Abstract
When hauling wood chips in winter, frozen loads can create costs that are rarely included in the haul rates; these include downtime, lost payload capacity, and hours of manual labor to remove the chips. Contractors have tried many methods to solve the problem, and most have arrived at acceptable solutions. FERIC has spent the past two winters working with contractors in northwestern Ontario to identify their "best practices" and test additional solutions. This report summarizes these best practices and new preventative practices identified during FERIC's study.