Trucks are an important mode of economic connectivity in rural states like North Dakota. The size/mass difference between 80,000-pound trucks and 4,000-pound passenger vehicles, along with operational differences such as acceleration/deceleration times and turning radiuses, heighten risk for crash events.
UGPTI State Judicial Outreach Liaison and retired judge John Grinsteiner has recently been named as a faculty member for All Rise (formerly the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP). As faculty, Judge Grinsteiner will join the All Rise staff on the road as a facilitator or specialized presenter and subject matter expert.
The latest issue of the North Dakota Impaired Driving Newsletter touches on a summary of the 2023 top four major trends in impaired driving. Also included are a list of upcoming training and events along with a training resource listing.
Mark Wolter, UGPTI’s truck industry liaison, joined other volunteers from the North Dakota Motor Carriers Association to teach students at the event about the “No-Zone,” the areas behind and beside a commercial truck where the truck driver has limited or zero visibility.
In this issue, Judge Grinsteiner discusses the current status of cannabis (legalization, derivatives, and
cannabis use disorder). Including resources and links of interest.
Kimberly Vachal, Andrew Kubas, and Jaclyn Andersen The statewide driver traffic safety survey provides baseline metrics for the North Dakota Department of Transportation Safety Division and others to use in understanding perceptions and self-reported behaviors related to focus issues.
This third issue
of 2023 contains information on the available treatment services in our communities. Included are links to programs licensed to provide addiction treatment services in the state and all the programs licensed to provide substance use disorder assessments to identify if early intervention
or treatment is needed and what intensity of service is most appropriate for the individual to receive.
Mark Wolter recently joined the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University as a part-time industry liaison focusing on the Rural Truck Safety Education and Outreach Partnership Demonstration Project.
