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.
Podcasting since 2017 • 122 episodes
Talkin Winter Ops
Latest Episodes
Episode 122: The Maintenance Leadership Academy
When it comes to preparing your folks for leadership roles in highway maintenance the National Highway Institute Maintenance Leadership Academy is the gold standard. This comprehensive program and the experiences of the instructors provid...
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Season 8
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Episode 122
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58:35
Episode 121: Are you a Green SnowPro?
When New Hampshire began developing the I-93 widening project there was concern about the amount of salt that might be introduced into the environment due to winter operations and this became to impetus for the creation of the Green SnowPro Pro...
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Season 8
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Episode 121
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51:42
Episode 120: Machine learning pavement conditions
AI and Machine Learning will probably be the next disruptive technology that will spawn a quantum leap in the way we approach the provision of winter service. On this episode we’re heading to the University at Albany in New York to visit ...
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Season 8
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Episode 120
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55:48
Episode 119 Plugin hybrid snowplows are on the way
We've been talking about electrification of the maintenance fleet for some time now and the conversation always turns to the challenges facing the rollout of this technology particularly when it comes to winter maintenance. Diminished loa...
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Season 8
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Episode 119
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48:07
Episode 118: You Can't Do Good Winter Maintenance Without Road Weather Information Systems
Road Weather Information Systems unlocked a whole host of opportunities when it comes to performing winter maintenance. Paul Bridge is an important player when it comes to RWIS from his early days at the Met UK through stints with RWIS ve...
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Season 7
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Episode 118
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47:08
