We go through about 10,000 tons of road salt per winter.

Our annual cost for salt is about $400,000.

We have 30 trucks that each hold about 10 tons. We can load them up to 14 tons, but 10 tons is the usual amount, plus it makes it easier to make quick calculations.

We pay $40 per ton for salt, so a full truck costs about $400. Every truck dumping its load once costs about $12,000.

Morton colors their salt blue (I think it is actually a trademark) so the drivers can see it better against the white snow. We use salt from Cargill that is brown in color from the molasses that are added to it.