Ranked #1

Episode 19: When the snow hits the fan - Emergency operations methodology
Episode 19: When the snow hits the fan - Emergency operations methodology
Maintenance is used to responding to severe weather but when the storm escalates into a state of emergency maintenance b... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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37mins
Ranked #2

Episode 12: Taking liquids to the max, Liquid Only Routes
Episode 12: Taking liquids to the max, Liquid Only Routes
Agencies have been using salt brines and a variety of other liquid concoctions for years as a winter maintenance strateg... Read more
5 Jul 2018
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27mins
Ranked #3

Episode 7: Are we sustainable?
Episode 7: Are we sustainable?
Using sustainable winter maintenance practices is one of the top-10 things you should be doing to have a world class win... Read more
15 Feb 2018
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33mins
Ranked #4

Episode 16: Winter Maintenance and the Social Sciences
Episode 16: Winter Maintenance and the Social Sciences
Why do travelers make the decisions they do during bad weather is a much more difficult question than many transportatio... Read more
15 Nov 2018
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34mins
Ranked #5

Episode 17: You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure
Episode 17: You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure
You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Agencies have been performing winter maintenance in one manner or another for ... Read more
25 Jan 2019
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42mins
Ranked #6

Episode 8: Timely and Accurate Forecasts
Episode 8: Timely and Accurate Forecasts
Having timely and accurate road weather forecasts is one of the top-10 things you should have to be a world class winter... Read more
14 Mar 2018
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20mins
Ranked #7

Episode 4: Part 1: Top-10 Things For A World Class Winter Maintenance Program
Episode 4: Part 1: Top-10 Things For A World Class Winter Maintenance Program
A short while back SICOP set about to identify the Top-10 things that would be necessary to have a world class winter ma... Read more
28 Nov 2017
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18mins
Ranked #8

Episode 25: The Swedish perspective on winter maintenance
Episode 25: The Swedish perspective on winter maintenance
SICOP talks winter ops with Dan Eriksson from the Swedish Road Administration. While State DOT’s here in the United Sta... Read more
26 Aug 2019
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19mins
Ranked #9

Episode 26: I ain’t afraid of no winter maintenance problem
Episode 26: I ain’t afraid of no winter maintenance problem
SICOP Talks Winer Ops with Laura Fay. Who are you going to call when you have a perplexing problem in Winter maintenanc... Read more
16 Sep 2019
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21mins
Ranked #10

Episode 3: Whats up with TRB Winter Maintenance?
Episode 3: Whats up with TRB Winter Maintenance?
Tina Greenfield and Kathy Ahlenius give some insight into the Transportation Research Board (TRB) committees they chair ... Read more
6 Nov 2017
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26mins
Ranked #11

Episode 10: It's All About the Equipment
Episode 10: It's All About the Equipment
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... Read more
10 May 2018
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43mins
Ranked #12

Episode 13: We got big data - Now what?
Episode 13: We got big data - Now what?
Many agencies have been collecting a lot of data, GPS/AVL coordinates, RWIS, mobile observations, photos and the like. N... Read more
23 Aug 2018
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37mins
Ranked #13

Episode 22: EDC5 - Weather Responsive Management Strategies
Episode 22: EDC5 - Weather Responsive Management Strategies
Weather Responsive Management Strategies is one of the rapid deployment initiatives that is part of the FHWA program Eve... Read more
11 Jun 2019
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30mins
Ranked #14

Episode 6: Winter always wins the budget wars
Episode 6: Winter always wins the budget wars
In the struggle to second guess Mother Nature when preparing your winter maintenance budget winter will always win, ofte... Read more
22 Jan 2018
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11mins
Ranked #15

Episode 5: Part 2: Top-10 Things For A World Class Winter Maintenance Program
Episode 5: Part 2: Top-10 Things For A World Class Winter Maintenance Program
A short while back SICOP took to social media with the goal of identifying the 10 most important things an agency should... Read more
19 Dec 2017
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35mins
Ranked #16

Episode 9: Why You Should be a Pathfinder
Episode 9: Why You Should be a Pathfinder
The true value in a forecast is when folks actually use them and make smart decisions in response to the weather. Road w... Read more
16 Apr 2018
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26mins
Ranked #17

Episode 23: Is the wind blowing in Wyoming? High wind blowover hazard warnings.
Episode 23: Is the wind blowing in Wyoming? High wind blowover hazard warnings.
One of the benefits of the Connected Vehicle Pilot Project is the ability to generate weather alerts including high wind... Read more
21 Jun 2019
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32mins
Ranked #18

Episode 15: What's the news from TRB?
Episode 15: What's the news from TRB?
The Transportation Research Board is a lot more than the week long Annual Meeting that happens every January. Listen in... Read more
11 Oct 2018
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19mins
Ranked #19

Episode 24: The road to road weather management
Episode 24: The road to road weather management
SICOP talks winter ops with Paul Pisano. Paul had a very productive career with the Federal Highway Administration reti... Read more
10 Aug 2019
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33mins
Ranked #20

Episode 11: Which Way Should The Snowplow Go?
Episode 11: Which Way Should The Snowplow Go?
Having an efficient and effective winter maintenance program is built largely on having the right resources at the right... Read more
6 Jun 2018
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37mins