Substantive changes
- The hourly rates for base vehicles and all accessories have received a 7 % increase. See Agreement Attachment A for details.
- Slurry Spreaders (Class Codes 470000 & 550000) require at least 400 gallons of liquid capacity.Each must be approved by a District Snow & Ice Engineer.
- Vehicles utilized for Pretreatment Liquid Only (PTLO) deployments shall have a minimum liquid capacity of 1,000 gallons.
- Vehicles with 300000-390000 Series Class Codes are no longer eligible for Performance Payments,as they typically have limited deployment hours and are generally deployed for post storm operations.
Additional Resources
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Open PDF file, 240.03 KB, Changes for the upcoming snow and ice season 2026-2027 (English, PDF 240.03 KB)
Administrative changes/notes
- There will be two (2) compliance deadlines. October 2nd, 2026 will be the general paperwork deadline, including registrations. November 7th, 2026 will be the deadline for Equipment Inspections and Calibrations. Material Spreaders (Combos and Tankers) will not pass their Vehicle Inspection without a working GPS. All Vendors bringing material spreaders (Combos and Tankers) to work for MassDOT must submit one Attachment C GPS/AVL Agreement for each piece of equipment the by October 2nd, 2026 paperwork deadline. Picture submissions will only be necessary for new or modified equipment. Please see the Snow & Ice Control Agreement for details. Vendors needing GPS click this link.
- Consistent with recent seasons, we are planning on accepting paperwork submissions only by email and paper-based mail-ins. Furthermore, payment invoices will continue to be emailed to vendors and, unless contested by a Vendor, presumptively approved, and paid following a 5-day period. If you have not provided a valid email address to the MassDOT Snow & Ice program, it is important that you do so prior to the 2026-2027 season.
- Vendors operating equipment pieces which dispense liquid deicers shall continue to supply their own related safety equipment, including impermeable gloves and eye protection. This is necessary to prevent possible person-to-person infection transmission from shared gloves and eye protection.