Measuring the Efficiencies of Tow Plows and Wing Plows

The goals of this project are (1) to provide Clear Roads member states with a thorough understanding of the real-world costs, benefits and efficiencies associated with purchasing, operating and maintaining tow plows and wing plows over the equipment's entire life cycle, and (2) to provide tools to help guide states equipment purchases and their deployment of tow plows and wing plows on the roadways where they will yield the greatest efficiencies.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • TPF-5(353)

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $124,980.00
• Contract Numbers:

  1034818

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Clear Roads Pooled Fund

  St. Paul, MN  United States 
• Managing Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Performing Organizations:

  University of California Transportation Center/Institute of Transportation Studies

  University of California
  Davis, CA  United States  95616
• Principal Investigators:

  Lasky, T

• Start Date: 20200320
• Expected Completion Date: 20220131
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Best practices; Decision making; Life cycle costing; Snowplows
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01734784
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 1034818
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 24 2020 10:13AM