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  1. ATeam

    On Spot Automatic Chains

    I've heard that one before. Mention a name thinking you will get a free drink and get instead a black eye from a jealous boyfriend and a child support claim from the woman at the end of the bar with three teeth. Playing it safe here. It's a widely known technique, I thought. Before parking for...
  2. ATeam

    On Spot Automatic Chains

    Lest an uninformed chain law debate ensue, here are two links to sites that link to the tire chain laws state by state. State Tire Chain Laws and Regulations http://www.tirechain.com/
  3. ATeam

    On Spot Automatic Chains

    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.
  4. ATeam

    On Spot Automatic Chains

    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...
  5. ATeam

    On Spot Automatic Chains

    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.
  6. ATeam

    On Spot Automatic Chains

    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...
  7. ATeam

    On Spot Automatic Chains

    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...
  8. ATeam

    Check out our NEW Interactive Map!

    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.
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