It's worth waiting for the right brine pretreatment solution. Such was the case for Louisville Metro Public Works and Assets in Louisville, Ky. It took nearly five years before they came across the AccuBrine automated brine maker from Cargill Deicing Technology. Around 1997, the Louisville Metro Public Work and Assets began their search for a brine-making system. What they found never measured up to their needs. "We found manual brine-making machines too laborious or susceptible to human error," said Jeremy Raney, district operation administer for Louisville Metro Public Works and Assets. Within eight months after learning about the right solution at a trade show, Louisville had a new system in place along with five trucks equipped with brine distributors. Not long after, that number of trucks tripled. So far the results have exceeded everyone's expectations. Raney explained, "It's a major asset to our snow fleet. Our response is much faster. Meanwhile, our time spent on the roads is drastically reduced, and we're making brine for pennies a gallon."
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