Personnel updates for March 3 to March 16, 2023
March 23, 2023
New processes and materials make highway paint more visible and longer lasting
March 22, 2023
Clearing crashes quicker to keep you safer on Iowa’s roads
March 20, 2023
A new program in the Iowa City and Des Moines areas helps us fulfill one of our core values, “Safety First”, by clearing crashes more quickly, especially those involving large trucks, which reduces your risk of being involved in a second crash. The program offers incentives to towing companies to have specialized equipment ready to respond to commercial vehicle crashes.
Roadside Chat - Feeling lucky? A sober ride is a sure thing.
March 17, 2023
Bonding over the Bunker Mill Bridge
March 16, 2023
Roadside Chat - What drives you to buckle up?
March 10, 2023
Personnel updates for February 17 to March 2, 2023
March 9, 2023
Roadside Chat - Pedal to the metal is flirtin' with disaster
March 3, 2023
It’s a mathematical fact that speeding won’t save you much time. A University of Sydney study collected data from 106 drivers over a period of five weeks. The results showed a surprisingly small amount of time saved by speeding, just 26 seconds a day and 2 minutes a week. More importantly, these savings come at a cost of considerable injuries and fatalities.
New research aims to increase safety for those in and around snowplows
February 27, 2023
Light it up – testing new lighting for our snowplow trucks
You would think that our very large orange trucks would be difficult to miss, but we still have dozens of them hit from behind every year. In a crash like that, it’s generally the motorist who suffers the most serious consequences. To help you better see our trucks in winter weather, we’re researching new ideas to improve the lighting that is visible when coming up behind one of our trucks.