West Virginia Division of Highways crews dump a load of salt into a salt truck and snowplow Thursday in order to test the vehicle's equipment.

Randy Triplett watches salt pour into a plastic tub. The tub was later weighed to ensure the salt truck was correctly calibrated and dispensing the right amount of road salt.

DOH District One maintenance engineer R.J. Scites says Highways workers test all their snowplows and salt trucks before each season to make sure the equipment works properly before snow hits.