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Wholesale rock salt, custom treated and colored salt, liquid deicer and bagged ice melt for Davenport & Quad Cities contractors, property managers and public crews in Scott County. Delivered so you don't need storage.
Davenport and Bettendorf anchor the Iowa side of the Quad Cities, with logistics and warehouse space along the interstates, a large medical presence, schools and riverfront commercial property.
Main routes: I-80, I-74, I-280 and U.S. 61.
Interstate-side warehouses and truck courts need big bulk drops and liquid for anti-icing. River bridges and hills ice up first in freezing drizzle.
River towns deal with bluffs, steep streets and damp river air that turns into freezing drizzle and black ice on bridges and hills. Material that sticks where it lands, like treated salt, and brine down ahead of the storm make the biggest difference here.
Our usual recommendation here: Treated salt that sticks on hills, sand for the steepest grades, brine ahead of freezing drizzle.
Plain sodium chloride by the ton. The workhorse for lots and roads above about 15°F.
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Rock salt coated with liquid deicer and dye. Works colder, bounces less, and shows where it went.
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Anti-icing before the storm and pre-wetting at the spreader. By the gallon or tanker.
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Bagged rock salt, ice melt blends, mag and calcium chloride and pet-safe melt, by the pallet or the bag.
More →Every lot, sidewalk and loading dock you treat is somebody's walk to work, a delivery driver's path, a patient's ride to the clinic door. Ice control protects people first and property second. It's also how contractors and owners show they took reasonable care when a slip-and-fall claim shows up months later.
Ice on walks, steps and entrances is where falls happen. Getting material down before the freeze and keeping it working through the storm is the whole job.
A documented, timely application program is one of the strongest positions a contractor or property owner can be in when a claim is filed. Colored treated salt helps: you can see it was applied, and so can a photo.
The right material at the right rate protects concrete, landscaping, vehicles and buildings. Over-applying wastes money and does damage. Under-applying leaves ice.
This is general information, not legal or insurance advice. Ask your insurer and attorney what records they want you to keep.
Bulk loads can be dropped at your shop, a customer site or a staging pad, sized to your space. Farther towns usually take fuller loads to keep freight down. Nearer towns can take smaller drops. Pallets ride along with bulk.
Prefer to haul your own? Pickup and storm-night loading are available. Either way, your quote spells out minimums and timing.
Yes. Davenport & Quad Cities is in the delivery area. Bulk rock salt, treated and colored salt, brine and pallets can be delivered or picked up. Minimums and freight depend on distance and load size, and your written quote lists them.
Treated salt that sticks on hills, sand for the steepest grades, brine ahead of freezing drizzle. See the Know Your Deicer guide for temperature ranges.
Yes. Fall pre-buy and seasonal contracts let you commit to tons up front and take scheduled drops through the winter.
Pavement temps, real application rates, 23.3% brine, pre-wet gal/ton, refreeze, concrete and liability records. Every figure sourced.
Talk to people who've run plows at 3 a.m. We know what it's like when the shed is empty, the radar is lit up and your clients expect dry walks by 7. Tell us what you need, and you'll get a straight answer and a written quote, not a sales pitch.
Quotes are answered by a local Eastern Iowa wholesale supplier. Final prices, minimums and delivery area are on your written quote.
