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Show Ii I 1 ';?::: Saturday, 15, February that? asked Jay Smith as a car with Utah plates cut in front of us, our ignoring turn flashing Now see svw;vyoK-.-.',.v.,- 8A casually said that sometime Id like to go along with a driver had wanted to since I was a kid. Sure, why not?" said Alan. A few weeks later Roy IMLs assistant Critehfield, safety director, called and said I was headed for Wamsutter here truck drivers say the snow never melts it just wears out from blowing By DON C. WOODWARD Deseret News Business Editor 1969 signal. If we had been In anoth- er state, that guy would around. have pulled back and let us turn. Here they TREPAUE FOR WORST The driver, himself, said, I dont want to scare you off, but youd better bring along your warm underwear, a for heavy coat, something your head, gloves and some galoshes. When our drivers go into Wyoming, they prepare for the worst." Roy introduced me to Jay. They both assured me they would rather make the drive in the winter than in the summer. In the summer youve and you got the tourists never know what they are going to do. At least you know what to expect of the weather. man of Jay is a just tromp on the Mr. Woodward gas. short for Jesse Jay was behind the wheel of a heavy truck operated by IML Freight Inc. We were on the Salt Lake freeway, headed for Wamsutter, Wyo, Jay had made this trip three times a week for 11 years, and by now he wasnt surprised at Utahs drivers. In fact, he knew more about what they were going to do than they did themselves. I was sitting about five feet away from him in the right hand seat, which was noticeably lacking In the air cushioned comfort Jay enjoyed. You should have been said along last Saturday, Jay with a grin. We went up Morgan Canyon In 12 inches of snow and the plows hadn't been out yet. Youd have seen how a truck driver earns his Jay Smith checks his truck carefully before leav- ing on regular run to Wamsutter, Wyoming. n medium build who doesnt look at all like a grandfather. For that matter, he doesnt look at all like the publics image of a truck driver. REAL TRO Hes a and professional proud of it. Hes been driving since the end of World War II durabout 25 years in all ing which he estimates hes covered more than 1.5 million miies. Hes been witli IML since it acquired Arrowhead money." It all started at a luncheon in the Alta Club a month ago. IML's youthful president, Alan Musgrove, told a group of newsmen how well the company was doing, and mentioned that the companys line drivers were averaging and some 514,000 a year were earning almost $20,000. 1 Freight about 13 years ago, and he wears an IML safety patch on his shoulder denoting 12 years of accident-fre- e driving with IML. His total years without an accident are far more than that. The run to amsutter is actually only half way for the truck, w hich continues on to Denver. Jay turns it over to another driver, then rests for eight hours as required by law. When his rest time is up generally at 2 a.m. the next morning, he meets another truck coming in from Denver and drives it back to Salt Lake City. In the truck, at about eye level, is a tachograph, which Jay called the box." It keeps a record of how fast the truck travels, where it stops, and how long it is off the highway. The company insists that each driver stop every two hours to check his equipment, and drivers on a long run are required to leave the truck for a period of time. As Jay worked his way through the 10 speed transmission, he kept a wary eye on both side mirrors as well as the road ahead. You look through them as much as you do through the windshield, he said. He was especially watchful for other drivers. They just dont know how to drive freeways here, he said. Lots of times you can see an accident begging to happen. If people would just learn some courte" sy ... WORST STRETCH By now we were approaching one of the worst stretches on his run the Mountain Road between Lagoon and the mouth of Weber Canyon, a short stretch of U.S. Highway 89 that narrows down to a two lane road for about four miles. He gave his full attention to the road ahead. Fortunately, we were running fairly light, and there wasnt much traffic. As we made the turn up Weber Canyon and onto Interstate 80, he relaxed a bit and started talking again about Canyon. Those chuck holes been here for six weeks, he grumbled. Hes come upon many accidents, some of them fatal, and hes helped a great many highway patrolmen at the scene. But there have also been some humorous happenings. One time I was pulling up a hill when I looked In the mirror and saw the truck behind me flashing his lights on and off several times. There was a convertible between us, and so when it came alongside I glanced down. Two girls were there they didnt have a stitch on. Taking a sunbath, I guess. What did they do when they realized you could see them? I asked. They waved, he said. Another time he stopped behind a car that was obviously in trouble. A young woman was standing alongside with a helpless look on her face. I just dont know the first thing about flat tires, she told me. So I told have as Jay takes his huge outfit through heavy Record In Loans Made To Livestock Producers S. L. Freeway traffic. -W y accidents. He dodged a couple of monstrous chuck holes that filled the road all the way up Weber Eyes constantly check both mirrors -- mechanics are important to a driver, and Jay keeps IML's her Id fix it up, and I did. When I finished, I old her to drive on ahead and Id follow to make sure she got into a service station. Oh, no, she doesnt need to stop before Denver. As we pulled away, Jay talked about his friends at Wamsutter. Isolated as it is, Wamsutter residents look forward to the truckers. Jay said he often purchased special things in Salt Lake City at Christmas One time on their behalf. year they gave me three lambs, he laughed. I fed them with a bottle in the front seat all the way back, to Salt two one trip and one Lake on another trip. Ill be all right. little while later her car passed me on the highway and there was a man driving it! said Jay. Hed hid out in the cedars while I changed his tire for him! The road, for the most part, was Interstate and monotonous as only Wyoming or Nevada can be. We made steady time, but we passed very few passenger cars. I made no official count, but it seemed there were four trucks on the road for every car we saw. Jay waved or signaled to each truck in a friendly gesture, regardless of what company they were representing. At night on the return trip he made a special signal to trucks representing IML, but not to other trucks. said, A dont You are, know y - four-jai- L coming into life. EYE ON DRIVERS We didn't run into normal traffic until we came to Ogden, and I noticed Jay sitting back up in his seat again to keep an eye on other drivers. He began slowing down for green lights that were ripe to turn red and they always did before we got there. Jay dropped the trailer off at Ogden. They had nothing ready to send down to Salt Lake City, so we bobtailed the rest of the way just the tractor without a trailer. I love driving," he said. To me this is the ideal job. I dont have anyone looking over my shoulder all the time, Im home more than you are, and it pays well. lie could earn more by driving a sleeper truck with anothr man, but his time at home is more Those valuable to him. The compa- ny rents a small home in back of the hotel with three bedrooms, a sitting room and a bath. Another driver was inside, just settling down. We had a piece of pie at the cafe. By now I was aware that another myth had been shattered Jay didnt eat like a truck driver at all. In fact, he barely ate at all. But and the pie was home-madthe waitress assured me that Wamsutter wasnt a bad place to live. It grows on you, she said. Jay and I both went right to bed. I was tired, even though it was only 7:30 p.m. and Jay was used to this scrambled schedule. It didnt seem long before he was tapping at the door and it was 2 a.m. and time to leave. It was a beautiful night. The moon was nearly full and it was light enough to see without headlights. It was also bit who they he explained. WYOMING OASIS We drove into Little America, an oasis in the middle of the Wyoming plains where mere's plenty of room to park dozens of semi - trucks while you get something to eat. Inside, the waitress handed us a special truckers menu," with prices 10 to 15 per cent less than the regular menu. They knew Jay and kidded with him when he complained that only the young kids were working on the night shift. We didnt fuel up at little e America since the truck carries 240 gallons itself and touch. ter cold about five below, we later learned. The night before it hit 17 below. The return trip was uneventful. We drove into Morgan Valley shortly after sunrise, and Jay said, I don't know when I like this place the most in the fall when the leaves are just turning, or in the spring, when everything's Wamsutter was about what a small truck I expected stop with a hotel, motel and cafe sitting across the street from a general store and two-b- in , sleeper drivers are away from home 140 hours a week, he said. We shook hands to say goodby and Jay went into the terminal to fill out his final forms. It was only 10 a.m., but he had already put in a full days work. He would be back the next morning at 10 a.m. to do the whole thing over again. 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