The Hazards Of Passing A Cattle Truck In Wyoming

Here in Wyoming, we are in the middle of the most dangerous time of year for driving.

NO—I am not talking about the snow and ice.

I mean passing a truck full of cattle while doing 80mph on the interstate.

Just a couple of weeks ago I came up behind a cattle truck and found myself dodging slick poo as it spilled out of the back into the highway.

It's bad enough how slippery that stuff is. But then I'll have to wash it off my car! Nobody wants to deal with that.

So, I tried to pass the truck, only to see a long thick stream of urine spraying out the side right at my windshield.

I backed off and held my position until we were making a turn on the highway.

That turn caused all of the waste to slosh out to the ditch on the side of the highway.

That left the passing lane open for a moment and I floored it.

One truck driver I know told me that he felt really bad when he pulled into a small Wyoming town and had to make a hard turn on Main Street.

Everything that was on the floor of the truck shifted out and covered the intersection.

Just up the road was a local drive-through car wash. I'm sure the owner was "evil laughing" in delight when he saw that.

The job that these truckers are doing is an important one.

I have nothing bad to say about the folks who work in this profession.

But I cringe every time I come up behind one of these trucks on the interstate or a back highway.