Transporter Year in review

In the past year, we've seen some impressive ITD accomplishments, initiatives and innovations, most of which have been captured in the Transporter. Below is a month-by-month listing of the very best sotories from each of those past 12 months:here have been some big stories, during calendar year 2018. Here are a few of them:

January

Idaho Star Card makes a successful launch 
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/010518_Trans/010518_StarCardStory.html

Sausser takes over as D1/D2 communication presence
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/010518_Trans/010518_SausserD1D2.html

Mini-Innies come to D1 to invigorate innovation
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/011218_Trans/011218_D1Mini-Innie.html

Safety around snowplows explained in graphic
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/012618_Trans/012618_snowplowsafety.html

February

Landslide leads to teamwork and cultural revival
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/020218_Trans/020218_CDAtribestory.html

New ITD Emerging Leaders kick off journey
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/020918_Trans/020918_NewEmergingLeaders.html

ITD experiments with solar-powered pavement markings in Pocatello
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/021618_Trans/021618_D5pavementmarkings.html

ITD asked to “Shift the Conversation” at WASHTO
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/021618_Trans/021618_ShiftWASHTO.html

ITD adds visual element to public engagement with Facebook Live events 
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/022318_Trans/022318_FacebookLive.html

March

Darrington’s service provides life-saving opportunity for trucker

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/030218_Trans/030218_DarringtonStory.html

Employees share culture survey thoughts

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/030918_Trans/030918_CultureSurvey.html

Williams joins ITD Communication office serving south-central region

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/030918_Trans/030918_D4Williams.html

“Intro to ITD”
video showcases department
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/032318_Trans/032318_ITD101Video.html

ITD unveils Employee Communication Council

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/032318_Trans/032318_ECCarticle.html

Lowe’s Monet flutters record 662 miles from Idaho to California  

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/032318_Trans/032318_MonarchStory.html

Six centuries of employee service honored at Board meeting

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/032318_Trans/032318_ServiceAwardsStory.html

April

ITD family mourns loss of D4’s Kime

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/040618_Trans/040618_D4MattKimeMemorial.html

Video highlights ITD employees serving community
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/040618_Trans/040618_D4FirefighterVideo.html

Community partners in saving lives honored at Donate Life event in Boise April 12

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/041318_Trans/041318_DonateLifeStory.html

Another National Nod for Ness

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/042718_Trans/042718_NessTRB.html

Travel back in time and get to know
your Idaho with ITD’s free historical photo archive
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/042718_Trans/042718_PhotoHistory.html

May
Equipment roadeos revamped to entice new participants
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/050418_Trans/050418_TruckRoadeoSked.html

Aeronautics unveils another safety initiative — retasking wildlife cameras

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/051118_Trans/051118_AeroSafety.html

A tale of two trucks and $270,000 in taxpayer savings

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/051818_Trans/051818_D1Trucks.html

ITD employee reflects on eruption of Mount St. Helens

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/051818_Trans/051818_VaultStHelens.html

ITD, Board celebrate Jacobsen's 60 years of service

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/052518_Trans/052518_D5Jacobsen60.html

June

Hope flourishes in fight against cancer
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/060118_Trans/060118_CancerEradicators.html

Aero helps Johnson re-create flight that changed his life forever
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/060118_Trans/060118_AeroJohnsonStory.html

Recycling Roadkill

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/060118_Trans/060118_D1RoadkillRehab.html

ITD sets the record straight about Targhee Pass
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/060818_Trans/060818_D6IslandParkStudyStory.html

ITD & BLM maintain essential partnership for fire prevention, sage-grouse habitat
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/061518_Trans/061518_ITDBLMpartnership.html

North Idaho crew shares improved sign catwalk innovation at Foremen’s Conference
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/061518_Trans/061518_D1ImprovedCatwalk.html

2018 Roadeo: 9th time is a charm for D2's Winther
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/062218_Trans/062218_StateRoadeo.html

Stark squeezing all she can from opportunities in East Idaho
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/062218_Trans/062218_StarkStory.html

Besides "clearing the decks," 5S improves communication, collaboration
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/062218_Trans/062218_5Sstory.html

North Idaho innovation expedites concrete-barrier replacement

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/062918_Trans/062918_D1BarrierTongs.html

July

Milepost marker innovation allows precise reinstallation
http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/070618_Trans/070618_D4MileMarkerLocation.html

Clawson shares details on AASHTO fellowship

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/070618_Trans/070618_D2ClawsonAASHTO.html

Three districts collaborate on bridge projects to save ITD, taxpayers nearly $5 million

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/071318_Trans/071318_654_3M.html

Division of Aeronautics improves safety of Idaho skies

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/071318_Trans/071318_AeroSafety.html

Assailant: Three Minutes

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/072018_Trans/072018_ActiveShooter.html

Funneling for efficiency

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/072018_Trans/072018_D1DurapatchFunnelStory2.html

Historic milestone celebrated as Terry Jacobsen Day in Idaho

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/072718_Trans/072718_D5Jacobsen60Proclamation.html

Assailant Training: What would you do?

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/072718_Trans/072718_AssailantTraining.html

Saved by the Belt draws sellout crowd

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/072718_Trans/072718_HawksSavedbytheBelt.html

August

Department's GIS group wins award from 300,000 organizations worldwide
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/080318_Trans/080318_GISawardstory.html

Rafting company becomes safety partner on US-12 work to shuttle bicyclists
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/080318_Trans/080318_D2bikeshuttle.html

Kimbol's ride through ITD marked by vapor trail
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/081018_Trans/081018_KimbolRetirement.html

Fish & Game helps ITD preserve Lochsa swimmers

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/081018_Trans/081018_D2electrofishing.html

Multi-year contracts to purchase snowplows and components could save $620k

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/081018_Trans/081018_multiyearcontracts.html

Focus on highway safety earns Stokes AAMVA's Lifetime Achievement Award

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/082418_Trans/082418_StokesLifetimeAward.html

Safety gets a new look

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/082418_Trans/082418_Aug30SafetyStandDown.html

ITD shifts to yellow

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/083118_Trans/083118_ShiftToYellow.html

2018 Best of the Best

Although voting is closed, this article provides links to each of the innovations
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/083118_Trans/083118_BofBvotingopen.html

ITD celebrates largest grant ever Aug. 29 in Nampa

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/083118_Trans/083118_INFRAcelebration.html

September

D6’s Rice invents flagging night light to improve visibility, safety on nighttime jobs
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/090718_Trans/090718_D6DaltonRice.html

More than one highway death per day during Deadliest Days

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/090718_Trans/090718_100DeadlyDays.html

ITD improves safety at crossing following teenagers' fatal crash

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/091418_Trans/091418_RRExemptionStory.html

Safety Stand Down Refresh

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/092818_Trans/092818_safetyvest.html

ITD wins Environment and Planning honors from nation's highway organization

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/092818_Trans/092818_PresidentsAwards.html

The Crowded Commute

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/092818_Trans/092818_D1CrowdedCommute.html

October

Hinen assists in saving lives in aviation search and rescue
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/100518_Trans/100518_HinencrashSAR.html

Second Life: Orange vests repurposed

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/101218_Trans/101218_RepurposingOrange.html

Puerto Rico visits ITD to see how it's done

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/101918_Trans/101918_PuertoRicoVisit.html

Remembering the Goff Bridge challenge

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/101218_Trans/101218_D2GoffBridge20Years.html

ITD takes another big employee safety step with Challenge Coins

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/101918_Trans/101918_ChalllengeCoin1.html

Leadership Summit Oct. 24 brings frontline solutions

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/102618_Trans/102618_LeadershipSummit.html

Top 2018 innovations focus on safety, cost savings and service
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/102618_Trans/102618_BestoftheBest2018.html

November

2018 Leadership Summit Refresh

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/110218_Trans/110218_LeadershipSummitRefresh.html

Equipment Operator Training initiative wins problem-solving award at recent Leadership Summit

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/110218_Trans/110218_EquipmentOperatorTraining.html

Employee service awards totaling 765 years recognized Oct. 26

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/110218_Trans/110218_HQserviceawards.html

D2 wins Maintenance Crew of the Year again

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/110218_Trans/110218_MCOYstory.html

D1 Dave Bohrn continues safety legacy,
is ITD's Safety Person of the Year
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/110218_Trans/110218_SPOYD1Bohrn.html

S.N.O.W. team looks to share safety message with young drivers

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/110918_Trans/110918_SNOWteamstory.html

Crucial role of ITD, police and other safety and mobility partners recognized

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/111618_Trans/111618_NationalIncidentRespondersweek.html

Arnold recognized in Cascade for 50 Years in the Air

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/112318_Trans/112318_Arnold50.html

PPE Team presents employee-safety case at Leadership Summit

https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/112318_Trans/112318_safetyPPE.html

ITD District 1 thanked for help in Idaho State Police's high-speed chase
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/113018_Trans/113018_Chase.html

December

D6 member Lee Gagner steps away after decade on Idaho Transportation Board
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/120718_Trans/120718_LeeGagnerstory.html

Side-wing incident shows need for safety around snowplows
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/120718_Trans/120718_D6SideWing.html

Romrell follows in older brother’s footsteps at ITD’s D5 Montpelier shed
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/121418_Trans/121418_VaultRomrell.html

ITD District 5 Uses "Direct Messaging" to stem tide of traffic fatalities
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/transporter/2018/121418_Trans/121418_D5DirectMessaging.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Published 12-21-18