The Winter Maintenance Podcast - A Podcast support

Bret Hodne is the Maintenance Superintendent for West Des Moines, Iowa and Larry Schneider is the Street Superintendent for Ft. Collins, Colorado. Both Bret and Larry are involved with multi-agency salt storage facilities . Listen in as they share their experiences and the benefits of creating and using a multi-agency facility. A few pictures [...]

The Pacific Northwest Snowfighters (PNS) Association held their winter maintenance conference in Kennewick, Washington on May 20th through the 22nd. Wilf Nixon was the Key Note speaker and provides us with a summary of the Conference. Our thanks to Wilf for taking the time to talk with us. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome and appreciated. Email [...]

Mark and Bret join me to bring you a wrap-up of the APWA Snow Conference. Listen in and here about the Kentucky Derby Night Banquet, their tour of Louisville International Airports, and their concluding thoughts on this years Snow Conference. So you know who’s talking: Mark DeVries, is the Maintenance Superintendent with McHenry County, IL, and also [...]

Bret Hodne, Public Works Superintendent with the City of West Des Moines, IA and Mark DeVries, Maintenance Superintendent with McHenry County, IL, had the opportunity during the last year to travel to Europe and exchange information about winter maintenance practices. In this episode, Bret and Mark discuss the purpose of their trips, their experiences and the [...]

At the 2008 APWA North American Snow Conference, APWA President Larry Frevert presented the APWA Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award to five agencies. This was the first year this award was presented. Mark DeVries, Maintenance Superintendent with McHenry County, IL, and also the APWA Winter Maintenance Sub-Committee Chair, and Bret Hodne, Public Works [...]

The American Public Works Association held the 2008 North American Snow Conference in Louisville, KY on April 13th – 16th. Thanks to an APWA Press Pass, I was able to attend “The Show for Snow” and provide you this brief insight into the Conference. Speaker handouts of the education sessions are available on the APWA web site [...]

The American Public Works Association’s 2008 North American Snow Conference will be held in Louisville, KY from April 13th through 16th. Peter King, the APWA’s Executive Director, joined us for a preview of this years Snow Conference. Our thanks to Peter for taking the time to speak with us. If you would like more information on the Snow [...]

The Salt Institute’s Salt & Winter Roadway Safety: For Roadway Maintainers (Snowfighters) Blog has a couple of articles about some public agencies and private contractors running low on salt. I spoke with Dick Hanneman, the President of the Salt Institute, to learn more. Our thanks to Dick for taking the time to talk with us. Your [...]

Again this year, Dr. Wilf Nixon of the University of Iowa provides us a summary of the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. The 87th TRB Annual Meeting was held in Washington, D.C. on January 13 - 17, 2008. www.trb.org This episode is Part 1 of 2. Be sure to listen to Episode 25, [...]

Again this year, Dr. Wilf Nixon of the University of Iowa provides us a summary of the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. The 87th TRB Annual Meeting was held in Washington, D.C. on January 13 - 17, 2008. www.trb.org This episode is Part 2 of 2. Be sure to listen to to the first [...]

On June 25, 2007 the FHWA hosted a webcast on the Clarus Initiative. The FHWA granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to make the webcast proceedings available. So you can listen to these presentations on your MP3 player or iPod, the webcast audio has been divided into five parts. Episode 020 – Part 1, Paul […]

On June 25, 2007 the FHWA hosted a webcast on the Clarus Initiative. The FHWA granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to make the webcast proceedings available. So you can listen to these presentations on your MP3 player or iPod, the webcast audio has been divided into five parts. Episode 020 – Part 1, Paul […]

On June 25, 2007 the FHWA hosted a webcast on the Clarus Initiative. The FHWA granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to make the webcast proceedings available. So you can listen to these presentations on your MP3 player or iPod, the webcast audio has been divided into five parts. Episode 020 – Part 1, Paul […]

On June 25, 2007 the FHWA hosted a webcast on the Clarus Initiative. The FHWA granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to make the webcast proceedings available. So you can listen to these presentations on your MP3 player or iPod, the webcast audio has been divided into five parts. Episode 020 – Part 1, Paul […]

On June 25, 2007 the FHWA hosted a webcast on the Clarus Initiative. The FHWA granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to make the webcast proceedings available. So you can listen to these presentations on your MP3 player or iPod, the webcast audio has been divided into five parts. Episode 020 – Part 1, Paul […]

On June 25, 2007 the FHWA hosted a webcast on the Clarus Initiative. The FHWA granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to make the webcast proceedings available. So you can listen to these presentations on your MP3 player or iPod, the webcast audio has been divided into five parts.

On June 25, 2007 the FHWA hosted a webcast on the Clarus Initiative. The FHWA granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to make the webcast proceedings available. So you can listen to these presentations on your MP3 player or iPod, the webcast audio has been divided into five parts.

On June 25, 2007 the FHWA hosted a webcast on the Clarus Initiative. The FHWA granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to make the webcast proceedings available. So you can listen to these presentations on your MP3 player or iPod, the webcast audio has been divided into five parts.

On June 25, 2007 the FHWA hosted a webcast on the Clarus Initiative. The FHWA granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to make the webcast proceedings available. So you can listen to these presentations on your MP3 player or iPod, the webcast audio has been divided into five parts.

On June 25, 2007 the FHWA hosted a webcast on the Clarus Initiative. The FHWA granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to make the webcast proceedings available. So you can listen to these presentations on your MP3 player or iPod, the webcast audio has been divided into five parts.