Event Proceedings
Oct 20-22, 2025 – The 40th Annual Regional Local Roads Conference brought rural and municipal local road professionals together from across the region. The conference was dedicated to providing training sessions that impact local roadway users – to make them safer and more efficient for all roadway users.
Sep 15-16, 2025 – “Autonomous vehicles have the potential to significantly improve our transportation ecosystem,” is how one presenter framed the future of autonomous trucking during the second Autonomous Trucking Conference (ATC) held September 15 and 16, 2025, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, ND. The event was...
May 27, 2025 – The Roundtable provides an opportunity for State, County, Municipal, Township, Industry personnel and others to meet and share information and best practices with their peers. The goal is to bring as many different perspectives together to discuss transportation topics for Western ND.
Mar 4-5, 2025 – This year, nearly 1,000 transportation professionals attended the two-day conference on March 4-5, 2025 at the Bismarck Event Center. Employees from county, tribal, and city agencies attended to learn and network with colleagues from the ND Department of Transportation (NDDOT), the Federal Highway Administration...
Dec 4-5, 2024 – The Summit focused on projects that utilize technologies designed to promote safe driving behaviors (either in a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and/or in a non-CMV in/around CMVs) and on projects that demonstrate crash analysis tools capable of identifying high-risk corridors and traffic areas for the...
Oct 21-23, 2024 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
Oct 16-17, 2024 – UGPTI hosted North Dakota’s first autonomous trucking conference, Autonomous Trucking in North Dakota: Prospects and Challenges, in Bismarck, ND. The more than 120 attendees included stakeholders from trucking and autonomous vehicle industries, technical experts, highway safety specialists, enforcement...
May 22, 2024 – The roundtable provides an opportunity for State, County, Municipal, Township, Industry personnel and others to meet and share information and best practices with their peers. The goal is to bring as many different perspectives together to discuss transportation topics for Western ND.
May 14-16, 2024 – This inaugural event held in Rapid City, SD brought together Tribal road maintenance practitioners with Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Division of Transportation and BIA Regional Tribal Transportation Program staff to provide information on administrative and field operations components of federal road...
Apr 2-3, 2024 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Mar 5-6, 2024 – This year, more than 900 transportation professionals attended the two-day conference on March 5-6, 2024 at the Bismarck Event Center. Employees from county, tribal, and city agencies attended to learn and network with colleagues from the ND Department of Transportation (NDDOT), the Federal Highway Administration...
Oct 23-25, 2023 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
May 11, 2023 – The Western Dakota Energy Association and the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute/NDLTAP co-hosted a western North Dakota roundtable May 11, 2023, in Watford City to bring county road managers and oilfield trucking interests together to discuss common issues and concerns.
Apr 11-12, 2023 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Mar 7-8, 2023 – This year, more than 800 transportation professionals attended the two-day conference on March 7-8, 2023 at the Bismarck Event Center. Employees from county, tribal, and city agencies attended to learn and network with colleagues from the ND Department of Transportation (NDDOT), the Federal Highway Administration...
Feb 1-3, 2023 – The NDACE conference provides training for the county road superintendents, county engineers, and consulting engineers. The NDLTAP Road Scholar awards are presented at the conference awards banquet.
Oct 18-20, 2022 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
May 12, 2022 – The Western Dakota Energy Association and the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute/NDLTAP co-hosted a western North Dakota roundtable May 12, 2022, in Watford City to bring county road managers and oilfield trucking interests together to discuss common issues and concerns.
Mar 2-3, 2022 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Mar 1-2, 2022 – More than 700 engineers, road workers, planners, consultants, students and others involved with the North Dakota transportation system attended the two-day North Dakota Transportation Conference (NDTC) in Bismarck March 1-2 in Bismarck. With a theme of “One Team, One Network, One Goal,” the event...
Jan 27-28, 2022 – The NDACE conference provides training for the county road superintendents, county engineers, and consulting engineers. The NDLTAP Road Scholar awards are presented at the conference awards banquet.
Oct 19-21, 2021 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
Jun 8, 2021 – Reducing dust and holding gravel in place, soy products are creating better, safer roads. North Dakota's agriculture is helping to create safer roads through Jim Bahr's research; soy-based solutions are saving the world, or North Dakota at least.
May 6, 2021 – The Western Dakota Energy Association and the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute/NDLTAP co-hosted a western North Dakota roundtable May 6, 2021, in Halliday to bring county road managers and oilfield trucking interests together to discuss common issues and concerns.
Apr 6-7, 2021 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Mar 17-18, 2021 – Recognizing that learning and safety efforts must continue, the Northland Chapter of ATSSA elected to deliver a mini event virtually after making the difficult decision to cancel the traditional conference (with classes, exhibitors, and networking) two years in a row. The conference serves as the premier...
Jul 21, 2020 – Our transportation network is changing. Where are we headed? How will we get there? How will we fund it? Success begins by understanding where we are today and setting a course for the future. Join us in a webinar that will examine a wide array of transportation issues, and provide information we need...
Jan 29-31, 2020 – The NDACE conference provides training for the county road superintendents, county engineers, and consulting engineers. The NDLTAP Road Scholar awards are presented at the conference awards banquet.
Dec 18, 2019 – The Western Dakota Energy Association and the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute/NDLTAP co-hosted a western North Dakota roundtable Dec. 18, 2019, in Watford City to bring county road managers and oilfield trucking interests together to discuss common issues and concerns. With support from the...
Oct 15-17, 2019 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
Apr 3-4, 2019 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Jan 29-31, 2019 – The NDACE conference provides training for the county road superintendents, county engineers, and consulting engineers. The NDLTAP Road Scholar awards are presented at the conference awards banquet.
Nov 28-29, 2018 – The Summit brought together state and federal law enforcement personnel, driver licensing agency representatives, and university researchers from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Western Service Center region. The overall goal is to share information regarding partnerships, research...
Oct 17-18, 2018 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
Apr 10-11, 2018 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Jan 24-26, 2018 – The NDACE conference provides training for the county road superintendents, county engineers, and consulting engineers. The NDLTAP Road Scholar awards are presented at the conference awards banquet.
Oct 18-19, 2017 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
Jun 27-28, 2017 – This regional seminar provides a forum for pavement professionals representing State, Local and Federal Agencies, Contractors, Suppliers, Consultants, Academia and MPO's. Presenting state-of-the-art technologies, which are the building blocks of the Basic Asphalt Recycling Manual (BARM), attendees have...
Mar 28-29, 2017 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Jan 25-27, 2017 – The NDACE conference provides training for the county road superintendents, county engineers, and consulting engineers. The NDLTAP Road Scholar awards are presented at the conference awards banquet.
Nov 29, 2016 – The roundtable provides an opportunity for county leadership in the western oil counties to glean recent technical information and share best practices with their peers. The one-day session is hosted by NDLTAP through a special NDDOT/NDAOGPC contract.
Oct 19-20, 2016 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
Aug 9-10, 2016 – The In-Place Recycling & Reclaiming Seminar, and Live Demonstration, is a forum of pavement professionals representing State, Local and Federal Agencies, Contractors, Suppliers, Consultants, Academia, MPO's, all working together to take advantage of the synergy to be gained from sharing information and...
Jun 9, 2016 – Patrick Ibarra of the Mejorando Group and Del Peterson of the Small Urban and Rural Transit Center (SURTC) present "The Coming Retirement Tsunami: Why Transit Agencies and the Public Sector Can No Longer Ignore Succession Planning."
Apr 5-6, 2016 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Jan 20-22, 2016 – The NDACE conference provides training for the county road superintendents, county engineers, and consulting engineers. The NDLTAP Road Scholar awards are presented at the conference awards banquet.
Oct 21-22, 2015 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
Mar 31 - Apr 1, 2015 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Feb 24, 2015 – The roundtable provides an opportunity for county leadership in the western oil counties to glean recent technical information and share best practices with their peers. The one-day session is hosted by NDLTAP through a special NDDOT/NDAOGPC contract.
Jan 27, 2015 – The Western Sign Truck Roundtable will be a big "Show and Tell," replacing the typical classroom format with a hands on line-up of sign trucks and equipment. Given the venue, the Stark County shop, we have the opportunity to see a wide-array of real life innovations in a comfortable environment. Al Heiser...
Jan 21-23, 2015 – The NDACE conference provides training for the county road superintendents, county engineers, and consulting engineers. The NDLTAP Road Scholar awards are presented at the conference awards banquet.
Oct 21-22, 2014 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
Feb 25, 2014 – The roundtable provides an opportunity for county leadership in the western oil counties to glean recent technical information and share best practices with their peers. The one-day session is hosted by NDLTAP through a special NDDOT/NDAOGPC contract.
Oct 23-24, 2013 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
Apr 1-2, 2013 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Oct 24-25, 2012 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
Apr 3-4, 2012 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Nov 30, 2011 – The roundtable provides an opportunity for county leadership in the western oil counties to glean recent technical information and share best practices with their peers. The one-day session is hosted by NDLTAP through a special NDDOT/NDAOGPC contract.
Oct 26-27, 2011 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
Apr 5-6, 2011 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Oct 20-21, 2010 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
May 17, 2010 – Apr. 2010 and statewide meeting held May 17, 2010 – The North Dakota Department of Transportation has initiated a study to develop consensus on the levels of service state and local systems should provide. As part of this process, eight regional public input meetings have been scheduled to discuss...
Apr 6-7, 2010 – The conference will address new technology in the asphalt industry. Anyone interested in the advances related to asphalt roadways will benefit from this conference.
Oct 20-22, 2009 – The Annual Local Road Conference is dedicated to assisting local road departments deal with difficult issues and economic challenges.
May 20-21, 2009 – Enhance region's traffic safety through exchanges on emerging issues, successes, and challenges ahead that will be used to prioritize research and outreach needs for the region.
Dec 2-3, 2008 – To build on the Summit in 2007 bringing the trucking industry and other agriculture and food transportation organizations together to discuss critical issues and generate ideas to strengthen commercial agricultural trucking as a key partner in the future success of U.S. and international agriculture.
Oct 23, 2008 – An event to introduce motorists, local officials, law enforcement personnel and local roads experts to roundabouts, a form of intersection that improves traffic flow, fuel efficiency and safety.
May 1, 2008 – If transportation is important to you, you need to be involved in future decision-making processes concerning related projects, programs, and funding. You need to arm yourself with the facts and voice your opinions to local, state, and federal elected officials and transportation planners. They need...
Nov 29-30, 2007 – The conference goal is to enhance region's traffic safety through exchanges on emerging issues, successes, and challenges ahead that will be used to prioritize research and outreach needs for the region.
Apr 25-26, 2007 – Provide a venue for the trucking industry and other interested organizations to discuss critical issues and bring forth ideas to strengthen commercial trucking as a key partner in the future success of U.S. agriculture. Given the essential role the trucking sector plays in U.S. agriculture, this national...
Aug 23-24, 2006 – A forum to discuss critical rural transportation safety and security issues, and to introduce stakeholders in the region to a new Center for research, education, and outreach.
Jun 15-16, 2005 – Because of this increased regional trade, it is imperative for states and provinces to develop a dialog that will result in a more efficient and competitive truck transportation system. The Cross Border Regional Truck Transportation Conference will bring neighboring states and provinces together to develop...
Sep 8, 2004 – Highlighting economic, planning, and policy issues associated with promoting effective and efficient multimodal export alternatives for rural economies.
May 17-18, 2002 – Participants in the national forum focused on the proposition that a "competitive and complete transportation system is necessary for U.S. agriculture to maintain its competitive edge."