Plow drivers have a long day at work
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Morning came early for Tim Fehrle.
With heavy snow already falling at 4 a.m., Fehrle climbed into his truck at the Washtenaw County Road Commission's garage on Zeeb Road, and headed out to plow his assigned stretch of Jackson Avenue.
Fehrle and the drivers of the Road Commission's other 45 trucks were out to get a jump on a storm expected to dump up to 7 inches in the area today. They start early to do as much plowing as they can before the morning rush snarls their progress.
"I'm afraid this is going to be a long day,'' he said, turning around at one point on Jackson to see that the lane he cleared less than half an hour ago was once again completely covered in snow.
Operating a 14-ton truck with a belly blade that cuts a 9-foot swath through the snow is an exercise in keeping a level head. He can't control the weather, and he can't control the actions of other drivers on the roads. While traffic was light this morning, possibly because area schools had given students the day off, some mornings aren't always so relaxed. Most drivers recognize the plows are trying to clear their way to work, but some try to swerve around the plows.
"I don't know if they want to challenge you, or push you over,'' he said. "They always tell you not to make eye contact.'' Every year, a few inattentive drivers slam into the rear of the plow trucks.
Fehrle steered his plow between the Ann Arbor city limits and Parker Road, paying special attention to busy intersections, making laps around them to scrape the road down to the pavement. Then he plowed some of the many U-turns on Jackson Avenue, his eyes darting around to keep watch on the traffic and avoid having his blade scrape the curb.
As a 10-year veteran of the Road Commission, working heavy machinery on the road maintenance unit, Fehrle, 49, knows his way around Jackson Avenue. While big storms can mean overtime for the plow drivers, Fehrle confesses that he has never been a fan of winter.
Road Commission spokeswoman Val Cooper said Thursday before the storm hit that all of the trucks would be topped off with fuel and filled with salt so they would be ready to go. The Road Commission planned to send its night crew of about a half dozen plow drivers out early Friday, and then the full complement of staff would arrive at 4 a.m. Main roads get plowed first.
By 7:45 a.m., snow totals in the area ranged from 4 inches in Manchester to 3 inches in Ann Arbor, said Cory Behnke, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in White Lake Township. He said the forecast called for 4 to 7 inches of snow by this evening.
If the forecast holds true, Cooper said, "They'll be out from 4 a.m. until about 8 p.m. ... and then up again as early as 5 a.m. Saturday and have another full day.''
That means another long day for the plow drivers like Fehrle.
"We'll sleep on Sunday, I guess,'' he said.
Reporter Dave Gershman can be reached at 734-994-6818 or dgershman@annarbornews.com.
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