People are always asking me why I’m a producer for this documentary about our deteriorating highways called Be Prepared to Stop. It’s easier to explain why I’m the narrator since I do a lot of voice over work, but why did I come on board as a producer? Because it was important to me to let people know...

On April 4, Reconnect Rochester presented Be Prepared to Stop to their community in hopes of prompting wider discussions about infrastructure issues and projects. In spite of bad weather, about 100 people came to see the film and stayed for the panel discussion that followed. We were delighted to learn that they taped the discussion and you can...

Even though our film is out on iTunes and Amazon, we still like to take it on the road and screen it for live audiences. We love the conversations that inevitably follow. Whether it’s for law makers on Capitol Hill, the Intelligent Transportation Society, trucking professionals in Arkansas, insurance organizations, or infrastructure funding experts, we can’t wait to...

Last week’s news that the proposed Advisory Council on Infrastructure was being disbanded added yet another big ol’ pothole in our road to better highways. One of the reasons we decided to make Be Prepared to Stop was because we met a guy named Steve Williams who had been trying for 20 years to get the government to...

On Tuesday this week we had the pleasure of presenting the film at the Irving Transportation Investment Summit. The Texas weather was surprisingly tolerable while everyone at the conference was pleasantly warm and welcoming. The screening was followed by a short but informative discussion moderated by the Administrator of the Texas division of the Federal Highway Administration, Al...

Throughout our journey to make the documentary Be Prepared to Stop, there has been one constant connecting every aspect of our research: commercial vehicle operators. Most people call them truck drivers, but it was pointed out to us that you don’t call pilots “plane drivers,” and engineers aren’t “train drivers,” and controlling an 80,000 pound vehicle on crowded...

We are so pleased to have been invited to participate in the Transportation Investment Summit in Irving, Texas, August 15 & 16. Every year, the City of Irving brings together “… innovative leaders and stakeholders from the transportation, water and economic development industry to convene with government officials at the local, state and federal levels.” It’s basically a...

Ah, Infrastructure Week, that magical time of year when we spend seven whole days focused on the vital structures that literally keep us alive – roads, bridges, rail, ports, airports, water and sewer systems, the energy grid, and more. Thanks, invisible support system that we take for granted. You’re the best!!   In honor of Infrastructure Week, yesterday...

Be Prepared to Stop was given a warm welcome at both ends of a recent trip to the Mid-Atlantic area. First stop was a terrific screening hosted by the APICS DC Metro Chapter. We walked into Kaplan University in Hagerstown, MD, and immediately smelled barbecue – always an excellent sign! Then we got to meet some of the...

Stop the presses! Oh, wait, no! Keep ‘em rolling!   We have been so overwhelmed by the amount of – and variety of – media coverage we have received around the launch of the film on Amazon.com last week. National and local television, radio, online publications… we’re so thrilled that such a wide variety of media and audiences...