Mark, as you know, the NY thruway is usually kept well clear during such storms, the highways were still open to cars and standing at the fence looking at the road I could see it was being kept clear, the truck ban was enforced before it got bad, it was only a couple of inches deep when I pulled into Sloatsburgh, I would have no intention of risking my own or anyone else’s life but the further north I could get, the less driving would be involved next day 
Also, when loaded my truck is virtually glued to the road, I find that driving through the snow helps clear the stuff for others, I discovered that in the early 90’s driving over Shap on the M6 in 6 inches of snow and passing convoys of slow moving cars.