* Colorado & Tennessee - Strike two trucking corridors
-- A storm has dropped up to 11 inches of snow on the Colorado mountains and left some roads in Denver and Colorado Springs glazed with ice as winter storms spread across the west and southeast Monday... The town of Black Hawk in the mountains west of Denver reported 11.4 inches of snow Monday morning... The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for almost all of the Colorado mountains from the northern to southern border. Much of the rest of central and western Colorado were under a winter weather advisory... U.S.A.#6 was closed in both directions over Loveland Pass. Trucks carrying hazardous materials were being allowed through the Eisenhower Tunnel under the pass once an hour. Such cargos are normally barred from the tunnel... State highway officials warned drivers of heavy snow along Interstate 70, a heavily-traveled truck corridor, through the mountains... Meanwhile, weather forecasters are urging motorists across most of Tennessee to stay off roads unless it's an absolute emergency... A wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain on Monday is expected to create up to a half-inch of ice on roads in parts of Middle Tennessee, and three-quarters of an inch in parts of West Tennessee... That would include the busy Interstate 40 corridor that carries truck traffic from coast-to-coast... (The Trucker file photo - Weather forecasters are urging motorists across most of Tennessee to stay off roads unless it's an absolute emergency) -The Associated Press/The Trucker -16 Feb 2015
* Pennsylvania - Bill aims to to remove snow and ice from their trucks
-- Truck drivers in Pennsylvania soon may be required to remove snow and ice from their trucks before getting behind the wheel. A state lawmaker is pushing a bill that would allow a police officer to determine if snow or ice poses a threat. And if it does, you’ll have to pay up... Truck drivers tell us it’s a big inconvenience to clean snow and ice off, but they know it’s all about safety. And because of that, they’re all for it... Joe Mitchell has been driving trucks for 22 years. His company requires drivers to clear off their trucks... Current law only penalizes drivers if ice debris cause serious injury or death. Boscola drafted this legislation because of the death of a Northampton County woman. She was killed by piece of flying ice while driving to visit her family on Christmas day in 2005... (Photo: Snow covered Penske truck)-
Harrisburg,PENN,USA -FOX 43, by MELANIE ORLINS -FEBRUARY 17, 2015Labels: weather troubles, winter weather
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