When and Where
Workshops will be held 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (CT)
April 9, 2015 Grand Fork ND, Public Works Bldg. 724 N 47th St
April 13, 2015 Jamestown ND, ND Farmers Union Office Bldg., 1415 12th Ave SE
April 15, 2015 Mandan ND - Farm Credit Services Bldg. (lower level) 1600 Old Red Trail
April 20, 2015 Williston ND - Williston Research Extension Center, 14120 Hwy 2
April 21, 2015 Minot ND - North Central Research Extension Service, 5400 US-83
Please contact us if you are unable to attend. We have others wanting to attend on a waiting list.
Contact
Denise Brown,
NDLTAP/UGPTI Training Coordinator
701-328-9856
denise.brown.1@ndsu.edu
North Dakota State University does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, public assistance status, sex, sexual orientation, status as a U.S. veteran, race or religion. Direct inquiries to the Vice President for Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach, 205 Old Main, (701)231-7708
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********Free Training********
The North Dakota Truck-Weight Education and Outreach Program addresses concerns from state, county, city and township transportation authorities regarding damage from heavy trucks. Explanations are provided which explain road weights during various times of the year. The program promotes voluntary truck-weight compliance, to reduce damage to public roads and highways from overweight vehicles. The goal is to provide information and explanations to attendees on how to haul the most legal weight, without violating the truck-weight laws. How you configure your truck, with proper axle spacing and tire size makes a difference.
The North Dakota Truck-Weight Education and Outreach Program is funded by North Dakota Department of Transportation. The program is being coordinated by North Dakota Technical Assistance Program (NDLTAP)/Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) - North Dakota State University (NDSU) in collaboration with North Dakota Highway Patrol.
Attendee comment: "I came to the training with little to no knwledge of truck weight compliance. This was excellent training and I learned alot"
Topics Covered:
- An update of road-weight limits and differences between the state interstate systems.
- Laws governing gross weights, axle weights, tire weights, road-restriction weight, and seasonally increased (winter and harvest) weights.
- Road damage issues: how overweight trucks cost us all.
- Overweight truck issues go beyond just gross and axle weights.
- Classroom exercises to help you identify legal weights on your own trucks.
- Do I have the right number tires and tire width for the weight?
- Issues to consider when purchasing a new truck, or altering a current truck.
Professional, easy-to-understand “take home” materials to assist you with your own configurations and options will be provided.
Please Note: This is not a “permitting” class for those who haul over-dimensional or overweight equipment that requires an oversize permit from either the state or county agencies. The class does cover basic permitting information.
Free Attendance
This workshop includes coffee breaks and program materials. Registrants are on their own for lunch. Disability accommodations are available upon request – Registration of more than five members from the same entity/company requires prior approval, Denise Brown (701) 328-9856, denise.brown.1@ndsu.edu
Who Should Attend:
Trucking entities that want to load to the maximum legal weight possible, scale operators, farm truck owners and operators, aggregate haulers, truck manufacturers who configure truck axles and tires, township and county authorities who influence truck route weights, any company representative who influence the purchase or alteration of new trucks, out-of-state companies that need to understand and comply with North Dakota's legal-weight limits, and truck driving students.
YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS TRAINING
Instructors at various locations
LeAnna Emmer
Doug Hoopman
Raynard Trochmann
Alan Billehus
Scott Walch