Talkin Winter Ops
By Rick Nelson
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Episodes: 146
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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.
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Episode 146: First storm of the season
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Episode 145: The winter app that isn't an app
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Episode 144: Communicate, Coordinate, Cooperate - the I-80 Corridor Coalition
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Episode 143: Winter readiness, get your house in order
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode 142: Pacific Northwest Snowfighters 2026
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Episode 141: Maintenance-If you think it's not important, just stop doing it
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Episode 140: Salt is about the speed
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Episode 139: Don't give your spouse the leftovers
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Episode 138: Designed for snowplows
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Episode 137: Innovation, the little ones are the big ones
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Episode 136: Keep snow off the road with Snow Fence, Minnesota style
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Episode 135: 2025 National Briefing - No Boundaries
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Episode 133: 2025 National Briefing - AMS
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Episode 134: 2025 National Briefing - Professional Snowfighters Association
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Episode 132: 2025 PIARC Winter Service Technical Committee
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Episode 131: 2025 National Briefing - APWA
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Episode 130: 2025 National Briefing - MDSS
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Episode 129: 2025 National Briefing - Winter Weather Management TSP
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Episode 128: 2025 National Briefing - Clear Roads
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Episode 127: 2025 National Briefing - Aurora
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Episode 126: 2025 National Briefing - TRB Update
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Episode 125: 2025 National Briefing - Maintenance Operations TWG
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Episode 124: 2025 National Briefing - Introduction
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Episode 123: APWA Certification Program
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May 30, 2025 |
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Episode 122: The Maintenance Leadership Academy
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode 121: Are you a Green SnowPro?
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Episode 120: Machine learning pavement conditions
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Episode 119 Plugin hybrid snowplows are on the way
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 118: You Can't Do Good Winter Maintenance Without Road Weather Information Systems
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Episode 117: Show your skill at the National Snow Roadeo
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Episode 116: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - Professional Snowfighters Association
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Episode 115: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - AMS
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Episode 114: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - APWA
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Episode 113: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - FHWA
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Episode 112: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - PIARC Winter Service
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Episode 111: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - TRB Road Weather
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 110: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - TRB Winter Maintenance
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 109: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - No Boundaries
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 108: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - MDSS
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 107: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - Clear Roads
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 106: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - Aurora
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 104: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - Maintenance Operations TWG
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 105: 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather - Winter Weather Management TSP
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 103: 2024 National Briefing Introduction
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Episode 102: The new Guide for Snow and Ice Control Operations
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Episode 101: Clear Roads for clear roads
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Episode 100: Where The Weather Meets The Road, revisited
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May 01, 2024 |
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Episode 99: Snowplow modeling or messing around?
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Episode 98: Can you see the snowplow?
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Episode 97: Where's the snowplow?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Episode 96: Shaken not stirred - the Rocker Ice Melting Test Method
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Episode 95: Help is on the way
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Episode 94: 2nd Chances
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Episode 93: Its not just a job
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 92: Why's that snowplow pink?
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Episode 91: This ain't your Dad's workforce
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Episode 90: Where's SICOP
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Episode 89: It's about the speed
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Episode 86: 4th National Briefing - FHWA's Road Weather Management Program
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode 87: 4th National Briefing - No Boundaries
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode 88: 4th National Briefing - Northwest Passage
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode 83: 4th National Briefing - AMS
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Episode 84: 4th National Briefing - APWA
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Episode 85: 4th National Briefing - PSA
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Episode 82: 4th National Briefing -PIARC Winter Service
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Episode 81: 4th National Briefing -TRB Road Weather Committee
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Episode 80: 4th National Briefing -TRB Winter Maintenance Committee
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Episode 79: 4th National Briefing - MDSS
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Episode 77: 4th National Briefing - Clear Roads
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Episode 78: 4th National Briefing - Aurora
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Episode 76: 4th National Briefing - Winter Weather Management - SICOP
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Episode 75: 4th National Briefing - Maintenance Operations TWG
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Episode 74: 4th National Briefing - Introduction
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Episode 73: The MODOT Management System - The next generation
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Episode 72: Designing in salt reduction
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May 22, 2023 |
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Episode 71: Alternate fuels for winter maintenance part 2
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Episode 70: Alternate fuels for winter maintenance-Part 1
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Episode 69: TRB International Road Weather and Winter Maintenance Conference
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Episode 68: Friction: The holy grail of successful winter maintenance
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Episode 67: Potholes and other leftovers from winter storms
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Episode 66: Implementing snow and ice control performance measures
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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Episode 65: Back to school - The Purdue Road School Conference and Expo
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Episode 64: Implementing something new - overcoming the challenges
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Episode 63: Introducing the next generation to DOTs and highway maintenance
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Episode 62: Keeping the paperwork flowing while the snow plows are rolling at the Rhode Island DOT
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Episode 61: Winter Maintenance and Road Weather in Arizona
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May 10, 2022 |
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Episode 60: You're not alone out there - Crowdsourcing for winter maintenance
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Episode 59: Modeling road network conditions during weather events - IMRCP
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Episode 58: The Wisconsin salt brine project
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Episode 57: Keep your snowplow in service through defensive driving
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Episode 56: Winter operations is more than salt and snowplows
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Episode 55: Calgary 2022 What's in it for me - the technical program
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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Episode 54: Calgary-Adapting to winter service challenges
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Episode 53: Winter Maintenance in the Chinook City - Calgary
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Episode 52: 16th World Winter Service Congress is coming to Calgary in 2022
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Episode 51: PIARC Winter Service Technical Committee: What's in it for me?
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Episode 50: The year in review
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Episode 49: 6 Summertime projects for winter maintenance
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Episode 48: Not all pavements are equal when it comes to winter maintenance
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Episode 47: Public Affairs, a key ingredient for successful winter operations.
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May 17, 2021 |
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Episode 46: Ways to improve winter resilience of roads
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Episode 45: Qualified Product List for Deicing Chemicals
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Episode 44: Let's break the ice
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Episode 43: What's new in FHWA Road Weather Management?
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Episode 42: Whats up with the weather?
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Episode 41: Latest word on alternate methods for deicing
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Episode 40: Smart Salting for Sustainability
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Episode 39: Covid impacts on maintenance operations
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Episode 38: Winter service by contract
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Episode 37: RWIS - How many and where?
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Episode 36: Decisions, Decisions
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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Episode 35: Maintenance Goes to College
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May 04, 2020 |
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Episode 34: Asleep at the wheel - Fighting Driver Fatigue
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Episode 33: Nordic Experiences
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Episode 32: A new guide for material application methodologies
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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Episode 31: What is the Professional Snowfighters Association?
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Episode 30: 2019 SICOP Year in Review
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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Episode 29: Let's talk some road weather
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Episode 28: Challenges of winter maintenance in the south
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Episode 27: Integrated Mobile Observations at the Nevada DOT
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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Episode 26: I ain’t afraid of no winter maintenance problem
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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Episode 25: The Swedish perspective on winter maintenance
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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Episode 24: The road to road weather management
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Aug 10, 2019 |
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Episode 23: Is the wind blowing in Wyoming? High wind blowover hazard warnings.
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Episode 22: EDC5 - Weather Responsive Management Strategies
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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Episode 21: Snow fence is a safe bet for blowing snow
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May 20, 2019 |
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Episode 20: TSMO369 - Weather or not
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Episode 19: When the snow hits the fan - Emergency operations methodology
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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Episode 18: Just what has SICOP been up to? The 2018 SICOP Year in Review
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Episode 17: You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Episode 16: Winter Maintenance and the Social Sciences
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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Episode 15: What's the news from TRB?
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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Episode 14: Oral history of winter maintenance in the US
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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Episode 13: We got big data - Now what?
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Aug 23, 2018 |
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Episode 12: Taking liquids to the max, Liquid Only Routes
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Jul 05, 2018 |
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Episode 11: Which Way Should The Snowplow Go?
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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Episode 10: It's All About the Equipment
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May 10, 2018 |
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Episode 9: Why You Should be a Pathfinder
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Apr 16, 2018 |
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Episode 8: Timely and Accurate Forecasts
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Mar 14, 2018 |
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Episode 7: Are we sustainable?
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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Episode 6: Winter always wins the budget wars
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Jan 22, 2018 |
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Episode 5: Part 2: Top-10 Things For A World Class Winter Maintenance Program
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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Episode 4: Part 1: Top-10 Things For A World Class Winter Maintenance Program
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Nov 28, 2017 |
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Episode 3: Whats up with TRB Winter Maintenance?
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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Episode 2: What is SICOP?
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Oct 11, 2017 |
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Episode 1: Welcome to SICOP Talks Winter Ops
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Sep 22, 2017 |