Last week, the Rocky Mountains received four feet of snow with the Denver metro are getting two feet of snow. We had drivers with customer’s vehicles in the area that had to shut down for a couple days until the roads could be plowed and made safe for driving again. Sometimes truckers will go as soon as the road has been plowed once, other times it is safer to wait it out a day or two.
A belated delivery time is an inconvenience for the customer. For the trucker, it can mean lost money not driving and delayed arrival of loads. However, it means safer delivery of the load, safer road conditions, and peace of mind for the driver. Besides the vehicles on the transport truck, the driver has to consider the safety of his truck, and his life for that matter. For many drivers, the truck is his greatest professional investment. Hitting the highway covered in snow with his business and customers’ investment riding on thin ice (literally) must be carefully considered. Knowing when to proceed with the shipment requires careful forecast research and experience.
The driver waiting out the weather is neither working, nor at home. He is in limbo, paying for lodging in many cases increasing his overhead. The perseverance of the truck driver to complete the job during bad weather is something all Americans should appreciate.
The point I would like to make in this article is that when it comes to auto transport, and trucking in general, during the colder months, some additional flexibility and understanding from the customer can go a long way to appreciating the trucker’s situation while transporting your vehicle. Occasionally, we will have customers that have a weather delay regarding delivery. Sometimes, the customer might be upset that the delivery window has changed. The customer usually has not considered the perilous weather the trucker is facing to stay on schedule.
When the weather gets bad in route to a customer’s delivery, we ask that the customer appreciate the extra effort the trucker is making to stay on time, even though Mother Nature may not be cooperating. Man cannot control Mother Nature, therefore, it makes little sense to get upset or stressed about it. A little patience, the skies always clear and the cars get delivered.
Dale Price
Owner
http://www.honeybeeautotransport.com
Dale is also the owner of Electric Canyon Recording Studio and has been a successful businessman and recording engineer for the past 24 years.
Check out Dales other businesses: http://www.electriccanyon.com
