15 Tips for Truck Driving in Winter Weather

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Once you clean the glass and take off, try to keep it clean! Use every opportunity you have on the road, like while fueling or stopping on a rest spot, to clean the glass again, because as salt is kicked up off the road onto your windshield, it coats the glass with a nasty film which will make hard on you to see out, especially once it dries.

Truck driving in winter is hard I know that, but don’t make it even harder on you by not cleaning your truck!

Those big chunks of snow that are flying off your vehicle are not just impairing your ability to see around you, but they can be hazard for the drivers around you as well, and in some states you can earn ticked for that!

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5. Watch Out For Black Ice

Watch out for black ice. We all had seen that thin layer of an ice, which is completely transparent form, well people be aware and carefully watch for it when you are out on the open!

Truck driving in winter means that you will very much possible get some harsh time on the road and meet with some kind of trouble soon or latter. Well black ice is exactly that; it will make your truck slip and skid in no time, so be careful.

Black ice appears only on freezing temperatures. Its look like wet road, something like water on the road, but in meter of fact is a dangerous ice that can trick you, so drive careful and watch for it.

Be aware, if you see ice freezes on back side of your mirrors, windshields or antenna, or the sign boards have ice froze on them then that indicates that there is a black ice on the road, so drive slow and be alert!

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