Bryon DeLong, account manager and snow plow truck operator for Bluegrass Landscape & Maintenance, based in Bridgeton, Missouri, says he enjoys plowing in the wee morning hours when there’s nobody else around. It’s serene at that time, and he’s able to get a whole different view of the busy city that nobody else gets to see — at a time when no cars are on the road. While Bluegrass handles snow throughout the St. Louis region, the company also has a national division that stretches into Illinois, Iowa and other parts of Missouri, Arkansas and Kentucky. The company has well over 100 plow trucks, 65-plus skid-steers, and 100-plus sidewalk crew members throughout the snow events their regions bring them. DeLong says the snow events in St. Louis can be unpredictable — they’ve had years where there was more than 40 inches falling and others where they got nothing. As a result, they have to be prepared for anything. We recently caught up with DeLong to find out just how he does that, as well as what he keeps in the truck to be prepared for whatever he faces. On long nights, Mountain Dew, Monster Energy drinks and an occasional Starbucks Latte help keep me going. You can’t forget to stock up on gas station food either! Anything from Zebra cakes to sunflower seeds makes it into the truck. Most of the music I would listen to in the plow is interrupted by phone calls. Whether it’s from dispatch or clients, ...