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Our presentation focuses on the powerful impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on winter road maintenance. We’ll explain how a special decision support system can make winter road maintenance smarter, helping…
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Communicating weather forecasts can be worse than playing the old “telephone” game. What the meteorologist told the supervisor gets reinterpreted when told to snow bosses which then gets second-guessed and…
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This session will highlight some of the challenges and confusion prevalent in the public works profession when selecting liquid deicer products. The speakers will address the science, and also share…
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The presenters will take a look at hydraulic/electric components on a plow truck with a section about preventative maintenance for long life. At the conclusion of this session, participants will…
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The City of Columbus, Ohio Department of Public Service has implemented a pilot program to provide high service levels for residential and neighborhood streets. This pilot program uses non-CDL staff…
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Road weather forecast systems consisting of specialist forecasts for the road network and road sensors, are becoming more commonplace. But as there are increasing pressures on agencies to be as…
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This session will review why additives are incorporated into liquid and solid deicer products and the benefits they provide. Additives are a great addition to the winter liquids industry; however,…
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Weather information is available to us at the click of a button. There are free and paid weather apps abundant for mobile devices. Searching “weather” on the web will produce…
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AASHTO is moving forward with the publication of the latest “Guide for Snow and Ice Control Operations.” This updated guide will replace the original manual published in 1999. The latest…
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Winters can be grueling and relentless for our staff and front-line employees. There are many late nights and long hours we expect our employees to work. These often inconvenient hours…
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