Talkin Winter Ops
Listen in on conversations with experts in the field of road weather and winter road maintenance as they explain how their work helps make roads safer and passable during winter storm events.
Episodes
116 episodes
Episode 116: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - Professional Snowfighters Association
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 116
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32:56
Episode 115: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - AMS
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 115
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17:17
Episode 114: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - APWA
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 114
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22:32
Episode 113: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - FHWA
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 113
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34:48
Episode 112: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - PIARC Winter Service
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 112
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23:20
Episode 111: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - TRB Road Weather
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 111
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24:52
Episode 110: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - TRB Winter Maintenance
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 110
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9:11
Episode 109: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - No Boundaries
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 109
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19:02
Episode 108: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - MDSS
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 108
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42:50
Episode 107: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - Clear Roads
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 107
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38:14
Episode 106: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - Aurora
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 106
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16:02
Episode 105: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - Winter Weather Management TSP
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 105
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8:38
Episode 104: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - Maintenance Operations TWG
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 im...
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Season 7
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Episode 104
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13:07
Episode 103: 2024 National Briefing Introduction
Each year, in cooperation with the AASHTO Committee on Maintenance, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program we sponsor a National Briefing on winter maintenance and road we...
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Season 7
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Episode 103
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2:16
Episode 102: The new Guide for Snow and Ice Control Operations
The Guide for Snow and Ice Control was first published back in 1999 and with the exception of an addendum has remained unchanged since then. Since then there has been a vast amount of research, field trials, and advancements in winter mai...
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Season 7
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Episode 102
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42:58
Episode 101: Clear Roads for clear roads
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 re...
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Season 7
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Episode 101
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32:35
Episode 100: Where The Weather Meets The Road, revisited
Twenty years ago in 2004 “Where The Weather Meets The Road” was published by the National Academy of Science and it proposed a research roadmap over the next 20-years to advance road weather services. Now in 2024 the future described in W...
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Season 7
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Episode 100
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57:19
Episode 99: Snowplow modeling or messing around?
Full scale testing of modern snowplow blades can be a difficult and often unrepeatable proposition depending on the weather and where your test track is located. In this episode Alex Klein-Paste of the Norwegian University of Science and ...
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Season 7
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Episode 99
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43:09
Episode 98: Can you see the snowplow?
You would think that it wouldn’t be difficult to see something as big as a snowplow but during a winter storm event at night you’d be surprised how hard it is recognize a slow moving maintenance vehicle. In this episode Jeff Pifer, Direct...
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Season 7
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Episode 98
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35:25
Episode 97: Where's the snowplow?
Whenever you mix snowplows, winter storms, and motorists on the same stretch of pavement everyone needs to be at the top of their game in vehicles equipped for conditions. Most of the time folks get where there headed and the roads get cl...
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Season 7
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Episode 97
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47:54
Episode 96: Shaken not stirred - the Rocker Ice Melting Test Method
When it comes to liquid deicing products how do you know you’re getting what you paid for and that it’s likely to perform as promised? The Nebraska DOT has been working on developing a easy to run, repeatable, and cost effective test meth...
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Season 7
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Episode 96
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46:43
Episode 95: Help is on the way
There’s lots of discussion going on these days regarding artificial intelligence or AI. Like it or not you’re probably using or at least taking advantage of AI applications right now and you might not even know it. Winter operations...
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Season 6
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Episode 95
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45:08
Episode 94: 2nd Chances
Public works agencies have struggled for years recruiting and retaining a skilled workforce. These challenges have reached critical levels for many agencies since the pandemic. In this episode were Talkin’ Winter Ops with the City of Columbus D...
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Season 6
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Episode 94
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35:26
Episode 93: Its not just a job
Part 3 of our workforce recruiting and retention series showcases a grass roots program the Washington State DOT launched a few years back to encourage high school students to consider a career in transportation maintenance. Pasco Bakotic...
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Season 6
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Episode 93
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45:03
Episode 92: Why's that snowplow pink?
Part 2 of the workforce series focuses on the No Boundaries synthesis Innovation strategies in Recruiting and Retention with Sandi Sauter, Deputy Director of Operations for the Maryland State Highway Administration. This episode zeros in on rec...
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Season 6
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Episode 92
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55:35