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City of
Detroit
ramps up
for
winter
with new
trucks,
and call
for more
drivers
DETROIT
- With
cold
weather
getting
closer,
the City
of
Detroit
has been
ramping
up its
efforts
to
prepare
for the
first
snowfall
by
improving
its
fleet of
trucks
and
hiring
more
salt
truck
drivers.
Since
last
winter,
the
city’s
department
of
public
works
had
added 29
new
trucks,
which
will
allow it
to
retire
older
trucks
to
create a
younger,
more
reliable
fleet
for this
winter.
The city
will
have a
total of
73
trucks
available
to clear
the 674
miles of
major
roads it
clears
after
snow
storms.
The city
hires
private
contractors
to plow
the
city’s
1880
miles of
residential
streets
if more
than six
inches
of snow
falls.
The
department
also is
adding
41
additional
drivers
to give
it a
total of
156 for
this
winter
and
still
has
openings
for
individuals
who
already
have a
commercial
driver’s
license.
“Each
year, we
make
improvements
during
the off
season
to get
ready
for the
next
year and
this
year has
been no
different,”
said DPW
Director
Ron
Brundidge.
“This
year we
will
have the
largest
and
youngest
fleet of
trucks
the city
has had
in many
years.”
Improvements
made in
recent
years to
the
city’s
snow
removal
operations
include:
29 new
trucks
added in
one year
to the
snow
removal
operation
which is
the
largest
in many
years.
All of
the new
trucks
are
equipped
with
front
and
under
body
plows
and salt
spreaders.
Individuals
interested
in
applying
for a
job as a
truck
driver
for DPW
can
visit
the
city's
website
at
www.detroitmi.gov/employment.
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