"Be ready, it's coming."

Those words from Ohio Department of Transportation's Justin Chesnic in reference to snow, ice, sleet or any combination that makes driving challenging.

District 4, which includes Summit, Portage and Stark counties held its annual readiness event this morning to make sure all the trucks and equipment are in good working order.

"We get our drivers and mechanics together to go over some of the do's and don'ts of plowing," said Chesnic. "It's just kind of a refresher because they haven't done it in awhile."

He says plowing and spreading salt are more complicated than most people realize because every storm is different.

"You have different wind speeds, different material coming down wether it's a  straight snow, more of a slushy snow or freezing rain," said Chesnic. There's a lot of different techniques you can do. You have to treat the roadways differently based on what the temperature is outside, how the wind is blowing, etc."

Chesnic says the trucks are maintained throughout the year so it was no surprise that all 25 trucks in this area passed the inspection.