BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Snowplow drivers across West Michigan got some rest Wednesday afternoon before rubber and salt met the road when the snow moved in.

“We’re expecting pretty rough conditions,” Matt Baumbach with Pro Mow Lawncare and Landscape told News 8. “We will probably dispatch around midnight … and run our most efficient route.”

For commercial plowing outfits like Pro Mow, school districts are a big part of their coverage. That means timing of overnight snow can change their plans quickly.

“What we would call a normal start would be between midnight and 1 a.m.,” Baumbach added. “In a situation where you get a 4 a.m. trigger, then we will hit the school districts first and get them cleared, then move to our commercial and normal routes.”

Wednesday night’s snowfall will trigger a full response from Pro Mow, including 30 plow trucks,  seven wheel loaders, nine skid steers, four tractors, four salt trucks and 38 sidewalk crews.

Pro Mow and the countless other plowing teams hitting the road Wednesday night ask for space to safely do their work on the roads and in parking lots, and courtesy on timing as the night wears on.

“To do snow removal, you really have to love snow,” Baumbach said. “You have to love plowing. What I would ask is just grace. It’s not easy work. They are running long hours. If we aren’t there at the time you want us to be, just know we are out working and stuff happens. Trucks go down, people get in accidents, there is a lot that can go wrong. After 21 years of doing this, we are always going to show up.”