While many travelers can avoid areas like high-elevation mountain passes or wait out severe winter storms, truckers are on the road every day of the year. The first semi truck was invented in 1898 to ...

Semi truck drivers face a different kind of winter than the average commuter, with 80,000‑pound rigs that must keep freight moving through mountain passes and black ice. In that world, chains, not ...

Colorado State Patrol troopers are stopping semi drivers once again to make sure they are carrying chains for their tires. According to Colorado state law, these drivers must carry chains with them ...

I awoke one morning recently to a winter weather advisory. It got me humming the classic Sam Cooke song, Chain Gang. Winter driving in mountains will inevitably encounter a requirement for chaining up ...