The Salt Box. Painted safety yellow, and filed with a combo of rock salt and sand are placed around to help cars get traction on slick hilly streets. These boxes are a fixture of Winter in Baltimore.

Big box stores like Walmart, Tractor Supply, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, Valu Home Centers, and Lowes were out of rock salt and ...

Back in November for Winter Weather Awareness Week, we brushed over the fact that kitty litter and sandbags were on a list we gave you to have in a car emergency kit. So, let's compare the two to each ...

Rock salt is necessary as it is the most efficient and economical way to eliminate the ice. This is true of the roads as well as our driveways and sidewalks. However, when we can, we need to be ...

A statewide shortage of rock salt is impacting roads and businesses across Onondaga County, prompting local officials to reassure residents as severe winter weather approaches. Rich Blasland, an ...

Unlike rock salt, it’s also safe to use around pets. That said, kitty litter can be just as annoying as sand to clean up. It absorbs moisture, turning snowy paths into sludge-like messes before ...

Metro Detroit business works to keep rock salt in stock amid shortage 01:56. As the winter weather continues, it's becoming more difficult for retailers to keep rock salt on the shelf.

“In 2024, American Rock Salt shipped 1.8 million tons of salt for the entirety of the winter season; this winter through January 2025 alone we have already shipped over 2.1 million tons of salt.

Another salt, calcium chloride, can avoid those damaging freeze-thaw cycles because it lowers the freezing temperature much more—to minus 25 degrees. Compared to rock salt, it has an extra chlorine ...

Rock salt is necessary as it is the most efficient and economical way to eliminate the ice. This is true of the roads as well as our driveways and sidewalks. However, when we can, we need to be ...