Product Experience Survey

In an effort to encourage the evaluation of products related to winter maintenance and the distribution of those results, Clear Roads has created a Product Experience Survey for use by any interested organization. We compile the Product Experience Survey for each product tested and post them on this page at the end of each winter. See below for details.

Clear Roads does not endorse any of the products evaluated. This informal survey is meant to be a tool for states to share experiences with winter maintenance products and not a scientific evaluation of product performance.

Combined Feedback from 2006-2010 Winter Seasons

Click here for the combined feedback from the 2006-2010 Clear Roads Product Experience surveys.

2009-10 Product Experience Feedback

The following products were evaluated for the 2009-2010 winter season:

Reed Systems salt brine maker
AccuBrine salt brine maker by Cargill
Tuca SX carbide plow blades
Joma plow blade
PolarFlex blade by Valley Blades
Tow Plow with solid material spreader
Viking-Cives underbody spring-tooth plow
Multiple-edge plows (Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio only)
Geomelt
Vaisala mobility sensor
IDI mobility sensor
Lufft active sensor
Vaisala noninvasive sensor suite

2008-09 Product Experience Feedback

The following products were evaluated for the 2008-2009 winter season:

Varitech salt brine maker
Cargill's Accubrine salt brine maker
Reed Systems salt brine maker
Fusion Deicer
Blades with ceramic inserts
Multiple-edge plows (Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio only)
FLIR infrared cameras (vehicle mounted)
Laserline GL3000PMC Wing Plow Guidance Laser
Flint Trading PermaMark 120-mil thermoplastic directional markings
Inlaid waterborne paint with "cluster beads”
Thawrox Mg Clear - treated salt from Compass Minerals 
Roadguard Plus 8 - Tiger Calcium
PlowGuard by Component Technology (Stormguard line)
Zero Velocity Spreader
Viking Cives TowPlow with material spreader
Viking Cives TowPlow with liquid tank
Scale-Tec Calibrator IV portable spreader calibration scale
Joma plow blade

2007-08 Product Experience Survey

The following products were evaluated using this survey for the 2007-2008 winter:

Joma plow blade
GL3000C Guidance Laser for Wing Plows
Geomelt
Heated windshield washer fluid system

2007-08 Product Experience Survey (17 KB)

2006-07 Product Experience Survey

The following products were evaluated using this survey for the 2006-2007 winter:

Hot Shot windshield fluid
Clear Fast windshield fluid
Shaker Wiper windshield wiper attachment
Black Cat JOMA 6000 snow plow blades

2006-2007 Product Experience Survey (16 KB)