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Japan melts snow before it hits the ground—and America’s still using salt trucks

Each winter, nations deploy fleets of plows and salt trucks to keep roads passable, yet some have found more creative ...
Overdrive

Truck driver charged 'careless' after flipping DOT snowplow in North Dakota

The driver of a Freightliner pulling doubles on Highway 2 in North Dakota lost control and crashed into a guard rail before flipping over a snow plow truck and seriously injuring the driver, according ...
KCCI Des Moines

Central Iowa plow trucks drive south to help with snow removal

ONGOING DANGER IN THAT AREA. RIGHT NOW, IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE UNITED STATES, PEOPLE ARE SEEING MORE SNOW THAN THEY HAVE SEEN IN YEARS. I MEAN, IT IS A WINTER WONDERLAND. THOSE CITIES AREN’T ...
Star Tribune

What it’s like to be a St. Paul snowplow driver

Every winter, a plow comes by and pushes snow back into Jeremy Bates’ driveway. Perhaps fair, given how he has often been on the opposite side. “It was probably 17 years ago, there was a gentleman who ...
SlashGear

Can You Attach A Snowplow To Any Truck & How Much Do The Attachments Cost?

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There is a certain magic to the year's first snowfall. You get to watch the world transform as familiar terrain gets blanketed in a beautiful ...
Berkshire Eagle

'Winters aren't like they used to be.' Pittsfield struggles to find plow truck drivers thanks to lack of snow, rising costs

PITTSFIELD — Not every impact of climate change shows up on a weather report. Take the decision facing Henry “Hank” Bartlett III about how many trucks to put on the streets of Pittsfield when it snows ...
The Oakland Press

Oakland County’s plows and salt trucks: Ready for winter

The snow season has arrived and the county road commission is ready. This winter season that means purchasing 34 new trucks with more safety features to plow and salt the roads. Each truck costs an ...