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Back to SearchEpisode 36: Decisions, Decisions
Season 3 Episode 36
Maintenance Decision Support Systems or MDSS are an excellent tool to help maintenance managers evaluate all the important information about a storm …
6 years, 1 month ago
Episode 35: Maintenance Goes to College
Season 3 Episode 35
Colorado DOT and Front Range Community College collaborated in the creation of the first Highway Management Program in the nation. Developed strictl…
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 34: Asleep at the wheel - Fighting Driver Fatigue
Season 3 Episode 34
The most important element of a successful winter maintenance program are the employees. Having a well trained, efficient, and alert workforce is a …
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 33: Nordic Experiences
Season 3 Episode 33
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…
6 years, 3 months ago
Episode 32: A new guide for material application methodologies
Season 3 Episode 32
One of the primary missions of SICOP is to promote work advancing winter maintenance operations. Clear Roads is a consortia of states conducting pra…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 31: What is the Professional Snowfighters Association?
Season 3 Episode 31
Recording at the TRB Annual Meeting, Wilf Nixon returns to SICOP Talks Winter Maintenance to visit about winter maintenance and the new Professional …
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 30: 2019 SICOP Year in Review
Season 3 Episode 30
In this episode Steve Lund, SICOP Chairman and Rick Nelson, SICOP Coordinator, recap SICOP activities from the past year. From producing episodes of…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 29: Let's talk some road weather
Season 3 Episode 29
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 …
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 28: Challenges of winter maintenance in the south
Season 3 Episode 28
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 d…
6 years, 7 months ago
Episode 27: Integrated Mobile Observations at the Nevada DOT
Season 3 Episode 27
SICOP Talks Winter Ops with Rod Schilling from the Nevada DOT as he talks about Integrated Mobile Observations. Obtaining data about the weather and…
6 years, 8 months ago