Salt and potholes is why I run steel year round. Steel is just more durable. Have yet to see any heavy equipment with alloy wheels.
True, I have seen them.
The man knows what he’s talkin bout! I have steeliest and Michelin X-Ice, great here in the Great White North.
Some southern U.S. semis do, but northern Canadian ones and real working trucks in southern Canada and in the northern U.S don't. They also don't use those flashy sheet steel bumpers that make it impossible to use tow pins and don't provide sufficient road clearance on snow-covered highways. You should note that those aluminum rims get pressure washed every day to limit the damage, followed by a wax application. I very much doubt that you're prepared to do that to your daily driver.
Every time I’ve purchased winter tires/rims from tire rack, they are narrower than the stock wheels.
