Tag: de-icing equipment

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT begins using bio-based corrosion inhibitor

The Colorado Department of Transportation has begun employing the use of a Montana company’s bio-based corrosion inhibitor in order to reduce corrosion from salt brines used to de-ice the roads. Renewable chemicals company Rivertop Renewables announced that CDOT has begun using the Headwaters 10F corrosion inhibitor in some locations across the state. Headwaters will be used […]

December 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: Snow Conference full of equipment, road treatment options

[imagebrowser id=234] The 2015 American Public Works Association North American Snow Conference brought in more than 1,500 attendees and nearly 200 exhibitors April 12-15 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On display were a number of snow and ice plow options, as well as de-icing treatments and related equipment. Above is a gallery of photos we took on […]

April 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ventrac demos new sidewalk salt drop spreader at APWA Snow Show

Ventrac’s new SA250 Drop Spreader has a wireless controller to provide control of salt and other de-icing material drop-rate and easy flow adjustments, features that have been optimized for the precision needs of winter sidewalk/pathway management. The U.S.-made spreader was on display and being demoed at the American Public Works Association’s 2015 North American Snow Conference […]

April 15, 2015