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Few cities know about snow as well as Buffalo, New York. Every winter, Buffalo is buried underneath many feet of snow, and residents slip and slide along Buffalo’s icy sidewalks. While the Buffalo city department does everything within its power to make sure that Buffalo’s roads are plowed and sanded, sometimes streets are missed. This year, the city of Buffalo is taking extra measures to ensure that all roads are plowed by installing GPS trackers in all city snowplow trucks.

Keep Track of Plows

Buffalo city supervisors will be able to track the speed of a truck in addition to a truck’s location using GPS technology. Officials will also be able to tell whether or not certain streets have been plowed. Further, the GPS technology that the city of Buffalo is using can also detect whether or not salt has been added to slipper roads. GPS will help make snow-removal within the city of Buffalo easier. This is excellent news for Buffalo residents who often have a hard time moving around during winter months.

Nothing New For Buffalo

The city of Buffalo has been trying out GPS tracking technology for a few winters now. Last year, a few choice plows were outfitted with GPS trackers. This year, the city will equip its entire fleet with GPS technology. Surprisingly, Buffalo city workers were entirely supportive of the GPS plan. Since those people who operate snow trucks want to make sure that all streets are clean, GPS is a welcomed technology.

When a crew forgets to plow a street, the result is extra work. In addition, sending a crew out to plow a missed street can be dangerous. Plow crews are often tired after working all day to plow streets. When residents report a missed street, these crew members must head back out into the streets in order to plow any missed spots. In short, Buffalo plow operators are more than happy that GPS trackers have been added to their trucks. Both residents and workers are now looking forward to the first snowfall in order to test the new system.

Article Written by Harriette Halepis