ROAD CREWS MAY WARM UP TO NEW ANTI-ICING TRUCK
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will test a new anti-icing truck this winter in the Kalamazoo area. The 5,000-gallon tanker will operate on I-94 and M-31. The unit is capable of covering 165 to 250 lane miles with anti-icing material in one trip, "five times as far" as the old 1,000-gallon trucks, said Mark Lester, regional equipment manager for MDOT.
The truck cab is equipped with a global positioning system that is able to provide and record application data. This notifies the truck driver of the rate of application, route, road temperature, truck speed and the time and date of application. This ensures a uniform coverage of anti-icing material to the roadway and allows drivers to pick up where a previous driver left off.
"By eliminating the cost of extra operators, trucks and hours, this single truck can do the same job of three to five trucks with a savings potential of hundreds of thousands of dollars per year said State Transportation Director James DeSana.
For more information, please see:
http://kz.mlive.com/news/index.ssf?/news/stories/20001128kmdot.frm
Hey folks, I found this on-line and it is as relevant today as it was when written in 2000. When doing anti-icing applications, bigger is better. I still don't know why everyone does not anti-ice? It can pay back in big ways, especially in the after storm clean-up. You apply the chemical prior to storm during regular work time, on decent roads, at highway speeds. Agencies could even collaborate on equipment and applications by mutually investing in tanker. Perfect application for Swaploader would be interchangeable tank, salt hopper, etc. Equipment truck with controller that can handle granular, prewet, anti-ice, and booms.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will test a new anti-icing truck this winter in the Kalamazoo area. The 5,000-gallon tanker will operate on I-94 and M-31. The unit is capable of covering 165 to 250 lane miles with anti-icing material in one trip, "five times as far" as the old 1,000-gallon trucks, said Mark Lester, regional equipment manager for MDOT.
The truck cab is equipped with a global positioning system that is able to provide and record application data. This notifies the truck driver of the rate of application, route, road temperature, truck speed and the time and date of application. This ensures a uniform coverage of anti-icing material to the roadway and allows drivers to pick up where a previous driver left off.
"By eliminating the cost of extra operators, trucks and hours, this single truck can do the same job of three to five trucks with a savings potential of hundreds of thousands of dollars per year said State Transportation Director James DeSana.
For more information, please see:
http://kz.mlive.com/news/index.ssf?/news/stories/20001128kmdot.frm
Hey folks, I found this on-line and it is as relevant today as it was when written in 2000. When doing anti-icing applications, bigger is better. I still don't know why everyone does not anti-ice? It can pay back in big ways, especially in the after storm clean-up. You apply the chemical prior to storm during regular work time, on decent roads, at highway speeds. Agencies could even collaborate on equipment and applications by mutually investing in tanker. Perfect application for Swaploader would be interchangeable tank, salt hopper, etc. Equipment truck with controller that can handle granular, prewet, anti-ice, and booms.
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