Podcast Episodes

Episode 16: Winter Maintenance and the Social Sciences

Season 2 Episode 16

Why do travelers make the decisions they do during bad weather is a much more difficult question than many transportation agencies are geared up to a…

7 years, 7 months ago

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Episode 15: What's the news from TRB?

Season 2 Episode 15

The Transportation Research Board is a lot more than the week long Annual Meeting that happens every January.  Listen in as SICOP Talks Winter Ops wi…

7 years, 8 months ago

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Episode 14: Oral history of winter maintenance in the US

Season 2 Episode 14

How did the evolution of modern winter maintenance take place? What significant milestones ushered in the tools that make up the modern winter mainte…

7 years, 9 months ago

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Episode 13: We got big data - Now what?

Season 2 Episode 13

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 W…

7 years, 10 months ago

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Episode 12: Taking liquids to the max, Liquid Only Routes

Season 1 Episode 12

Agencies have been using salt brines and a variety of other liquid concoctions for years as a winter maintenance strategy. Pre-wetting stockpiles, pr…

8 years ago

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Episode 11: Which Way Should The Snowplow Go?

Season 1 Episode 11

Having an efficient and effective winter maintenance program is built largely on having the right resources at the right place at the right time. Thi…

8 years, 1 month ago

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Episode 10: It's All About the Equipment

Season 1 Episode 10

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 maintenan…

8 years, 2 months ago

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Episode 9: Why You Should be a Pathfinder

Season 1 Episode 9

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 specific…

8 years, 2 months ago

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Episode 8: Timely and Accurate Forecasts

Season 1 Episode 8

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 …

8 years, 3 months ago

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Episode 7: Are we sustainable?

Season 1 Episode 7

Using sustainable winter maintenance practices is one of the top-10 things you should be doing to have a world class winter maintenance program but w…

8 years, 4 months ago

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