For 30 years, SC&RA’s Specialized Transportation Symposium has focused on bringing together industry members and all levels of transportation and law enforcement officials to communicate and act on opportunities of mutual interest. That proud tradition continues throughout the afternoon, starting with this overview from some of the nations most respected regulatory and enforcement officials. Hear what the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is doing to improve U.S. freight efficiency through regulatory consistency so that the nation maintains its competitive edge in the global economy. Find out why the Washington Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO) has earned high praise from the specialized transportation industry for listening and acting on harmonization of oversize/overweight (OS/OW) permitting practices. And listen as the President of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) covers OS/OW issues from a law enforcement standpoint. Speakers: Brian Ness, Executive Sponsor, WASHTO Committee on Highway Transport, and Director, Idaho Transportation Department Jay Thompson, President, CVSA, and Commander, Arkansas Highway Police Special Services Paul Trombino, President, AASHTO, and Director, Iowa Department of Transportation

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Changing Government
To Move at the Speed of Business!
Brian W. Ness Director, Idaho Transportation Dept. • President, WASHTO

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Megaload in North Idaho
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Megaloads at Port of Lewiston
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W A S H T O
Western Association of
State Highway and
Transportation Officials

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Maximize Return on Investment
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The Need for Change
• Not Results-Focused
• Too Many Layers of
Management
• 1960s Civil Service Model
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Director
Deputy Director
Administrators
Assistants
Level 3 Managers
Level 2 Managers
Level 3 Supervisors
Level 2 Supervisors
Front Line
Level 1 Program Managers

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1960s Civil Service Model

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Strategic Goals
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• Place decision-making closer to where the work is done
• Reduce layers of supervisions.
• Increase efficiency and customer service
• Improve accountability
• Focus on the mission:
YOUR safety, YOUR mobility, YOUR Economic Opportunity

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Building a Foundation of Excellence
• Higher return on investment
• Tracking results, not processes
• Kept our promises to citizens
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Building a Foundation of Excellence
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• Removed every other layer
of supervision
• Reduced workforce by 8 ½ percent
• All Performance Indicators are up
• Employees more satisfied
and productive

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Result: Better Services to the Public
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Highways Clear of Snow
and Ice During Storms
• 2010: 28% of the time
• 2016: 76% of the time

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Nine Steps
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Building a Foundation of Excellence
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• Setting the direction
• Improving the organization
• Empowering employees

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Vision
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• Roadmap to ITD’s success
• Sets the path for the department
• Ties ITD goals to Governor’s
plans for Idaho
Step 2 — Strategic Plan
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Strategic Plan
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Strategic Plan
• Monitors where we are
• Shows where we are going
• Shows distance to destination
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Strategic Plan
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Your Safety. Your Mobility. Your Economic Opportunity.

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Step 3 — Accountability / Performance
Measuring outcomes
and performance,
not processes
Performance plans
tied directly to
strategic goals
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Accountability / Performance
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Step 4 — Realignment
• Reduced layers
of management
• Increased span
of control
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Director
Deputy Director
Administrators
Assistants
Level 3 Managers
Level 2 Managers
Level 3 Supervisors
Level 2 Supervisors
Front Line
Chief Officers
Administrators
Managers
Supervisors
Director
Front Line
Level 1 Program Managers

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Realignment
Reduced Workforce by 8 ½ Percent
$50 million in Salary Savings
Received AASHTO President’s
Award for Administration
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Step 5 — Credibility
• Worked hard to
regain credibility
• Received state and
national awards
for excellence
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Credibility
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Credibility
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Step 6 — Efficiency
• To be successful, ITD must also
be efficient
• Making the most from
resources and dollars
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Efficiency
Results:
• Innovations and efficiency
improvement saved
time and money
• Funded additional
transportation projects
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Step 7 — Employee Compensation
Salary Improvements:
• Attract top performers
• Reward employees for
their skills and effectiveness
• Increase productivity
and performance
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Step 8 — Employee Development
ITD’s future workforce
will look different
• Fewer people
• More highly skilled
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Three Categories of Behavior
• Passive (Your Agenda)
• Aggressive (MY Agenda)
• Constructive (OUR Agenda)
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Step 9 — Cultural Change

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Cultural Change
ITD was primarily a
passive/defensive
organization
Now taking steps toward
the ideal culture, to be
more constructive
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What Does this Mean for You?
• An “our” agenda
• “Yes if” rather than
“No, because”
• Lower Costs
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Transportation System is Vital to the Economy

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Adam Smith — The Wealth of Nations
“One of the essential duties of government is to
erect and maintain public works to facilitate commerce.”
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Investing to “Create” Commerce

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• Improve the data
• Develop a process to use the data
• Increase the use of cost-benefit and other types of economic
analysis in making transportation decisions
• Better connect goals, measures, and plans
• Improve intergovernmental and interagency coordination
PEW Recommendations

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• ITD’s Strategic Plan
focuses on the state’s
overall economic goals
Strategic Plan
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Performance Measures
Lag
Measures
Lead
Measures
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vs

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Outdated Project-Selection Criteria
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How many jobs
will be created?

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U.S. Government Accountability Office
“Simply assuming that any transportation
investment will stimulate and produce
long-term gains for the economy is not
a sound basis for investment.”
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• Idaho’s gross domestic product
• Jobs and business revenues
• Efficiency in which goods are
transported
• Travel times for commuting,
commerce, recreation, and tourism
What We Measure
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Partnerships with Government and Industry
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Idaho Freight Study
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Standardize the Truck Permitting Process
Unnecessary differences reduce efficiency
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Standardize the Truck Permitting Process
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PRIORITIES:
• Days and Hours of Operation
• Pilot Car Requirements
• Warning Flags
• Warning Lights
• Warning Signs

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Night Travel Disparities for Over-legal Trucks
IDAHO
• 10 feet wide (max.)
• 100 feet long
(max.)
MONTANA
• 10 feet wide (max.)
• 110 feet long
(max.)
WASHINGTON
• 12 feet wide (max.)
• 105 feet long
(max.)
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Pilot Car Disparities for Over-legal Trucks
IDAHO
• One pilot car if
truck is over 12’
wide
• Two pilot cars if
truck is more than
14’ wide
MONTANA
• One pilot car if
truck is over 12’ 6”
wide
• Two pilot cars if
truck is more than
16’ 6” wide
WASHINGTON
• Two pilot cars if
truck is over 11’
wide
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Minor Compromises Can Remove Barriers
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The Bottom Line
• Facilitate
Commerce
• Standardize
Requirements
• Improve Government
to Better Serve You

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