Talkin Winter Ops

American Public Works Associations Winter Maintenance Subcommittee is the focus of this briefing.  The Winter Maintenance Subcommittee’s mission is to promote the development and use of the safest, most cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally sensitive winter maintenance technologies, equipment, materials, and practices; thus providing citizens with excellent quality of life during the snow...

This episode of the National Briefing features the Maintenance Decision Support System Pool Fund Study.  This organization is advancing winter maintenance decision support through advanced forecasting and understanding of the winter weather system yielding an operational system to aid agencies in winter maintenance treatment strategies. Check out the PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK and If you want more in...

On this episode of the National Briefing features AASHTOs Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program, Formerly SICOP. Winter Weather Management work focuses on the identification, promotion, and collaboration efforts necessary to advance state of the practice winter maintenance and road weather techniques.  Check out the PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK and If you want more information about this...

On this episode of the National Briefing we feature the Clear Roads Pool Fund Study.  Clear Roads focus is on all things winter maintenance from driver safety to liquid chemicals.    Check out the PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK and If you want more information about this Technical Working Group you can check out the CLEAR ROADS WEBSITE or email the current Chair Todd Law or program support Greg Waidley  ...

On this episode of the National Briefing we feature the Aurora Pool Fund Study. Aurora's work focus is on road weather, instrumentation, and forecasting among other related activities.  Check out the PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK   and If you want more information about their work you can check out the AURORA WEBSITE   or email the current Chair Mike Chapman or Zach Hans project support Watch the v...

In just the past few weeks there have been big changes at TRB that include the Winter Maintenance and the Road Weather Committees.  On this episode of the National Briefing Paul Pisano, former chair of the Road Weather Committee is here to share the changes and what you can do to stay engaged with the new committees.   If you want to submit your name to be considered for membership in the new Stan...

On this episode of the National Briefing we feature the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group of AASHTOs Maintenance Committee. One of the 5 Technical Working Groups of this Committee, Maintenance Operations focuses on activities like winter maintenance, work zones, and safety.   Check out the PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK   and If you want more information about this Technical Working Group yo...

The National Winter Maintenance and Road Weather Briefing is an annual event where organizations working in this space can highlight their activities and advancements in winter maintenance and road weather.  This year 11 organizations will be sharing their accomplishments in this series and how you may benefit for their work. These presentations are also available on our YouTube channel http://www...

We’ve been on a training theme for the last couple of episodes which, I think, is super relevant considering the average level of experience in the winter maintenance profession right now.  As maintenance managers, where do you go to get relevant, state of the practice, training for you’re winter maintenance operators and supervisors?   One option is offered through the American Public Works Assoc...

When it comes to preparing your folks for leadership roles in highway maintenance the National Highway Institute Maintenance Leadership Academy is the gold standard.  This comprehensive program and the experiences of the instructors provide a wealth of knowledge into all the aspects of highway maintenance a maintenance professional might face through 6 topic modules from administration to respondi...

When New Hampshire began developing the I-93 widening project there was concern about the amount of salt that might be introduced into the environment due to winter operations and this became to impetus for the creation of the Green SnowPro Program through the Department of Environmental Services.  Marilee Enus, Director of the New Hampshire Local Technical Assistance Program (NH LTAP), at the Uni...

AI and Machine Learning will probably be the next disruptive technology that will spawn a quantum leap in the way we approach the provision of winter service.  On this episode we’re heading to the University at Albany in New York to visit with Nick Bassill ,  director of the New York State Weather Risk Communication Center and Carly Sutter , graduate research assistant there at the Atmospheric Sci...

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 in...

Road Weather Information Systems unlocked a whole host of opportunities when it comes to performing winter maintenance.  Paul Bridge is an important player when it comes to RWIS from his early days at the Met UK through stints with RWIS vendors. His understanding of the technology and how it is used to help highway agencies do good winter maintenance is the topic of this episode from the early day...

APWA’s Western Snow and Ice Conference and Snow Roadeo is one of the premier events in the world of winter maintenance and it happens every year in Loveland, Colorado.  In addition to the indoor activities and huge equipment and vendor display, hundreds of operators put their mastery of equipment operation on display at the National Snow Roadeo.  Pete Adler and Tim Brady join us to discuss this ev...

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This episode features the Professional Snowfighters Association.   This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Commi...

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This episode features the American Meteorological Societies ITS and Surface Transportation Committee.   This series is produced in collaborat...

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This episode features the APWA Snow & Ice Committee.   This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, th...

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This episode features the FHWA Road Weather Management Program.   This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Commit...

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This episode features the World Road Associations Winter Service Technical Committee.   This series is produced in collaboration with the AAS...

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This episode features the Transportation Research Board Road Weather Committee.   This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Ma...

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This episode features the Transportation Research Board Winter Maintenance Committee .   This series is produced in collaboration with the AA...

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This episode features the No Boundaries Pooled Fund Study.   This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee,...

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This episode features the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) Pooled Fund Study. This series is produced in collaboration with the AAS...

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This episode features the Clear Roads Pooled Fund Study.   This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, th...