Clear Roads training materials were featured in the October 2019 issue of APWA Reporter magazine. The article highlights Clear Roads’ video training on plowing intersections and interchanges, video training on using liquids for anti-icing and deicing, and instructor-led training modules for snowplow operators and supervisors.
Clear Roads’ modular, customizable training materials for snowplow operators and supervisors were featured in the February 2018 issue of Roads & Bridges magazine. See the article.
A new federal rule is changing how transportation agencies train equipment operators who need to obtain or upgrade a commercial driver’s license (CDL). To help agencies comply with the new requirements, Clear Roads has developed entry-level CDL training materials for instructor-led classroom and behind-the-wheel training. Available as a free download for any state or local public agency, the training materials include a fact sheet and timeline to help agencies achieve compliance. See the project page and fact sheet.
Clear Roads is partnering with AASHTO re:source to help laboratories improve and standardize their testing protocols for materials used for anti-icing/deicing applications. Read more.
We’ve published our eighth Annual Survey of State Winter Maintenance Data, which compiles winter resources, material and cost data from 39 states for the 2021-2022 winter season. The spreadsheet includes all submitted data, as well as calculated statistics, winter severity index data, and a United States map that displays many of these metrics. The spreadsheet also includes data from the previous seven surveys (winters 2014-2015 through 2020-2021) and displays averages and changes across winter periods.
This synthesis project used a survey of winter maintenance professionals and a review of relevant literature to gather information that will aid transportation agencies in reducing—or avoiding—the corrosion of electrical connections on winter maintenance equipment.
New tools—including a testing protocol and quick reference guide—aim to help agencies compare the costs and variables of different plow blades and determine which blades are the most cost-effective.
Project details, webinar and final report
Quick reference guide
Interviews with 13 state DOTs and others in government, as well as vehicle and fuel system manufacturers, informed this synthesis of industry best practices and future considerations for making winter maintenance fleets greener.
—”Free CDL Training for Equipment Operators“: Clear Roads’ commercial driver’s license (CDL) training materials were featured in the August 2022 issue of APWA Reporter.
—”Steering Clear of Crashes“: Clear Roads’ safe and defensive driving training materials were featured in the October 2021 issue of APWA Reporter. The training was also featured on Episode 57 of AASHTO’s SICOP Talks Winter Ops podcast.
—”Can You Hold the Salt?“: Clear Roads research on alternative methods for deicing was spotlighted in the September 2021 issue of Roads & Bridges.
The Clear Roads Technical Advisory Committee held its fall meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah from September 19-21, 2023. Minutes are posted on the Meetings page.
