It's a Team's Life

Will we skip fall?

By Linda Caffee
Posted Aug 31st 2014 3:42AM

From the looks of this picture I think some parts of the country will go straight to winter.

While we were attending the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) a friend posted this picture of driving through Wyoming on August 25th, 2014. The temperature was over 100 degrees in Dallas at the time.

This is the time of the year when our truck is full to busting with summer and winter clothes as in the morning we can wake up to 100-degree temps and by nightfall be running on ice. During this time of year I take clothes that can be layered and we can adjust quickly to the outside temperatures.

When we had our Cocker Spaniel "Molly" with us the challenge was even greater as she could not as easily as us adjust to the extreme changes she was subjected to. Having a pet in the truck that needs to go outside makes fall especially tough so they can stay warm, as their bodies get ready for winter. She also had the opposite problem when she adjusted to the cold and we would end up south and the temperatures where very warm.

I also pack extra blankets and I store them smoothed out under the mattress in the truck. They are easily accessible and out of the way until needed. We have our winter coats with us but they are stored in the back of the cabinets and will not be brought out unless we find ourselves staying in the extreme cold.

Before we leave out next time I will also pack our winter gloves, hats, and scarves. Our shoes stay basically the same winter and summer.

What I am not looking forward to is the mud and snow being tracked into the truck and sometimes it feels like an endless battle to keep the floors clean. Shoes are taken off before leaving the cab of the truck and getting into the sleeper and this helps a lot.

Before we know it our truck will look like this and I will be prepared!