BELMONT COUNTY, OH (WTRF) - Tuesday was winter preps day at the Belmont County ODOT garage.

The trucks and drivers were put through their paces, and the supply of road salt is literally up to the roof.

So when will they need it?

7 News takes a look at the basics and saves the hardest question for last.

The plow blades are painted.

Hopefully their artwork will be fully visible out on the roads and not pushing snow up to their headlights like last year.

Our drivers drove in Belmont County about 36,000 miles more than they did the previous season. So that's another reminder. We never know what to expect in Ohio."

The 23 trucks were inspected, under the hood and from tires to horn. The traditional advice to other drivers about going slow in the snow and not crowding the plow is particul

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