[babaloo999]

The article only mentions the tractor/truck and nothing about a trailer. Did they drop the trailer
somewhere and they were headed back to Canada with just the truck? Going by the article, they would be heading back east.

[Unknowing]

A couple of problems with the drafting of this 9News article. First, there seems to be some ambiguity in the author's use of the word 'truck,' perhaps a lack of precision distinguishing 'tractor' from 'trailer.' Second, Highway 36 goes East, into Kansas, and not "to I-80 in northeastern Colorado," as the article states.

Not enough information to speculate like this, but why even assume that the ME's actually wanted to get (back) onto Highway 36? It may be that the ME men operating the vehicle entered Byers from the East, coming in along 36, and got back on 36 hoping to continue West after fueling. Note that 36 parallels I-70, and eventually connects with I-70 heading west into Denver just about at Byers. They may have been headed West into Denver all along, and getting back onto 36 was a mistake. Such a mistake may be common at such a junction.

From these assumptions follow the mere suspicion that the truck could have double-backed since Thursday, hence "aiming for" Denver, or Colorado Springs (new home of the Northern Command, NORAD, Air Force Academy). Therefore, maybe the search for this truck should not be limited by assumptions that the vehicle exited the state of Colorado.

[BluH2o]

The article only mentions the tractor/truck and nothing about a trailer. Did they drop the trailer somewhere ...

Not likely ... a tractor running without a trailer is called "bob-tailing" ... a team (two drivers) "bob-tailing" would attract law enforcement types very quickly ... especially out on the open highways. In an urban area this would be less suspicious ... we're talking open highway here ...