Talkin Winter Ops

Episode 158: AI in Winter Operations: Hype or Help?

Artificial Intelligence tools are seemingly everywhere and folks throughout transportation agencies are trying to get their heads, and hands, around this run away train. 

Episode 157: AMS Road Weather and Technology - 2026 National Briefing

This National Briefing segment is presented by Dr. Brittany Welsh of the National Center For Atmospheric Research and Chair of the AMS Road Weather and Technology Committ

Episode 156: TRB WINTER MAINTENANCE - 2026 National Briefing

This National Briefing segment is presented by Anna Arvidsson Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute and features the Transportation Research Board (TRB)

Episode 155: WINTER SERVICE TC - 2026 National Briefing

This National Briefing segment is presented by Peter Nutz, City of Vienna Austria and features the World Road Association’s Winter Service Technical Committee.  Check ou

Episode 154: MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS TWG - 2026 National Briefing

This National Briefing segment is presented by Jed Falgren Minnesota DOT and features the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group of AASHTOs Maintenance Committee.

Episode 153: MAINTENANCE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - 2026 National Briefing

This National Briefing segment is presented by Dave Huft South Dakota DOT and Ben Hersey DTN and features the Maintenance Decision Support System Pool Fund Study.  This o

Episode 152: CLEAR ROADS - 2026 National Briefing

This National Briefing segment is presented by Danny Varilek South Dakota DOT and features the Clear Roads Pool Fund Study. Clear Roads’ work focus is on all things winte

Episode 151: AURORA - 2026 National Briefing

This National Briefing segment is presented by James Roath Michigan DOT and features the Aurora Pool Fund Study. Aurora's work focus is on road weather, instrumentat

Episode 150: APWA - 2026 National Briefing

This National Briefing segment is presented by Matt Morreim City of Shorewood, Minnesota and features the American Public Works Association (APWA) Winter Maintenance Subc

Episode 149: AASHTO WINTER WEATHER MANAGEMENT TSP - 2026 National Briefing

This National Briefing segment is presented by Jed Falgren Minnesota DOT and features AASHTO’s Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program. The Winter Weather Man

Episode 148: INTRODUCTION to the 2026 National Briefing

Welcome to the 2026 National Winter Maintenance and Road Weather Briefing series! Each year, this special event brings together organizations from across the winter maint

Episode 147: The Georgia DOT Snow School

No matter where you live or where you operate, people have come to expect that they can get where they need to go, whenever they need to go. And while snow and ice may be

Episode 146: First storm of the season

Every agency has gone through it.  Perfect planning for winter, perfect preparation for that first storm, then mother nature sends a curve ball, all the planets line up a

Episode 145: The winter app that isn't an app

On this episode were going to showcase the work of a couple of innovative maintenance professionals long time friend and listener, Phillip Anderle turned me on to at the

Episode 144: Communicate, Coordinate, Cooperate - the I-80 Corridor Coalition

Born out of a desire to improve winter operations across state lines the Interstate 80 Corridor Coalition has grown into the second longest corridor coalition extending f

Episode 143: Winter readiness, get your house in order

While it's important to have stockpiles full, equipment repaired and ready, and staff training and assignments set, it's important to have your home weather rea

Bonus Episode 142: Pacific Northwest Snowfighters 2026

The Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Association will be holding their biannual conference for winter maintenance professionals and practitioners May 2026 in Spokane, Washi

Episode 141: Maintenance-If you think it's not important, just stop doing it

From that moment the very first engineering project was completed the age of maintenance began.  While the initial delivery of the public work carries a lot of fanfare no

Episode 140: Salt is about the speed

In this episode we’re revisiting an earlier episode of Talkin Winter Ops that you may have missed.  In this episode we visit with Dr. Scott Koefod, inorganic chemist, abo

Episode 139: Don't give your spouse the leftovers

Winter maintenance is more than work plans, budgets, disasters and recovery.  Your family plays a huge role in your public works career and public service often demands f