DelDOT - Mon December 10, 2018
DelDOT Employees Win Plowing Gold
Against a field of 66 competitors from across the country, a DelDOT Maintenance & Operations team won first place in the National Snowplow Roadeo held in Loveland, Colo. Chris King, assistant supervisor of Canal District's Area 10, and Charles Dietz, an equipment operator III of North District's Area 14, competed in the 10-wheel Snowplow Roadeo....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed December 05, 2018
CDOT Still Hiring Snowplow Crew, Maintenance Workers
CDOT is still hiring qualified candidates to drive snowplows and complete highway maintenance work this winter. Open positions include permanent roles, as well as seasonal full-time and part-time work....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue December 04, 2018
Rural Counties Preparing for Winter Weather
Maintenance crews in the TxDOT El Paso District rural offices are readying resources for the upcoming winter season. Unlike maintenance crews in many parts of the state, crews in the District's five rural counties (Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio) have to treat roadways in a vast area of far West Texas....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue December 04, 2018
ADOT's Snowplows, Drivers Ready for Winter Weather
When a couple of October storms dropped early snow on Arizona's high country, the Arizona Department of Transportation and its plows were ready because the agency prepares year-round for winter weather....
Iowa DOT - Wed November 28, 2018
Iowa Project Finds Blue, White Lights Make Snowplows Safer
To make its snow plows more visible during blizzard conditions, the Iowa Department of Transportation embarked on legislatively approved pilot project three years ago to add rear facing blue and white lights to the already existing amber-colored lighting systems on about 200 of its snowplows in central Iowa....
Bonnell Industries - Mon November 26, 2018
Bonnell Industries Receives Snow, Ice Handling Contract
Bonnell Industries Inc. has been awarded a contract in the snow and ice handling equipment category through Sourcewell. Its contract, #080818-BNL, is effective as of Oct. 29, 2018. While holding this contract, Bonnell's customers have the convenience of saving time and money by not having to duplicate the bidding process, because Sourcewell's procurement team has already completed this process for it members....
AASHTO Journal - Tue November 20, 2018
Let It Snow: State DOTs Prepare Fleets for Winter Ops
As winter approaches, state departments of transportation across the country are preparing for highway snow removal operations — with some already having engaged in storm response. The Colorado Department of Transportation dealt with what it called a "compact winter storm system" that hit the northern and eastern portions of the state on Oct....
Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Wed October 10, 2018
ADOT&PF Ends Seasonal Maintenance This Month
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will end seasonal maintenance, including snow and ice removal, on the Denali Highway, Taylor Highway, McCarthy Road, Tofty/Tanana Road and the Eureka/Rampart Road in October....
LeeBoy - Wed October 10, 2018
LeeBoy 3000 FFL - A Unique Workhorse (But How Do You Make it Work for You?)
The first time Steve Roose laid eyes on a force-feed loader was in the mid-1990s. He was turning wrenches as a mechanic with the Kent County Road Commission (KCRC) in western Michigan. During that period, KCRC would borrow the loader from Muskegon County next door and use it to remove accumulated snow from barrier walls along the highway near downtown Grand Rapids....
Winter Equipment - Thu August 30, 2018
Winter Equipment Expands Offerings to Contractor Market
Winter Equipment, already an established name in the commercial and municipal snow and ice management industry, announced that it will be expanding into the contractor distribution and sales markets. “For almost 30 years, innovation has led the development and direction of this company,” said Kent Winter, founder and CEO, Winter Equipment....
