Winter Blizzard on the Haul Road: Dalton Diaries-Chapter 2

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Dalton Darlin'-an Alaska Trucking Adventure

7 ай бұрын

Winter Blizzard on the Haul Road: Dalton Diaries-Chapter 2
Join me as I brave harsh Arctic conditions on the Haul Road in Alaska. In this thrilling journey, I gear up my Peterbilt with cold weather protection, setting out on snow-covered roads amidst the looming threat of bad weather. After sleeping at Slope Mountain camp, I encounter roadblocks by a vehicle recovery team on my way north.
Witness the intensity of driving the Dalton Highway in the aftermaths of a blow while journeying into Prudhoe, battling strong winds despite the weather easing from the previous night. Heading south, I face challenges as icy conditions cover my lights, requiring quick action to clear them. Finally, completing the trip at Hilltop, this episode encapsulates the rugged adventures on the Arctic Haul Road.
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@nickellingson7035 2 ай бұрын

Great job. Safely up and down The Dalton is what matters

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 2 ай бұрын

That's right! One mile at a time!

@michaelbeck8841 6 ай бұрын

Hey Tiffany , Just wanted to say thanks for getting the word out on the road of our concerns . Seems that 90 % got it and are giving us safer work conditions in our areas . And we thank those truckers who are slowing down and calling out letting us know they are coming up on us . We thank all . Mike , Operator Sag River DOT

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Mike! Thank you for working the road like you do! You make it safer for everyone to be out there. God Bless our road crew!!!

@ManpreetSingh-mehtot 2 ай бұрын

Great job

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@seamushorgan4498 6 ай бұрын

Did a winter up north a few years back enjoy it

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

They've redone a few things. 25-mile corner is changed. They raised the road up north from chicken run to slope mountain. You might not recognize it. Lol. It's here when you're ready to return!

@davidh1927 26 күн бұрын

I want this job!

@TheHighwayCowboy45 7 ай бұрын

Oh and hats off to you. This is a hard job that you make look easy.

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@davidsorrell9903 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing us what it takes to take on the Haul Road in Alaska I am a big fan of ice Road truckers and I have always wanted to go up. There may be an hour long hauler myself I enjoy watching the video. Please do more you be safe out there.

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for being such a loyal fan and for your support! It means a lot to me. I'm thrilled that you enjoyed the video. I'll definitely be doing more, so stay tuned!

@kenlane5011 3 ай бұрын

I use Rainx treatment on all my lights it helps alot.😎👍🚛🇺🇸

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@jorgetrevino4728 5 ай бұрын

Great job driver

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@alaskatrucker6085 7 ай бұрын

Love the videos

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ShooterBrown 7 ай бұрын

Be safe out there babe! It’s crazy out there!! Loving the videos!

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, Shooter! I will!

@fredhargraves6348 6 ай бұрын

Keep trucking all the way👍

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the encouragement! It means a lot!

@kolejnipolscykrakersi 6 ай бұрын

Tick I used a few times for ice cover lights was to stick some foil on the light. Then just peel it. Hit or miss if it breaks but can work.

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Hmmm. I haven't heard of this. Let me try it out. Any type of foil?

@craigemorehu4278 6 ай бұрын

Wooooow I’d love to come drive over there, you inspire me, ummmm maybe little solar warmers around the inside of yr lights 🤙😎🇳🇿keep on trucking

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

The lights were LED, so they didn't put off much heat. And unfortunately, we literally have no sun but for 4 hours a day. Eternal night. I'll look into little heaters, though. Thank you!

@Ludanexpress 5 ай бұрын

I have a pair of 7 inch Light Force lights they are hight output halogen lights and you can have different color lenses for them they never freeze compare to all other LED lights i have on the rood and head lights, got to have something that will never freeze, Good Luck!!!

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

I've thought about switching them out. Thank you for reinforcing my thoughts.

@nickellingson7035 6 ай бұрын

First time watching your videos. Thank you for all you do.

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Truly!

@nickellingson7035 6 ай бұрын

Looking to move up to Alaska with my wife soon. Am looking to drive the Dalton as well, and am looking forward to learning as much as I can

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

That's great! I'd recommend getting behind someone for a few trips to learn everything you can. Hills, blind corners, rough spots, edicut, etc. It's definitely important! Safe travels!

@murder5000 4 ай бұрын

The weather does stop hauls. They don't force drivers to be unsafe

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely!! Rig moves, road closures, and weather all cause delays up here. Dispatchers are good about not putting too much pressure on us. They trust our judgment, too. It's a symbiotic system. And it seems to work.

@anthonybrooks861 6 ай бұрын

Just found you love the video and you got a new sub be safe

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support! Welcome!

@goldpanner9843 6 ай бұрын

I put super-dupper wiper fluid in a spray bottle and keep it in my truck

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Great tip!

@user-sw4dm1qj2x 6 ай бұрын

That's one bad ass woman right there doing what has to be done to pay her bills it's dangerous but she has to to what she has to do

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@user-mh3bl6zd4f 6 ай бұрын

بادرود من تازه با کانالتون آشنا شدم من در کشورم ایران راننده کامیون هستم اما کامیون ما عمر زیادی داره من کامیون مدل ماک R میرونم اما واسه شما احترام زیادی قائلم این یه کار سخت و مردونه هست👌🙏🙏🙏

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@byronmoon8351 6 ай бұрын

Be careful sweetheart

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

I will do that! Thank you, sir.

@kernel48 6 ай бұрын

I haul fuel in Minnesota and North Dakota so I drive in freezing fog and snow also. One of the windshield wash companies makes a de-icing spray for windshield and lights but I found methanol works the best so I keep a spray bottle with some in it to spray off my lights and stuff. I used to use a card for one of the terminals to scrape off the lights but it may or may not have broke 😮

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Wow! I appreciate the tip and warning! I've got to get myself a Methanol spray bottle!!

@timothyprice9064 6 ай бұрын

I have driven in The Mid-West Kansas and Missouri during the winter. You have to be careful out there. I drove in Germany and Korea both are known for nasty snow. The scariest place I have ever driven during the snow was around Fort Bragg North Carolina. They may get a little snow every few years. In one 30-mile stretch of I-95, we saw 25 to 30 seperate accidents.

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

You're a traveler!!

@timothyprice9064 6 ай бұрын

@@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTruckingFrom a family of military and trucking. It's in my blood.

@ejr5480 6 ай бұрын

Oh wow!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

Apparently! Lol. But I can appreciate that!

@timothyprice9064 5 ай бұрын

@@ejr5480 👍

@sawboneiomc8809 6 ай бұрын

2 types of drivers in Alaska....those that have been in the ditch.....and those going in the ditch

@Brandon-ow6yn 5 ай бұрын

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

Hello

@ejr5480 6 ай бұрын

I want a blow in P Bay!!

@sawboneiomc8809 6 ай бұрын

I miss my halogen lights because they melted the ice....but LED’s are brighter and takes less.

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Right! Finding the balance is tough.

@byronmoon8351 6 ай бұрын

A case of deicer in the truck

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Yes! Someone mentioned putting it in a spray bottle also! Love this community!!

@byronmoon8351 6 ай бұрын

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking yes. I buy the kind in the spray bottle. It's yellow bottle

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@Dstew57A Ай бұрын

I’m wonder how much a driver doing this route gets paid? Great video

@byronmoon8351 6 ай бұрын

Bottle of deicer in my truck

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

I'll look for it! Thank you!!

@rosewhite--- 6 ай бұрын

what speed can you safely manage on that snowy road as here in UK nothing would be moving.

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

That requires a complicated answer. Maybe I'll make a video on that.

@jamescaliendo1030 5 ай бұрын

Can someone explain the cover for the air cleaners?? Usually the colder air going into the turbo doesnt pose a problem for any type of diesel. This is something ive never seen before

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

The covers are for the snow. Air intakes get clogged and can kill a motor when there's nothing covering them. I've heard of drivers throwing T shirts over their intakes during blizzards. You have to clean them off every once in a while. But it's better than being in a dead truck.

@jamescaliendo1030 5 ай бұрын

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking ahhhh ok ok yes...makes sense. I'm in NYC it's cold here, and it snows, but nothing of the sort that you see up your way. Thank you for explaining that for me. Be safe and enjoy the new year

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! My pleasure! Be safe!

@freightdog1941 6 ай бұрын

I got heated led lights

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Perfect! I'll see if I can get a set for my peterbuilt!

@GoldPhoenix 6 ай бұрын

Yeah nah I’m not built for this AT ALL

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

You get acclimated. I love it!

@rosewhite--- 6 ай бұрын

would a clear flexible cover like a phone screen protector make for easy iced up light clearing?

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Hmmm... the cover would still get iced over, and you'd be scraping it the same way. Or did you have something else in mind?

@rosewhite--- 6 ай бұрын

@@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking I was thinking such a cover would be flexible and just peeling it up a bit would crack off all the ice without scraping.

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

Possibly... Would it re-stick in the cold?

@rosewhite--- 5 ай бұрын

@@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking probably need a few clips.

@anthonyhitchings1051 6 ай бұрын

Maybe lowerthe music volume a bit

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the input!

@TheHighwayCowboy45 7 ай бұрын

1:09 what’s that yellow thing for ?

@darinhargraves2647 6 ай бұрын

Keeps any potential overflow from spilling on the ground.

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for helping out here. @Darin is correct. We call it a 'duck pond'. It's a safety measure in place to catch any possible leaks or overflow.

@stephenjenkins9097 6 ай бұрын

Heading back up after 3 years, what’s the pass looking like

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 6 ай бұрын

Lol. You'll find out when you get there. It's changing minute to minute.

@stephenjenkins9097 6 ай бұрын

@@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking buddy said it’s snowing and blowing he’s taking fuel to cold foot and back

@DaltonDarlinAlaskaTrucking 5 ай бұрын

Episode 3 of the dalton diaries was for you. We were told the pass was closed, but it opened as soon as we got there. Then there was another avalanche right behind us. It's constantly changing.