Rockland‬ County Executive Ed Day Visits 'Snow School'

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Highway Department held a two-day refresher course to update road maintenance workers in the science and the art of plowing snow.

Rockland County Executive Ed Day visits a two-day refresher course to update road maintenance workers in the science and the art, of plowing snow.
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Rockland County's average plow is a large dump truck that weighs 60,000 pounds when loaded with six tons of salt and equipped with front and side plows.
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Karin Carrasco

11/09/2015 4:30 p.m.

Both rookies and experienced drivers took part in the class, designed to sharpen winter driving, plowing, and salting skills, as well as focus on the value of an effective, cost-efficient, and safe snow-fighting operation for county workers, residents and business owners.

Rockland County's average plow is a large dump truck that weighs 60,000 pounds when loaded with six tons of salt and equipped with front and side plows.

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