Stop Bad Days Before They Start!
Maintaining the integrity of your transportation infrastructure is a high-stakes job. When assets fail, they create life-threatening emergencies for the people who rely on them. Plus, reacting to crisis after crisis is not only stressful but expensive. When you don’t have the data or resources you need, you can end up spending millions trying to clean up disasters.
Don’t be controlled by bad days. Stop them before they start with a proactive management plan from PILLAR. Our firm is solely dedicated to maximizing the life of your transportation infrastructure through our proven CAPE approach: collection, assessment, planning, and execution.
PILLAR’s unique approach shields you from the unexpected. There’s a reason we’re trusted by transportation departments all over the country. Learn more about how we deliver reliable services that:
What is the CAPE approach?
PILLAR’s unique CAPE approach is a comprehensive solution that protects your transportation agency from uncertainty and maximizes the lifecycle of your transportation assets. When you work with us, you’ll move your workflow from reactive to proactive. From boots on the ground to points in the cloud, PILLAR’s CAPE approach has got you covered. Here’s how it works:
Collection
Eliminate guessing games in your asset management with robust data and resources. We help you:
- Harness the power of your mobile LiDAR data by combining modern technology with time-proven approaches.
- We collect all existing and new data.
- We normalize your data with the tools you’re already using.
You’ll save lives, time, money, and stress. Our Cutting-edge collection methods can:
- Cut mowing cost creep and save millions. Cost creep doesn’t have to be part of doing business. PILLAR helped a DOT save $1.2 million annually through our Collection expertise. Get clear about your mowing acreage and cut costs with regular assessments. Stop overpaying for mowing.
- Eliminate confusion that keeps drivers in the dark. Send strong signals with fresh signage. Faded and missing signs aren’t just unsightly, they’re dangerous for drivers. PILLAR aided a DOT to inventory over 100,000 signs for identification and program replacement for faded and missing signs.
- Eradicate erosion for safe slopes. Slope slides can be deadly which is why stabilization is priority #1. PILLAR worked with a DOT to implement slide prevention by identifying over 15,000 square yards of slopes to be stabilized
Assessment
Proactively manage risk in your aging infrastructure. We leverage technology and expertise to evaluate, analyze, and assess your data to unlock its full potential. With PILLAR on your side you can:
- Gain certainty about the condition of your assets and proactively manage risk. PILLAR uses a combination of modern technology and hands-on field experience to accurately evaluate the condition of your assets.
- Enjoy a true, fully automated feature extraction solution by employing mobile LiDAR to gather and AFES™ to process data. We’re the only company that offers this service. When you work with us, you’ll never have to spend countless hours formatting data, scrolling through overlapping pictures on your point cloud identifying, clicking, and linking assets.
Stay ahead of the curve with our one-of-a-kind assessment approach:
- Make pipe failure a thing of the past. Unexpected pipe failure is expensive and dangerous. Stay in front of potential emergencies with proactive assessment. PILLAR partnered with a DOT to assess over 20,000 pipes for safety and cleaning protocol to avoid future pipe failure.
- Tackle guardrail compliance and reduce deadly risk. Wrong heights, damaged rails, and frankensteined end treatments pose a fatal risk to drivers. PILLAR worked with a DOT to assess the safety and compliance of over 2,350 miles of guardrail to swiftly correct issues.
- Stop overgrowth emergencies. An out-of-sight, out-of-mind approach can mean huge out of pocket expenses. Tame vegetation overgrowth with proactive roadside maintenance. PILLAR helped a DOT to address over 500 centerline miles and corresponding ramps and intersections for overgrown trees and vegetation to make roadways safer for the traveling public.
Planning
Get what you need to get the job done. Find out how PILLAR helps you power your operation with tailored plans and solutions so you can secure funding, meet regulations, and achieve your goals.
- Our data-driven strategies clearly address your assets maintenance needs.
- We help you understand, leverage, and communicate your data so you can secure important funding and get the resources you need.
Wrangle your data into organized solutions so you can:
- Banish reactive work schedules and get more done. Asset managers report that 80% of the job is crisis management and 20% is planning. PILLAR was contracted to identify, maps, and prioritize known and unknown maintenance issues for over 2,300 drop inlets and pipes through a 50-mile long urban corridor. The work and corresponding network mapping helped them justify maintenance budgets as well as safely contain a release of tox liquid from a tractor trailer hazardous material spill.
- Stay on track when you’re short on people and time. Get the job done no matter the challenge. PILLAR worked on a municipal trail project to collect and assess inventory to prevent asset failure, extend life and maintain level of service.
- Get the insurance money you’re owed. Don’t miss out on funding from insurance claims on asset damage. Over the past 5 years, PILLAR has helped one DOT collect a total of $4.5 million in third-party damage claims so they can repair assets without breaking the bank.
Execution
Banish backlog and achieve peak performance with PILLAR’s team of experts. You’ll get full-time experts without the full-time price tag. Our execution process uses the best-equipped operations and maintenance managers to help:
- Reduce skill gaps
- Address public concerns
- Inspect jobs
- Handle financial adversity
- Manage and monitor contractors
- Adjust existing plans
Overworked and understaffed? Not with PILLAR on your side.
- Conquer your technical writing and contract development. You don’t have to stay buried in a backlog of paperwork, even if you don’t have the budget for a new full-time staff member. PILLAR has 4 full-time technical writers available to step-in and write contracts and technical documents for you.
- Stop struggling to manage contracts and quality control. Finding time or qualified candidates to manage contracts and quality control doesn’t have to be a struggle. PILLAR has a wealth of knowledge in managing contracts and ensuring quality from contractors.
- Combat skill gaps on your maintenance team. Retirement, cutbacks, and hiring freezes can create chaos for operations and maintenance teams. PILLAR plugged the knowledge gap left vacant from losing senior employees for one DOT, enabling them to maximize available resources.
Go From Reactive to Proactive
Work smarter not harder with PILLAR.
- Mobile LiDAR Scanning
- Point Cloud Analysis with Automated Feature Extraction System (AFES)
- Geospatial Technology & Solutions
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Connected Infrastructure Sensors
- Computer Vision
- Data Analysis, Integration, and Implementation
- Staff Augmentation
- Controls/Management
- Systems and Process Integration