Stump the Instructor
Recordings of past Stump the Instructor meetings:
Please note that some information presented in past sessions may have changed since session aired.
June 1, 2022 - Trench Safety Month Kick Off
April 27, 2022 - Public Works Mutual Aid
April 20, 2022 - So you had a ...flood, major snow event, wind storm. Now what?!
Taunton Emergency Management Presentation
March 23, 2022 - Been There and Bid That!
March 9, 2022 - Grader Operations
March 2, 2022 - Gravel Roads 201
February 23, 2022 - Gravel Roads 101
February 16, 2022 - Spring is in the Air and Mud is Coming for Your Roads
February 9, 2022 - Equipment Operation and Inspection
January 19, 2022 - Calibration is Key!
January 12, 2022-From Brine to Beet Juice and Everything in Between
January 5, 2022 - Snow and Ice Jam Session
December 22, 2021 - CDL Entry Level Driver Training Requirements
November 30, 2021 - Best Practices for Cement Concrete Sidewalk Materials and Construction
November 3, 2021 - Future of the Commonwealth's Curb
August 31, 2021 - Better Concrete Sidewalks
August 24, 2021 - Lighting Sidewalks, Cycle Tracks and Crosswalks
August 18, 2021 - COVID-19 Vaccination Resistance in the Workplace Confirmation
August 11, 2021 - APWA and your LTAP
July 21, 2021 - Want to Walk on Water?
July 14, 2021 - Culvert Assessment Success Stories
Framingham Culvert Presentation
June 30, 2021 - CMV/CDL new requirements are coming!
June 23, 2021 - How to Hire Qualified People
June 16, 2021 - Trench Safety Stand-down
June 9, 2021 - From Dust to Ditches: Gravel Road Maintenance
May 19, 2021 - Live Chainsaw Demo
May 12, 2021 - Work Zone Safety
April 14, 2021 - How to Deal With Difficult People
March 31, 2021 - Road Resources
March 17, 2021 - Roadway Slope Stabilization - Innovative Solutions
March 10, 2021 - Pavement Markings
March 3, 2021 - A Sign of the Times
February 24, 2021 - How is the Weather in Sudbury?
February 17, 2021 - Lexington Pavement Management Excellence
February 10, 2021 - Don't Go In The Hole!
February 3, 2021 - New England Road Talk: A Different Approach to Virtual Education and Training
January 20, 2021 - Dig Safe 101: What you need to know
January 13, 2021 - Massachusetts Hoisting Engineer Regulations and Questions
January 6, 2021 - Build A Better Mousetrap
December 16, 2020 - Porous Pavement Do's and Don'ts
December 9, 2020 - What's Dripping From That Truck?
December 2, 2020 - To Pre-Treat or Not to Pre-Treat?
November 4, 2020 - Social Media as easy as 1, 2, 3
October 28, 2020 - What Is That White Stuff?
October 14, 2020 - Backhoe and Equipment Maintenance
September 30, 2020 - Silica Dust, Killing You Softly and Silently
September 23, 2020 - Drainage, Drainage and DRAINAGE
September 16, 2020 - A Storm Is Coming, Get Your Chainsaw Ready
August 26, 2020 - UAS? UFO? or a really cool way to perform DPW inspections
August 19, 2020 - CDL Do's and Don'ts
August 12, 2020 - GIS and GPS Apps For Your DPW
August 5, 2020 - Traffic Signal Basics
July 29, 2020 - Trench and Excavation Safety
July 22, 2020 - Managing & Leading During a Pandemic
July 15, 2020 - Work Zone Safety
July 8, 2020 - A User’s Guide to MS4 Permitting
July 1, 2020 - Let's Talk Culverts: Small Structures With Big Impacts
Let's Talk Culverts Chat Comments
June 24, 2020 - Getting Back to Basics: A Foreman's Perspective
June 17, 2020 - Are You Ready for OSHA?
June 10, 2020 - Top 10 Paving Inspection Items
Top 10 Paving Inspection Chat Comments
June 3, 2020 - Street Trees and Tree Routes
Anne Lusk Presentation; Marc Fournier Presentation; Tom Smiley Presentation
Street Trees and Tree Routes Chat Comments
May 27, 2020 - Pavement Management-The Key to Infrastructure Spending
Pavement Management Presentation
May 20, 2020 - Municipal Culvert Assessment
May 13, 2020 - Concrete Sidewalk ABCs
Concrete Sidewalk Best Practices Handout
May 6, 2020 - Solutions for Pavement Life Extension
Solutions for Pavement Life Extension Presentation
April 29, 2020 - Pedestrian Work Zone Barricades & the MUTCD
Pedestrian Work Zone Barricades & the MUTCD Presentation
April 22, 2020 - Chainsaw Maintenance
Oregon PowerSharp Bar-Mount Chainsaw Sharpening Demo
April 15, 2020 - Construction During COVID-19 with MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver
April 8, 2020 - COVID-19 Update/Hot-applied, Pourable, Self-adhesive Rigid Asphalt
April 1, 2020 - Gravel Road Maintenance
March 23, 2020 - How Your DPW is Dealing with COVID-19