| A FLEET of 25 gritter trucks are now on standby in Birmingham poised and ready for the next big freeze. |
| They are targeting gritter undertakers who put lives at risk by swerving to the hard shoulder to avoid being hit by salt. |
| It was also converted to a gritter using the grain chute, capable of blasting grit through the windows of nearby cars. |
| Forecasters warn that ice is the biggest danger overnight as snow which has fallen freezes over, with the Highways Agency gritter fleet out in force. |
| Road chiefs have been told to have thousands of gritter lorries on standby. |
| Highways England's gritter drivers have noticed a growing problem with road users veering onto the hard shoulder to avoid being struck by salt. |
