NDLTAP
On-Site Event

Shoulder Pulling Live Demo

• Apr 24, 2025 (9:00 - 3:00 pm CT; 8:00 - 2:00 pm MT)
  Ransom County Highway Dept., 6757 130th Ave SE, Lisbon ND
• May 7, 2025 (9:00 - 3:00 pm CT; 8:00 - 2:00 pm MT)
  McIntosh Highway Dept., 9344 48th Ave SE, Ashely ND

Training Poster

Please print and post the Shoulder Pulling Live Demo poster (PDF, 260K) at your location and encourage participation.

Registration

RANSOM REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, April 21, 2025

MCINTOSH REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, May 2, 2025

MUST WEAR A SAFETY VEST

There is a $50.00 registration fee. NDLTAP will invoice after the event.

The above resource and more can be accessed by visiting the TLN Learning Management System (LMS).

Description

The live demo will feature the shoulder pulling Ransom County is currently using. Information will be shared so that you can acquire new skills on how to recover material back on the roadway, making the roadway safer.

Topics to be covered in the classroom portion:

• Operator and equipment safety
• How, why and where do we need to pull shoulders
• Ditch slope
• The do's and don'ts of shoulder pulling
• What equipment is being used to pull shoulders; what works best

The live demo session will conclude with a debriefing on the shoulder pulling techniques and the equipment used.

Speaker(s)

Mark Krumvieda, Heavy Equipment Operator, SD. Mark has been operating a motor grader for 19 years. He is a 3rd generation blade operator who learned from his dad, who operated a blade for 40 years. He has done hands-on motor grader training for SDLTAP for 5 years. Mark loves operating a grader and enjoys sharing his knowledge with others.

Denise Brown, Program Manager for NDLTAP. Denise has been employed with the North Dakota Local Technical Assistance Program (NDLTAP) for 18 years. She serves on several national committees and has attended several trainings and train-the-trainer sessions on roadway safety. Denise's passion for roadway safety focuses on getting everyone home safely every day.

Target Audience

All Operators, Supervisors, County/Tribal Leaders.