Mitchell SD. Used to hit a blizzard every year I made that run, seen drifts taller then my truck, been a few times I would pull over where I could and just go to sleep for a few hours
Um,in Wisconsin, this is Tuesday.Except we all get to work.
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Why would anyone with a Dodge Challenger even bother getting out in that mess?
i was there in June for a Wedding. I already walked and seen the streets downtown.
Texas may not have plows, but they have road graders that will do the trick!
I guess there is something to be said for "the faster i go the sooner it will be over" ...one way or another, anyway.
At first, it looked like it was a Ford commercial
And here we go--SHORTAGES OF MORE PRODUCTS
Not a cinder truck or snow plow in all of Texas !?
Not many. Too many roads, and the ice is melted before they would be able to cover everything that needed it.
Que lastima y que dioz los atude a todos. Y nunca olviden de llevar lo nesesario si van a iajar o no salir por si nieva. Espeligroso.
You know he just wants to get out of the way of that semi, before it slams into his pretty red truck!
Another "Great State of Texas moment".....
That storm didn't come down much further than Dallas. Austin never got it although everyone shut down in preparation for it.
Many downed trees and power outages in Austin, actually.
@@terr777 I don't know where that happened. I wasn't affected nor did I hear about it.
@@madampolo Disaster declaration two days ago. It's certainly been on the news in Dallas.
Time to buy a Subaru or Audi with studded snow tires.
I'm a Landcruiser man myself.
Subarus don’t need stud nor snow tires.
@@KiyaWarrior The key is to own both. I've owned an FJ40, FJ60, and a FJ80, with the 80 definitely being the most capable. On road, a Subaru Outback is as good as the AWD Land Cruiser, possibly better. I also have an Impreza and have had a Legacy, but the higher clearance of the Outback is the best of the three. All of the Subarus and Land Cruisers are fantastic.
@@trishaleaver3581 Everything slides the same on ice. Having studs and good siped, soft compound snow tires will give grip on the ice. Even with the Subaru AWD, it's still critical to have the proper tires. A 2wd with snow tires will usually outperform a Subaru on summer tires. A Subaru on snow tires with studs is almost unstoppable except in deep drifts.
No point in having studded snow tires here. By the time you have them put on, it’s almost time to take them off again. 3 days of ice per year, most of the time.
Is there no law on tires .
Like using snow tires or something? Not in Texas, because they only have about 3 days of this kind of stuff per year. No point in changing tires for that.
Are you kidding?! For 2 or 3 times a year for 1 day or at the most 2 days?
One side is bumper to bumper stopped and the other side has zero traffic.
From Canada... Is this a joke?
Hope the state Handel's this ice storm better than the last one
Remember the year we had the Super Bowl in Dallas....LOL. What a blooming disaster with the ice!
Wow why do people try driving on the road when it ice are snow
Because they're Texans.
Wow that ford is struggling just to pull the truck without the trailer 😕 so so sad
It's almost weird watching this from a place where several feet of snow are normal....
You said it snow not ice
None of this wintery precip is normal for Texas.
@@SagebrushRambles Not true. You can easily search North TX ice storms historically and realize that, though it doesn't happen every year, it is common.
If you have ice storms, same thing happens. Ice is different and slipprier than snow. Salt clears up snow better than ice.
Ever been snow-skating?
I know it's Texas do they really not have plows?
Having snow plows and equipment of the sorts costs more to store and maintain, than using them for the 3 days/year we get ice. It’s Texas, if you want the weather to change, just wait a minute. We will be in the 70’s in the next couple days.
It's not cost efficient.
Wow. That’s just crazy!! Guess I’m glad I stayed home!
These are ELEVATED BRIDGES IN ICING CONDITIONS, people...bridges ice before regular roadways! Basic science. Stop driving as if you're crossing the desert...
One thing most of them have in common, no chains...
I was hoping the 18 wheelers would not be out there just can not stop stupid!!!!!!! They cost there company money.