Lessons A Rookie Learned In Maine....

I think G Town pictured you 13 1/2 feet in the air on top of a box with a snow shovel!

Like when you made the snow angels on the roof of your Swift wagon? It's not the fall that hurts, but the stop.

I loaded a trailer on Friday that had a fabric roof. Don't know how they would get snow off of it? They are based in the mountains of VA. On a personal note, I hate driving behind a truck and having that huge sheet of snow blow off and land on my car. They can travel far when frozen or packed.

Would it makes sense if they would put a curved top on these trailers to help with this issue?

Maybe I need to wear those glasses that help old farts see close-up.

Just had my annual eye exam today. Getting my first pair of bifocals. Sucks getting old. lol

Just out of curiosity, is there anything to actually stop you getting on top of a trailer and getting the snow off yourself (aside from safety and common sense)? Assuming you can even manage to climb up there...

There's really no way to get up there, that's one big problem. There are no ladders or anything.

The second problem is the strength of the roof. If it's covered in snow you have no way of knowing the condition of the roof. Even after you started clearing the snow you still don't know the strength of it until you try walking on it. Super dangerous.

Finally, it's going to be slick as snot up there.

I've never seen anyone get on the roof of a dry van or reefer trailer and I wouldn't want to. Just too dangerous.

There's really no way to get up there, that's one big problem. There are no ladders or anything.

The second problem is the strength of the roof. If it's covered in snow you have no way of knowing the condition of the roof. Even after you started clearing the snow you still don't know the strength of it until you try walking on it. Super dangerous.

Finally, it's going to be slick as snot up there.

I've never seen anyone get on the roof of a dry van or reefer trailer and I wouldn't want to. Just too dangerous.

Not only that, but 13 feet in the air is a lot higher than you think. I've been on top of a few 8 foot loads (plus 5 feet from the deck to the ground) to tarp and it's a looooong way down. Walking on wet / icy / snowy aluminum that might not be strong enough to keep me from falling through into the box? No way.

Now am curious. If its snowing and you are stuck at a truck stop or you are in the middle of nowhere...etc, the snow is piling and you cannot get up there and you need to keep driving, how do you get the snow shoveled from the roof of the truck?