Icy Alabama roads costing truck drivers money
Icy Alabama roads costing truck drivers money
WEBVTT BLAMED ON EXPOSURE.NO REPORTS OF ANY DEATHS INALABAMA.AND I SEE ROAD -- ICY ROADS ANDHIGHWAYS ARE OF CONCERN ACROSSALABAMA AND MORE TRUE FORTHOSE WHO MAKE A LIVING OUT ONTHE ROAD.HOW ARE THE ROADS LOOKING WHEREYOU ARE NOW?JON: WE HAVE RECEIVED AN INCH OFSNOW IN SOUTHERN CHILTON COUNTYSO WE HAVE SEEN OUR SHARE OF ICYPATCHES.HIGHWAY 31 AND I -- SIDE ANDTHEY ARE HITTING TRUCKERS IN THEWALLET.SHADY SECTIONS OF SIDE ROADS ANDINTERSTATES WERE COVERED WITH ALAYER OF SNOW AND ICE.CREWS HAVE BEEN SPREADING SALTAND SAND AND TRYING TO MELT ASMUCH OF THAT AS POSSIBLE.INTERSTATE 65 WAS PARTIALLYCLOSED TODAY.THAT LEFT SOME TRUCKERS INLIMBO.SINCE THAT PLANT IS CLOSED HESAID NOW HE MAY NOT BE ABLE TOPICK UP HIS PAYLOAD UNTILTOMORROW.QUEST GETTING BACK TO OHIO ONTHURSDAY, I WILL GET BACK ONFRIDAY.SO IT JUST SNOWBALLS.JON: DOES THIS COST YOU MONEY?>> YEAH.I AM SITTING.JON: HATFIELD SAYS THIS HAPPENSTO HIM ONLY ONCE A YEAR.THE LAST TIME HE EXPERIENCEDTHIS IN ALABAMA WAS THESNOWMAGEDDON IN 2014.WE HEARD ALL THE ROADS INCHILTON COUNTY ARE POSSIBLE.THEY'RE URGING DRIVERS TO TAKEEXTRA CAUTION ON THE ROADS.STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL WESEE TEMPERATURES GO ABOVEFREEZING TOMORROW AROUNDLUNCHTIME OR EARLY TOMORROWAFTERNOON.
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Icy Alabama roads costing truck drivers money
Closed highways and interstates due to weather is forcing truck drivers to delay their deliveries and pickups, costing them time and money.
Closed highways and interstates due to weather is forcing truck drivers to delay their deliveries and pickups, costing them time and money.
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