MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
When winter weather hits, government fleets go to work salting, plowing, and keeping roads open. But these assets may cause damage to the facility where vehicles are housed.
The Department of Transportation will have its main maintenance facilities across the state staffed with fleet mechanics 24/7 to keep plow trucks on the road.
The City of Dublin, Ohio, has added four more snowplows to its fleet that run on compressed natural gas (CNG), with grant funding from the state.
The City of Bentonville, Ark., has begun using brine to melt ice, allowing it to use less salt than before.
From compacted snow to snowplow breakdowns, to dealing with citizen complaints, here's how municipalities have been handling the recent winter storms.
Winter Equipment offers its BlockBuster carbide insert snowplow cutting edge system with a longer blade life and superior cutting performance for less downtime changing out blades and more plowing time.
Telematics can show where vehicles are, whether and when a road has been salted, and how much salt or brine has been used.
Winter Equipment, provider of municipal snow and ice management products, announced Brian Liederbach as vice president of sales.
Equipment Editor Jim Park shares photos from Valdez, Alaska, where he joined Mack Trucks' video crew filming an episode for season 2 of the Road Life series. The series is about Mack customers and their trucks, and this episode features a Mack Granite snowplow specially built for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
The City of Anchorage, Alaska, is trying a new tactic to make icy sidewalks less hazardous, by scratching the ice on the sidewalks to create traction for walkers.