I agree with you. We refused ICC instructions at VALE colorado after the crash and sat parked for 2 hours until Penske came and put chains onto our rental tractor. Turned out, we had the wrong kind of chains in the tractor and ICC still insisted we keep moving or be diverted to NJ. The team that crashed was a set of rookies that were also told to keep moving without chains. (they were not required in Glenwood springs) and mandatory in Vale.
I also agree and saw the same thing when I was down in red river going up and it started to snow and a sleeper team passed me like i was standing still. One of our teams also had three flat tires three separate times in the rockies.
If you were in Vale about midnight, you would remember seeing at least 10 sleeper teams parked there at chain up, and NONE of them capable of putting on chains. Thank God I called Penske on the way up and had them there when we arrived.
As for CMG/ICC, you know the routine, they tell you to keep going no matter what, then it takes a short argument to convince them of anything, then they start with the threats and phone calls. I agree, I dont drive when its unsafe no matter what they say.
My B drivers shift began at midnight at vale, and he was scared shirtless about having to drive down the mountain in those conditions. ICC got into a huge argument with him and in the end, we lost 2 hours because it was just too dangerous.
Yes, this run had ALL the rookies who graduated feeder in october from so cal. and that led to most of the problems.
Poor planning on UPS part for not training them earlier in 2013 and having them ready for something like this.
TOS.