How UC's snowplow simulator could help ODOT with a driver shortage

Through a nearly $1 million grant from ODOT, UC recently received a trailer that houses the simulator. The three-year research project and pilot program uses the simulator to teach snowplow drivers how to operate the plows and drive in adverse conditions. It's necessary because the state is losing experienced and qualified plow drivers, leading ODOT to hire about 350 new plow drivers each winter.