The first plowed pass of the winter goes down well before daylight, headlights swinging across a lot on Route 161 with the snow still coming sideways. JTR Roll Off Service, LLC turns to snow work when the weather turns — plowing lots and drives, clearing walkways, and salting the ice that follows a southern Illinois storm about as reliably as the snow itself. Flat country lets the wind fill a cleared lane back in, so the job gets measured in return trips as much as in inches. It is a good feeling to leave a lot dark to the pavement and stacked at the edges before the first car of the morning arrives. Centralia, Wamac, Central City and Sandoval are all within reach when the roads go white.