Playing in the snow

Had an experience today. I’m in Pottsville, PA and had a delivery at Walmart. During my delivery, the snow caused conditions to deteriorate rapidly. I asked Walmart if I could stay, and was, as expected, told no. Leaving here, there was another empty leaving in front of me. We both ended up getting stuck, trying to climb the hill on the street. Luckily, a DOT plow was nearby and pushed us both down to the corner to park at the gas station. I assume every empty after us is going to have the same issue. I’d wonder if a situation like this ever gets local authorities to tell Walmart to offer refuge or quit accepting deliveries.

There’s a travel restriction on the interstate here, and the road it’s on only allows CMV traffic between Walmart and the parking stop. That’s a lot of empties that will be dumped into a small parking lot.