Podcasts about road maintenance

We've been talking about electrification of the maintenance fleet for some time now and the conversation always turns to the challenges facing the rollout of this technology particularly when it comes to winter maintenance.  Diminished load carrying capacity due to the weight of the batteries, battery performance in cold operating environments, range anxiety, and the lack of rapid charging infrastructure re just a few.  Well, Edison Motors Ltd based in Merritt, British Columbia has found the answer to these challenges and are in the process of developing a plugin hybrid electric snowplow for Emcon Services Inc, the largest maintenance contractor in Canada.  Frank Rizzardo, President of Emcon Services is here along with the founders of Edison Motors, Chace Barber and Eric Little to tell us all about their plugin hybrid electric snowplow project.  check out the progress of the hybrid snowplow build and other vocational trucks Edison Motors have built on their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@EdisonMotors.  If this episode has got your interest up in hybrid snowplows you can reach out to Frank at  emcon1@emconservices.ca, Chace at chace@edisonmotors.ca, or Eric at eric.little@edisonmotors.ca to continue the discussion.Sign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talkin' Winter Ops website at TalkinWinterOps.comThanks for listening in and stay safe out there!

We're covering the hot topic of cold weather – winter road maintenance. From slippery sidewalks and snow clearing to potholes and plows, discover the people and plans involved in keeping our streets safe. In this episode, we're talking with The City's Manager of Mobility Maintenance, Chris Hewitt, as he explains what it takes to prepare Calgary's roads for unpredictable weather. Find out why snow clearing differs from snow removal, and how we're using the latest technology to repair potholes.

On Monday, Nov. 25 Long Beach State President Jane Close Conoley released a video announcing her retirement at the end of the 2024-2025 academic school year. Conoley became president of CSULB in 2014 and was the first woman to be formally appointed in the school's 75-year history. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 Beach Pride Events will be hosting TV Trivia Night in the University Student Union Ballrooms. They will provide free snacks and refreshments and the top three teams will receive prizes. On Wednesday, Dec. 4 Beach Pride Events is putting on Noontime Concerts with Triptides on the Southwest Terrace of the University Student Union from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This event is free for students and refreshments will be provided while supplies last. The city of Long Beach is facing major financial consequences due to two large settlements made regarding potholes. Noel Laupua fractured her ankle from stepping into a 10-inch wide and 3-inch deep pothole in March 2021 that had been unrepaired since 2015. Long Beach City Council approved a $500,000 settlement for Laupua. The second settlement was made with Eva Vallin who fractured her ankle in multiple potholes outside of a supermarket. This fracture caused Vallin to develop the neurological condition Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. The jury awarded her a settlement of $17.5 million. On Wednesday, Nov. 27 at around 7 p.m. a woman was struck and killed by a Long Beach transit bus. The accident happened on Shoreline Drive where the road merges into the 710 freeway. The woman passed away on the scene and the police have ruled out speed, distracted driving and impaired driving as potential causes of the accident.  This Thanksgiving, a multitude of Democrat and Republican politicians were targeted with bomb threats and swatting attacks. Five of Trump's cabinet appointees as well as five congressmen from the state of Connecticut all received bomb threats at their family residences. Thankfully, everyone was unharmed and no explosives were detonated or found in any of the homes. The famous Parisian Notre Dame Cathedral was destroyed in a fire five years ago in 2019. On Friday, Nov. 29 after years of cleaning, rebuilding and restoration, French President Emmanuel Macron gave the public the first look inside the partially restored building. The British parliament has voted to legalize assisted dying, making the United Kingdom one of the few nations to do so. The passing of this law allows adults with terminal conditions and less than six months to live the choice to take a substance that ends their lives. The patient must be able to make the decision themselves and two doctors and a judge must sign off on the paperwork. Host: Gianna Echeverria Editor: Aidan Swanepoel Producers: El Nicklin, Aidan Swanepoel Like, comment, and follow us on your favorite platform for more content! Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/long-beach-current-podcasts/id1488484518 Spotify ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HJaqJep02kHeIQy8op1n1⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Overcast https://overcast.fm/itunes1488484518/long-beach-current-podcasts

The Transport Minister's focused on getting back to the basics.  Road maintenance and building new roads and public transport infrastructure are at the centre of a $32.9 billion National Land Transport Plan.  There's a $5.5 billion investment for pothole prevention, and $7 billion for state highway improvements.  Minister Simeon Brown told Mike Hosking that too much complexity has been delaying projects.  He says standardisation and fast track consenting will ensure they're delivered on time and within budget.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Road maintenance is becoming both more expensive, and more urgent.  A Government briefing document —released to our newsroom under the Official Information Act— shows road repair costs have gone up 50% in six years.  Drainage renewal costs have gone up 350%.  Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen told Mike Hosking costs have been rising at the same time roads have been degrading.  He says weather in the past couple of years has wrecked the roading system even more.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

in 2004 a group of 5 states got together and pooled their money to test winter maintenance materials, equipment and methods for use by highway maintenance operations.  The program has grown to 40 states and amassed a large collection of research and training.  The Clear Roads Pooled Fund Program is funded through a $25,000 annual contribution per subscribing state and is eligible for SP&R federal pass through dollars.Craig Bargfrede, Winter Maintenance Administrator for the Iowa DOT also serves as the current Chair of the Clear Roads Pooled Fund Study and is our guest to explain the program.  For more information you can check out the Clear Roads website at clear roads.org or reach out to Craig Bargfrede at craig.bargfrede@iowadot.us or Greg Waidley at greg.waidley@ctcandassociates.comListen in as Craig talks about the Clear Roads program and how it works to clear roads.   Sign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talkin' Winter Ops website at TalkinWinterOps.comThanks for listening in and stay safe out there!

In this episode, Braxton Critcher is joined by Jonathan Tangye, the Mechanical Director of MACA. Jonathan highlights the potential impact of Pennsylvania's proposed increase in registration fees for electric vehicles to offset declining gas tax revenues. He emphasizes the need for balanced taxation across all vehicle types to maintain infrastructure. Additionally, Jonathan highlights the importance of getting involved with local associations and staying informed about legislative changes that could affect automotive businesses. 00:00 Electric vehicles are revolutionizing the automotive repair industry. Pennsylvania taxes.03:23 Area hyped for EVs, not considering implications.07:16 Potential impact of high EV registration costs.11:47 Get involved with local associations and impact legislation.

Commissioner Mark Peterson explains more about the proposed doubling of levied mills to pay for road maintenance in Hill County, one of 5 tax increases proposed by the commissioners that will hit county residents' mailboxes in June.

Get ready for an insightful journey with Dr Y Nithiyanandam and Shreya Ramakrishnan as they dive into the future of road travel with a focus on India's new Satellite-based toll collection system, set to launch in March 2024. This engaging podcast uncovers the effectiveness of this innovative system compared to the existing FASTag, addressing its technical challenges, limitations, and the necessary behavioural changes for smoother navigation. It also explores the hurdles of current toll systems, the importance of efficient grievance redressal, and the readiness of Indian roads for autonomous vehicles. The role of geospatial technology in enhancing mobility and supporting autonomous cars is also a key highlight. Tune in now for a comprehensive discussion and check out the accompanying opinion piece for insights on commuter rights during toll malfunctions. Don't miss this thought-provoking episode! Do check out Takshashila's public policy courses: https://school.takshashila.org.in/courses We are @‌IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. https://twitter.com/IVMPodcasts https://www.instagram.com/ivmpodcasts/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ivmpodcasts/ You can check out our website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/featured Follow the show across platforms: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Gaana, Amazon Music Do share the word with your folksSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of the Post Podcast, Hays Post Reporter Jonathan Zweygardt discusses recent actions by the Ellis County Commission with Commissioner Nathan Leiker and County Administrator Darin Myers. Read more at Hays Post.

World-first technology is travelling South Australian roads to map out their condition and help determine where maintenance and repairs should be prioritised, an Australian farmer is fighting for compensation for what he describes as an underperforming canola variety, and demand has dropped for mesh fruit and vegetable bags sewn in SA's Riverland, amid cost cuts from a big citrus company.

Chris Ingulli the head of the Pike County Conservation District's Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Road Program joins host, Devan George to talk about roads! They discuss what road maintenance has to do with conservation, and how you can use road maintenance to benefit the environment. This episode was originally released as part of the 2020 Road Maintenance workshop, a program designed to educate local road maintenance workers on conservation issues.

First Aired August 26, 2023Community Matters visits with Emmett Township Supervisor Deb Belles about early road maintenance, aging infrastructure and the prospect of a Ford battery plant right next door.Episode ResourcesEmmett Township, Michigan websiteEmmett Township Local Road Project InfoABOUT COMMUNITY MATTERSFormer WBCK Morning Show host Richard Piet (2014-2017) returns to host Community Matters, an interview program focused on community leaders and newsmakers in and around Battle Creek. Community Matters is heard Saturdays, 8-8:30 AM Eastern on WBCK-FM (95.3) and anytime at battlecreekpodcast.com.Community Matters is sponsored by Lakeview Ford Lincoln and produced by Livemic Communications.

The New Plymouth District Council are creating a pothole poll asking people whether the Government should fund maintenance to reverse the decline in the average age and condition of our state highway network. If the poll gets signatures of 10 percent of the electorate nationwide, it will lead to a citizens initiated referenda on state highway maintenance. New Plymouth Mayor Neil Holdom joined the Mike Hosking Breakfast. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's episode features Lachland McLean, Estimator at Pavement Management Systems in Sydney. What you'll learn: About Pavement Management Systems What is Road Maintenance + why you should care Challenges faced in maintaining roads How we measure changes in road surfaces

Road repairs look to have lost out in the latest allocations to the Transport Ministry. Nearly $500 million less is set aside for maintenance next year on state highways and local roads. National's Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown, joined Tim Dower. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National is labelling the Government's new transport strategy as "absolute madness". The plan –which is still being worked on– puts climate change as the top priority and dictates where tens of billions of dollars will be spent in the next three years. It will go out for consultation this year. The proposed changes will see two billion dollars of maintenance money spent on the likes of bus lanes and cycleways, rather than fixing potholes. National Transport Spokesperson Simeon Brown told Kate Hawkesby that money for maintenance should be spent on just that. He says we have potholes peppering our highways and those need fixing, rather than work being done on cycleways. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry Wiley, Wilson County Pct. 4 commissioner for 16 years, wasn't born in the county, but as the saying goes, he got here as soon as he could. Despite deep family roots in Wilson County, Larry was born in Whitesboro, north of Dallas, where his father, Jim David Wiley, worked in construction. However, his father suffered a work injury soon after Larry was born, and the family moved to Caddo, a small community in eastern Wilson County — not far from where Larry and his wife, Dorothy, live today. For most of Larry's first 18 years, he continued to live...Article Link

We discuss the process for re-opening South Australian state roads now emerging from beneath receding floodwaters, caution and requests to motorists regarding how or when they travel on those roads and anticipated management of ferries and access roads.

We naturally assume that maintaining highways helps developing economies to grow and people to thrive. But there's surprisingly little hard evidence on what the return on this investment could be – until now. Alex Rothenberg tells Tim Phillips whether repairing Indonesia's roads has been a good investment.

The seal on almost a third of New Zealand's roads is said to be past its lifespan, which may be causing woes for New Zealand drivers. Transporting New Zealand claims long haul trucks are seeing an increase in maintenance costs,  which they've put down to poor road conditions. Chief Executive Nick Leggett told Mike Hosking there's a lot of work to be done. He claims over 15 years, both the previous government and this government have not given the attention to roading maintenance that he says they should. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The AA says it wants to see lower speed limits and more road maintenance rolled out to help lower the road toll. The transport agency's new Interim Speed Management Plan is proposing dropping limits on over 400 kilometres of state highway. It's also proposing lowering speeds around most schools and maraes on open roads. AA's Dylan Thomsen spoke to Corin Dann.

NCHRP Project Report 889 details Performance Measures in Snow and Ice Control Operations.  Caleb Dobbins, SICOP Chair from New Hampshire DOT, is working to move the material presented in this report from research to reality through an NCHRP 20-44 project conducting a series of implementation seminars to help states with their implementation goals.Caleb explains snow and ice control performance measurers and how this project is helping with implementation of this important guide.For more information you can download the Guide at https://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/160864.aspxor email Caleb Dobbins at caleb.b.Dobbins@dot.nh.gov 00:00  Intro01:27 NCHRP report on winter performance measures (PM)02:50 PM implementation project06:15 Implementation workshops09:28 How to use PMs13:10 Role of Winter Severity Indices17:00 Regional implementation seminars20:10 Value of winter PMs

James Turner is the Operations Manager of District 1 of Road Maintenance for Snohomish County Public Works. His story began in the United States Air Force where he received formal training in taxi way/runway maintenance. This led to private sector work in Antarctica and eventually to the project manager position he has now with Snohomish County.Snohomish County Public Works:Public Works | Snohomish County, WA - Official Website (snohomishcountywa.gov) Commercial Driver's License:An Introduction to CDL Training | DMV.ORGHost: Kira DorrianProduced by the Northshore Schools Foundation, a Top-Rated “Great Nonprofits” award-recipient, “Guidestar” Gold Participant, and Best of a “Best of Northshore” nonprofit.Keep this program going. Donate to the Northshore Schools Foundation today!Interested in sponsoring the Skills 4 Life Podcast? Contact us: podcast@nsdfoundation.orgFollow us on:InstagramFacebookSkills 4 Life FacebookTwitterLinked In

On this episode we are going to introduce you to three programs designed to introduce K-12 students to a variety of science and engineering concepts used by DOTs and highway maintenance.  AASHTO's TRAC™ (Transportation and Civil Engineering) & RIDES (Roadways in Developing Elementary Students) outreach programs are designed for educators to use as part of their Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) classes and Front Range Community College's Senior Seminar in Public Works and Highway Maintenance offers high school seniors the opportunity to learn about highway maintenance in the class room and on the job through internships .  Julia Smith, AASHTO's TRAC™ & RIDES Program Manager, discusses some of the modules that are part of the program and how educators can incorporate them into their curriculum. In addition to the most popular bridge building module there are modules on how salt depresses the freezing point of water, pavement friction, and environmental impacts facing DOT's among many others.  These hands on activities are designed to to introduce students to the world of transportation and civil engineering giving them a new perspective on how the world around them works and may inspire them to  consider a career in these fields.Sue Baillargeon, Director of the Highway Maintenance Program at Front Range Community College, has introduced a Senior Seminar in Public Works and Road Maintenance to the Highway Maintenance Management Degree offering.  Designed for high school seniors, this program introduces them to world of highway maintenance through class room and independent study along with on the job training through an internship at a maintenance garage.For more information on TRAC™ & RIDES follow this link: https://tracrides.transportation.org  or contact Julia Smith at jsmith@aashto.org For more information on the Senior Seminar in Public Works and Road Maintenance program and the Highway Maintenance Management Degree follow this link: https://www.frontrange.edu/programs-and-courses/a-z-program-list/highway-maintenance-management or contact Sue Baillargeon at susan.Baillargeon@frontrange.edu1:50 TRAC & RIDE description2:50 How does TRAC & RIDE work5:25 Some RIDES activities7:38 The educators perspective of the program10:31 Some TRAC activities13:15 Introduction to the Senior Seminar Program17:11 Program details19:32 Internships21:56 Students can participate from anywhere in the US25:10 how to get more information on these programs28:22 How these programs change student perspectives

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There is a simple reason for why the continued rise in crude oil prices seems to be going against economic norms; the evolving approach to better protect your data; and a trucking paradox - more trucks, worse roads. 

The pandemic, the continued rise of ecommerce and the general recovery of the US economy has increased the demand for all kinds of goods.  With trucking moving 70 percent of all the cargo in the United States, increased demand means increased trucking.  But there is a problem - all that tonnage on the nation's highways, byways and surface streets are exacting a toll on the already crumbling infrastructure.  Years of underfunding by states and municipalities means that many will be starting from a place of deficit when the federal money from the Infrastructure Bill is distributed. 

The cost of required maintenance on Queensland's state controlled roads has climbed by more than $400m in just one year, with dozens of bridges and culverts on structure safety plans. A major surf lifesaving body is blacking out its website after a shocking new report showed that a drowning happened every second day on Australian beaches over summer on average. A timeline to vaccinate all Australians against COVID-19 has been thrown overboard by the Prime Minister, who now says it's impossible to set a target for when the country will be vaccinated. And an adventure-seeking Brisbane teen has been remembered as an “amazing soul” after falling to his death while climbing in the Glass House Mountains on Saturday. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atcouriermail.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you help me sell my house at the same time I buy a new one? Can I buy a lot and have my own house built or modular installed with a USDA loan? Why do I have to have a road maintenance agreement? Are interest rates still low? When do I get my settlement statement? ~Quote~ “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen R Covey Trent is a realtor with Keith Realty based out of Spencer, Indiana. He would love to answer any questions you may have about real estate. Simply send us an email at questions@keithrealty.net and we’ll do our best to get your question answered! #keithrealty #realestatequestions #realtorpodcasts #realestateanswers #realestateadvice101 #indiana #spencerindiana #owencounty #unitedstatesrealtors #sellingahome #buyingahome #2021 #homesforsale #trentkeith

Learn how a city used video intelligence ML to improve road maintenance

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Attorney Caitlin Slessor joins the Three Rural White Guys crew to discuss executive orders, school choice legislation and solutions to America's rural lawyer shortage.

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Chris Ingulli the head of the Pike County Conservation District's Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Road Program joins host, Devan George to talk about roads! They discuss what road maintenance has to do with conservation, and how you can use road maintenance to benefit the environment. This episode was orginally released as part of the 2020 Road Maintenance workshop, a program designed to educate local road maintenance workers on conservation issues. You can access the workshop on the Pike County Conservation District website www.pikeconservation.org

Using data and technology to monitor streets. Three guests joined the podcast to talk about how the City of Savannah, Georgia is using new technology to understand the condition of their road infrastructure and more efficiently maintain their roads. Heath Lloyd is the Chief Infrastructure & Development Officer for the City of Savannah, Joe Shearhouse is the Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Savannah, and Stuart Frick is a Partner Success Lead for RoadBotics. They talked about how Savannah adopted RoadBotics to measure road condition more effectively and use data to better invest road maintenance funding. Host: Alyssa Dinberg

In this episode of SICOP Talks Winter Ops were visiting with Frank Rizzardo, President of Emcon Services, an employee owned construction company, with maintenance contracts across Canada that includes providing winter service in some of the harshest environments in North America. Frank shares his story of how British Columbia transitioned from an agency that self-performed maintenance into one that contracts for those services and his take on winter service from a contractors perspective. You can check out Emcon Services at http://www.emconservices.ca or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/emconservicesinc/

Lots can be learned from see how others approach winter operations. James Morin of the Washington State DOT had the opportunity to interact with the Norwegian Road Authority and compare notes. On this episode James shares his observations on the similarities and differences between the two winter operations. Some key elements during our conversation included equipment, materials, relationships with academia, and levels of service.

One of the primary missions of SICOP is to promote work advancing winter maintenance operations. Clear Roads is a consortia of states conducting practical research in winter maintenance. In this episode we’re going to spend some time with Paul Brown, a long time member of Clear Roads, discussing a recently completed project 15-01: Synthesis of Material Application Methodologies for Winter Operations. For more about this project follow the link to the Clear Roads website: https://clearroads.org/project/15-01/

Wisconsin’s state highway maintenance engineer and the Jefferson County highway commissioner join the podcast to discuss the increasing use of liquid brine on state highways, detailing how it works and how it’s saving resources while dispelling a few myths along the way.

Recording at the TRB Annual Meeting, Wilf Nixon returns to SICOP Talks Winter Maintenance to visit about winter maintenance and the new Professional Snowfighters Association (PSA). The PSA is a new non-profit professional association dedicated to creating a community of practice, improved knowledge and practices in the pursuit of safe, sustainable snowfighting. If you want more information about the Professional Snowfighters Association you can visit their website at http://professionalsnowfightersassociation.org or you can contact Wilf Nixon by email at wilf@psa.org

In this episode Steve Lund, SICOP Chairman and Rick Nelson, SICOP Coordinator, recap SICOP activities from the past year. From producing episodes of SICOP Talks Winter Ops to hosting State Showcase Webinars to collaborating with other winter maintenance organizations, SICOP has had a busy year. AASHTO’s technical service programs are supported by voluntary contributions from state DOTs. For SICOP this contribution is $4,000 and has been since the creation of the program back in 1998. It’s important for the program to communicate the activities accomplished back to our member states to show how their contribution was used to promote winter maintenance and help states with their winter maintenance maintenance mission.To view the hard copy of the 2019 SICOP Year in Review CLICK HERE

When you talk about maintaining mobility during inclement weather, one group of folks that can make it or break it for the maintenance crews are the weather forecasters. On this episode of SICOP Talks Winter Ops we’re going to get some perspective from that side of the fence from a someone who’s no stranger to the winter maintenance community, Chris Albrecht, Director of Business Development and Consulting Services at The Narwhal Group and member of the American Meteorological Society Committee on ITS and Road Weather. We first met Chris many years ago when he was involved with the AURORA Pooled Fund Study Focusing on research in Road Weather Information Systems and road weather. Over the years these two fields have experienced rapid growth in the technology and the mainstreaming of the strategies the technology allows. If you want more information about road weather and the connections with the American Meteorological Society ITS and Road Weather Committee you can contact Chris by email at calbrecht@narwhalgroup.com

No part of the country is immune from the effects of winter weather. Winter storms in the southern reaches of the US are particularly difficult to deal with. Events severe enough that require attention, frequent enough you have to plan for them, and the challenge of dealing with budget realities of not enough to address all your maintenance activities.Listen in as SICOP Talks Winter Ops with David as he shares some insight into what it’s like to deal with the winter on the roadways in Louisiana. For more information about the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development visit their website at http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Pages/default.aspxor contact Chief Maintenance Engineer David Miller at david.miller@la.gov

SICOP Talks Winter Ops with Rod Schilling from the Nevada DOT as he talks about Integrated Mobile Observations. Obtaining data about the weather and other things happening onboard snow plows helps managers and the public know what's happening out there during winter storms. Rod discusses the experiences and growing pains surrounding this newest way to gather data on the fly.FHWA has a collection of presentations discussing a host of aspects regarding the Nevada DOT IMO project that you can view here: http://bit.ly/2MOnGGaThe Nevada DOT IMO project Final Report can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/35HddovContact Rodney Schilling directly for more information at roschilling@dot.nv.govIn the mean time, listen in as SICOP Talks Winter Ops with Rod as he shares some insight into Integrated Mobile Observations.

SICOP Talks Winer Ops with Laura Fay. Who are you going to call when you have a perplexing problem in Winter maintenance, Laura Fay at the Western Transportation Institute. Winter maintenance is much more than salt, trucks, and snow plow drivers. Without the folks behind the scenes supporting the practitioners we could not have progressed as far and as fast as we have over the past 20 years. Laura Fay is no stranger to the winter maintenance community. As the Program Manager for the Cold Climate Operations and Systems Research group at Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University Laura has been involved in many winter maintenance research projects that have made their way into practice. Listen in as SICOP Talks Winter Ops with Laura Fay as she shares some insight into what it’s like being a researcher of winter maintenance. If you’d like to reach out to Laura to talk about winter maintenance or other projects you can drop her an email at laura.fay1@montana.edu

Road Maintenance with TruckER TruckER is an app that helps truck drivers broken down at the side of the road find repair facilities and repair costs in real time within the area of need. Bruce chats with founder Costas Themistocleous about the app and how it works. You can learn more about this new app at https://gotrucker.app/ This episode is sponsored by Groupe Trans West offering team operations excellent employment opportunities operating between Toronto Ontario and California. Find out why this company is growing so fast at www.groupetranswest.com This episode is also sponsored by Chrome Supply Warehouse offering custom parts for trucks and many specials for truckers. You can learn more at www.chromesupplywarehouse.com The tune of the day is Gotta Get Home by the Road Birds off their Round Trip album. You can learn more about the band at www.cdbaby.com/roadbirds About the Show The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers talks all things trucking for people in the transportation industry helping them improve their business and careers. Interviews with industry professionals and truck drivers, trucking information, and other features on the industry are meant to be helpful for truck drivers and those in transportation. The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers has main episodes released every Tuesday and Thursday with bonus material on other days. You can learn more about the host and show on our website and make sure to SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favourite podcast platform. www.theleadpedalpodcast.com What does The Lead Pedal Podcast mean? The Lead (pronounced - Led) stands for acceleration or fast-track of your career or business. It is a play on words and we certainly are not here promoting speeding in the industry. We are hoping this information will help you become a professional driver faster than if you didn't know about many of these topics. Are you enjoying the show? If so we would appreciate you leaving us a rating and review on iTunes or on your favourite podcast platform. The show is available at www.theleadpedalpodcast.com  , ITunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Tunein, iHeartradio, SoundCloud, and other popular podcast platforms. Thanks for listening

SICOP talks winter ops with Dan Eriksson from the Swedish Road Administration. While State DOT’s here in the United States self perform the vast majority of winter maintenance they are relying more and more on contracted workforce and equipment to meet the level of service demands with the limited resources available. On the other hand, The Swedish Road Administration has been providing winter service utilizing contracts and contractors for many years. Listen in as SICOP Talks Winter Ops with Dan Eriksson as he shares winter maintenance in Sweden.

SICOP talks winter ops with Paul Pisano. Paul had a very productive career with the Federal Highway Administration retiring as the Road Weather Management and Work Zone Team Leader. During his time with the FHWA Paul and his Road Weather Management team saw the development of several significant projects to benefit the winter maintenance community. Projects like the Maintenance Decision Support System, Clarus later the weather data environment, and initiatives through Every Day Counts like Weather Savvy Roads, Pathfinder, and Integrated Mobile Observations were just a few of the advancements in the area.Listen in as SICOP Talks Winter Ops with Paul as he shares some history, some current events, and some thoughts on the future of winter maintenance.

This webinar provides an overview of a framework to help assess the value of maintenance and renewal works, consistent with capital investments. The webinar was presented on 27 November 2018 by Martin Chow.

How did the evolution of modern winter maintenance take place? What significant milestones ushered in the tools that make up the modern winter maintenance tool box? Lee Smithson, formerly of the Iowa Department of Transportation and a past SICOP Coordinator, was one of the few individuals leading the charge that produced significant advancements in winter maintenance technologies. Listen in as SICOP Talks Winter Ops with Lee Smithson, as he shares his recollections on how we got where we are with winter maintenance in the US.

Many agencies have been collecting a lot of data, GPS/AVL coordinates, RWIS, mobile observations, photos and the like. Now comes the time to ask So What? Until you do something with it its just a bunch of 1s and zeros occupying peta bytes of space. There are however great opportunities to mine these data and turn it into information that can help transportation agencies manage the system and their operations. One agency, the Iowa DOT, has take that leap and demonstrated success in turning all that data in useful information. Tina Greenfield, Iowa DOTs RWIS Coordinator, shares their experiences in working with Big Data.

If you share a driveway with neighbors, you might have a private road maintenance agreement . . . or not. Here are some things to think about.

Agencies have been using salt brines and a variety of other liquid concoctions for years as a winter maintenance strategy. Pre-wetting stockpiles, pre-wetting at the spinner, slurries, direct application for anti-icing have been tried and true practices. Now some have taken the use of liquids to the max , and now, utilizing direct liquid applications through the course of the storm. Some would say using liquid only routes are a risky proposition throughout the storm although some states and countries abroad have been successfully running field trials with liquid only routes. Jim Hughes, State Maintenance Engineer with the Wisconsin DOT is talking winter ops with SICOP about their experience with liquid only routes.

Mark DeSantis is currently CEO of RoadBotics, an AI-based product that monitors and manages roadway infrastructure. Previously, he has co-founded an energy hedge fund, a GE Ventures-backed energy predictive analytics company, and a venture-backed online tutoring company.   Why build a company focused on road maintenance? There is a desperate need to efficiently and effectively monitor and maintain the world's civil infrastructure. His company, RoadBotics, uses smartphone sensors to inexpensively monitor streets, roads, highways, sidewalks and bridges and to lower maintenance costs.   We discuss training machine learning algorithms, the career arc of an entrepreneur, and what Mark has learned from his past startups.   Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter.   Mark’s Challenge; Find the alternative viewpoint and empathetically consume it before arguing.   Mentioned Lincoln-Douglas Debates   Connect with Mark Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Website   Underwritten by Piper Creative A digital agency that provides strategy, delivery, and analysis specializing in a few key service offerings. Documentary-as-a-Service (Vlogging 2.0) Instagram Content Production & Account Building Podcast Production, Strategy Consulting, and Guest Acquisition   If you aren’t creating or curating content regularly, your clients and customers might forget you’re open for business. YouTube Instagram   If you liked this interview, check out two more interviews with Pittsburgh entrepreneurs. Episode 260 features a discussion with Anthony Vennare about the future of health and wellness, making a modern media company, and building a business in Pittsburgh. Episode 242 features a discussion with Darrin Grove about running a company for 20 years and constantly reinventing himself.   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay

Having an efficient and effective winter maintenance program is built largely on having the right resources at the right place at the right time. This begs to question, Which way should the snowplow go? Route optimization made the top-10 list of things for a world class winter maintenance program and is front and center on the minds of state members of the SICOP winter maintenance technical service program. Several state DOTs are utilizing route optimization programs and many more are considering starting a route optimization program. Kyle Lester(CO DOT), Jim Hughes (WI DOT), and Larry Gangle (ND DOT) sit down with SICOP and Talk Winter Ops and talk about their experiences with route optimization in their states.

It’s no surprise that having the right equipment, in the right place is one of the top-10 things you should have to be a world class winter maintenance operation. Caltrans Division of Equipment have a daunting task of keeping snow fighting crews outfitted with the best snow removal equipment to keep people and goods moving throughout the winter. Their winter operations mirror many situations across the US from the season long fight in the Sierra Nevada to the occasional storm in more temperate regions. Kris Keague, Lisa Kunzman, and Virgil Realin from Caltrans Division of Equipment sit down with SICOP and Talk Winter Ops as it relates to equipment

The true value in a forecast is when folks actually use them and make smart decisions in response to the weather. Road weather forecasts are specifically focused on how the weather will impact the roadway. There are hundreds if not thousands of places where you can get some information on the weather but when a department of transportation collaborates with the National Weather Service and specialized forecasting services the impacts on travelers can be positive creating a safer commute. Paul Pisano from the FHWA talks about such a program called Pathfinder in this episode.

Having timely and accurate road weather forecasts is one of the top-10 things you should have to be a world class winter maintenance operation. Utah DOT has a program where meteorologists are positioned in their traffic management center and are an integral part of their winter maintenance operations. Jeff Williams, UDOTs Weather Operations and RWIS Manager talks winter operations with SICOP and discusses how they deliver timely and accurate road weather forecasts to UDOT maintenance crews.

This week, the Virginia REALTORS®’s legal team discusses Road Maintenance Agreements. Laura and Jon talk about the Property Owners' Association Act and its requirements, and then take a closer look at Road Maintenance Agreements and whether they must be disclosed to prospective buyers. They answer some legal hotline questions, such as “If the current owners have a verbal agreement to chip in whenever the common driveway needs repair, is there anything I need to disclose?” Finally, Laura and Jon discuss some ways to limit your risk when buying or selling a property subject to a Road Maintenance Agreement.

A short while back SICOP took to social media with the goal of identifying the 10 most important things an agency should do to have a world class winter maintenance program. Using crowd-sourced data from winter maintenance professionals we hit upon the 10 most important topics, with a bonus, that would be necessary for a world class winter maintenance program. In this episode Dr. Wilf Nixon joins Rick Nelson to reveal the Top-10 and why they're important. Follow this link for more information on the Top-10

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For decades the Illinois Central Rail Road Maintenance Shop was one of the largest employers in McComb. In this episode, Ray Ward remembers signing on as a shop apprentice back in 1953. Ward recalls working in the car shop and the assembly line-like manner they used to rebuild the cars. In order to save money and improve safety, Illionois Central offered cash rewards for employee suggestions at its McComb Maintenance Shop. Ward describes how the program worked and some suggestions he made for his job. Podcast Bonus: When he wasn’t working, Ward loved riding horses.  He relates how one late night ride turned into a practical joke on his co-workers.  

Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Transportation Gary Giron spoke at the 47th Paving and Transportation conference. He told attendees the department is facing a serious shortfall in road maintenance money for the current year.