
How Ford Engineering Handles Midwest Road Conditions
If you drive in the Midwest, you don’t need a lecture on “variable conditions.” You live them. One week you’re dealing with a freeze-thaw cycle that turns smooth asphalt into a pothole obstacle course. The next, you’re crossing open farmland in a gusting crosswind with a trailer in tow. Add road salt, gravel, mud, heavy rain, extreme cold snaps, and 100-degree summer heat, and the Midwest becomes a real-world proving ground.