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How do I do that? It happened at Toby's in Hinkley, Minnesota. I did it by letting my mind drift to thinking about their famous warm caramel rolls when I should have been thinking about the truck. Pictured below are the roll and the result.

That (along with our second drive axle) explains why we do not slip and slide around in certain situations while you do, and why you feel the need for Onspots where we do not. Once again, it is all about trade offs. As anyone who has spec'ed a truck knows, a decision about one thing has...

Keep in mind that we have twin screws (two drive axles) on our truck 34,000 lbs. curb weight truck. That make make a difference and perhaps explain how we have avoided the ice and snow situations described above. Our Volvo has been great in ice and snow.

I see now that I misread and misunderstood your question. To amend my answer, it has happened many times that we have pulled into a truck stop off a clear interstate and found the truck stop lot to be not clear. But it has rarely happened that no plowing at all has happened at the truck stop...

In eight years of driving straight trucks, it has never happened that we did that. It happened once that we pulled into a chicken coop (scale) parking area that was ice covered, like a skating rink, but that did not impede our ability to drive in or out. We just went slow. Twice; once in a...

I can see many people using their smart phones and this interactive map to work their way through the Expo. Very cool! The link to the map should greet people when they walk in the door.

We are home now after being on the road 3.5 months. We came home because the freight brought us here on Friday before the Memorial Day weekend. Drivers licence renewal, dental work, and getting our truck body painted gaves reasons to stay. As soon as the truck comes out of the shop we'll roll...

Linda, I know it would only be a best guess given all the variables, but what would your best guess be for DEF consumption by an expediter straight truck over a month in which the truck drove say 12,000 miles? Approximately how many gallons would be used?