It's a Team's Life
I DON'T CHAIN
There are many reasons to chain and for us it is often a matter of safety or getting out of a bad spot. We just recently were in a bad ice storm in Fort Worth, TX. A very slight hill was causing severe problems for trucks and we waited patiently as the drivers paid a fee to be pulled up the incline. We saw one driver get out and chain his drives and up the hill he went. When it was our turn we also went up the hill no problem by deploying our chains. Who would guess chains would save the day and us money in Fort Worth, TX?
Once as a rookie I came off of the interstate after running for several hundred miles and as I pulled into a truck stop the parking area was covered in ice. I stopped, set the breaks, and took a short nap. The warm tires melted through the ice and we were stuck. In order to get out of the ruts the warm tires caused we had to get out the chains to give our tires something to grip. The chains enabled us to get unstuck and continue on to our pickup.
After many years of chaining we finally have Onspot Automatic Chains and now we chain even more! When we pull onto a customer’s property and it is an icy sheet we deploy the chains, when we pull into a rest area that has not been plowed we deploy our chains and we have traction. With the chains deployed we have the traction needed to keep from sliding off of the beaten path or possible into a solid object not meant to be hit by a truck.
There are times when chains make our life easier and we can
continue on in a safe manner to our destination and there are times when our
deployed chains let us maneuver to a safe parking spot.
Each storm and situation is different and we
have our chains as one of our tools to make an informed decision.
Do we chain or not chain? We give a
resounding YES we chain....
Oh and yes we will chain to get over a mountain pass... side benefit of having chains.
Bob & Linda Caffee
TeamCaffee

Saint Louis MO
Expediters 8 years been out here on the road 13 years
Expediting isn't just trucking, it's a lifestyle; 

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