Product Description: Control snow and ice with greater effectiveness and efficiency This manual explains how to hone techniques and curb costs while providing safe and effective snow and ice control service, regardless of road network type or size. The book provides everything you need to know to counter cold weather: how to match technique to conditions; equipment needs; managing your work force; maintaining safe, trafficable roadways; predicting conditions; the importance of temperature; thermal methods; how to avoid common ice problems; how to make best use of liquid and solid ice control chemicals; controlling blowing snow; airport maintenance; sidewalk maintenance; and more...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)