Watch your speed........maintain separation greater than you normal do.....and treat the accelerator like there was an egg underneath it. If there's ice or snow on the road, turn your jakes off........and let the engine slow you down, which means backing off sooner then you usually do.........when you do use your brakes again light pressure...........think of it as a dance with a glass of water balanced in your hand..........no sudden moves.
Watch your mirrors..........if you see ice forming on them, screw it......find a place to park it and wait for the sand trucks..........ain't no load worth running the risk. Trust me, unless you're hauling hearts for transplant, ain't nobody gonna die if you don't get there on schedule...........
Other than that........enjoy the weather, I used to love seeing fields completely covered in snow.....everything takes on a different look in winter. I remember one run, coming across eastern CO into western KA, setting sun behind me, fields totally covered....road was clear, but the backside of the snow front in front of me turned the eastern sky a deep Payne's Grey color......the setting sun cast an eerie golden yellow glow to everything...........it was quit the sight......kinda looked like the calm before the storm, thank god it was in front of me and moving east........by time I caught up with it the next day, it had pretty well played out.......lucked out again.
Be safe driver..........
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