icy roads

Remember, bridges first things on road to freeze

One can never be too sure the road ahead is without ice, especially considering the freeze-first nature of bridges. The question is: Are you willing to take your chances?

Reliance Partners Vice President of Safety Brian Runnels explains why bridges are the last place a driver would want to hit an ice patch and how to avoid such a scenario when things get icy.

“Ground warmth insulates the roads, keeping [them] from freezing as fast — bridges don’t have that,” Runnels said. 

That’s because bridges...

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Canadian trucker named Highway Angel for helping spinout victims

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Karl Scholl, from Calgary, Alberta, a Highway Angel for stopping to help a couple who landed in a ditch during icy road conditions.

On the morning of Dec. 27, Scholl was hauling a full truckload of freight on Canada Highway 3 near Moyie, British Columbia, when he noticed other drivers flashing their lights, signaling that there was something up ahead.

“The roads were in poor condition from ice and snow,” Scholl told the TCA. “As I crested a hill,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-trucker-named-highway-angel-for-helping-spinout-victims

Don’t skate past safety precautions on icy roads

It can happen in an instant — you’ve hit a patch of ice and lose control of your vehicle. As you instinctively press the brakes to no avail, the sudden loss of traction leaves you feeling helpless. Hopefully no one’s in your path as you careen down the highway.

Frigid weather can precipitate precarious situations like this on almost any road, as evidenced by last week’s ice storm that swept across the southern United States.

Freezing rain iced over highways across North Texas, spurring a series of

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