Snowplow operator driving time: survey of state and local practices : final report.

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• Creators:
  Kline, Christine F.
• Corporate Creators:
  CTC & Associates LLC
• Corporate Contributors:
  Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Best practices
  • Hours of labor
  • Literature reviews
  • Operators (Persons)
  • Recommendations
  • Rest periods
  • Snowplows
  • State departments of transportation
  • Surveys
  • Winter maintenance
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  UT-16.06
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Utah
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division
• Abstract:
  In February 2015, Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) issued interim guidance for continuous working ; hours for UDOT’s snowplow operators. Letter of Instruction 15-1 specified the number of hours that could be ; worked by snowplow operators and the approval required for certain shift lengths. This research examines best ; practices for snowplow operator driving time to inform development of a formal policy that will replace the Letter ; of Instruction 15-1 interim guidance. ; The major tasks of this research include a literature search that gathered information about the implications of ; driving time, rest breaks and other driving time policies with a focus on commercial motor vehicle drivers and ; snowplow operators. Two surveys—one provided to 39 state departments of transportation and another distributed ; to 20 specially selected UDOT region staff—gathered information about current snowplow operator driving time ; practices across the country and within UDOT. ; Recommendations for UDOT’s consideration in preparing a formal policy for snowplow operator driving time ; include establishing 12-hour shifts given the successes reported by survey respondents; establishing different shift ; limits for emergency conditions; including breaks in the operator’s work schedule; specifying a minimum rest period ; between shifts that accommodates long commute times for drivers; identifying ways to remediate staffing ; challenges; considering reducing the level of service during extended storm events; managing public expectations; ; allowing for flexibility at the area, region or station level; and monitoring the impact of the new policy.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  16-8371
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31137/dot_31137_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.71 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5b1236dc2175266974d315b9ef6629a50e4201f6ec242d366ff28ff4c8e92e3b