Re: Truck Prices
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 9:09 am
Larry,
Here in CT the DOT is using a salt-magnesium chloride and/or a salt-calcium chloride brine to pre-treat the roads before a snow storm and then salt after the roads have been plowed. Little to no sand is being used in CT.
The trucking industry in CT has been in an uproar over this for the last few years claiming their trucks are literally rotting out from under them. The DOT response - wash your trucks regularly. Here's a quote from an article earlier this year;
HARTFORD, Conn. —
A group representing trucking companies is asking Connecticut lawmakers to ban an ice-melting chemical the state uses on its roads, saying it's too corrosive.
The Motor Transport Association of Connecticut says legislators should make deicers like magnesium chloride illegal. Association President Michael Riley told the Republican-American of Waterbury that the chemical is corroding trucks at an unprecedented rate and officials should be worried about it affecting bridge metal.
Truckers have been questioning the state's use of a salt and magnesium chloride mixture over the past few years. The state used to use a salt and dirt mix to clear snow and ice off the roads.
State DOT spokesman Kevin Nursick says the mix works well and it's up to motorists to wash their cars to avoid corrosion.
I took a look at the underside of our van back in March when we were doing some engine work - not pretty. Spent about $20 at a car wash getting the underside completely rinsed off.
Peter
Here in CT the DOT is using a salt-magnesium chloride and/or a salt-calcium chloride brine to pre-treat the roads before a snow storm and then salt after the roads have been plowed. Little to no sand is being used in CT.
The trucking industry in CT has been in an uproar over this for the last few years claiming their trucks are literally rotting out from under them. The DOT response - wash your trucks regularly. Here's a quote from an article earlier this year;
HARTFORD, Conn. —
A group representing trucking companies is asking Connecticut lawmakers to ban an ice-melting chemical the state uses on its roads, saying it's too corrosive.
The Motor Transport Association of Connecticut says legislators should make deicers like magnesium chloride illegal. Association President Michael Riley told the Republican-American of Waterbury that the chemical is corroding trucks at an unprecedented rate and officials should be worried about it affecting bridge metal.
Truckers have been questioning the state's use of a salt and magnesium chloride mixture over the past few years. The state used to use a salt and dirt mix to clear snow and ice off the roads.
State DOT spokesman Kevin Nursick says the mix works well and it's up to motorists to wash their cars to avoid corrosion.
I took a look at the underside of our van back in March when we were doing some engine work - not pretty. Spent about $20 at a car wash getting the underside completely rinsed off.
Peter