| COMPANY/ORGANIZATION |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
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R. Eddie Wayland, Partner
- King & Ballow and General Counsel - TCA |
Mr. Wayland, an expert on employment
law, spoke on impending legislation impacting the transportation
industry, specifically on "Employee Misclassification Prevention Act"
and the "Employee Free Choice Act." |
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Bill Webb, Operating
Partner and Founder |
Motivational speaker on the topic of
leadership in trucking. |
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Les Hazen, Contract Sales
Manager |
Overview of the newest communication
device in transportation. |
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Peter Van Dyne, Sr.
Technical Director - Loss Control Advisory Services |
Preventing Losses in our Industry |
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Bob Costello, Chief
Economist and Vice President |
Economic forecast and current status
in trucking. |
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Jim Brdicka |
Holding your broker and underwriter
accountable with clear, simple requirements. signs of firming in
the excess areas and updates on AIG and their current approach on new
business. |
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Chris Burruss, President &
John Kaburick, 2nd Vice Chairman |
Mr. Burruss addressed many issues
revolving around today's trucking companies and items in legislation.
Mr. Kaburick presented a benchmarking program that would involve members
of the MHA. |
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John Albrecht and Nick
Erdman, National Sales |
Addressed the increasing issues
surrounding cargo theft, securing supply chain/terminal fleet/drivers
and alert systems. |
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Tony Albainy, Director -
Fleet Sales |
Spoke on the tough economic climate in
the truckstop industry and the latest in fuel markets and fuel
alternatives. |
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William Prester, President
and Managing Principal |
Covered the latest insurance offerings
and markets. Looked at the future of insurance and explained why
markets become 'soft' or 'hard' and what to expect in the coming months. |
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Kelly Anderson, President
& CEO |
Explained his programs both with !mpact
and the Society of Recruiting and Retention Professionals. Covered
proactive recruiting and retention techniques. |
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Matt Amen, Vice President
and Matt Harris, VP - Fleet Services |
Mr. Amen spoke in regard to a new
Medical, Dental and Vision program for owner operators. Mr. Harris
presented the ATBS truck leasing program. |
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Peter Van Dyne, Technical
Director Transportation |
"Best Practices for Crash Avoidance" -
Identify and quantify the successful actions of trucking companies, and
provide benchmarks for comparing your results with other trucking
companies. |
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Tom Pontzius |
Sleep disorders and the trucking
industry - specifically sleep apnea. Upwards of 50% of drivers
suffer. There are options for testing and treatment to improve
this disease. |
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Cathy Sokolowski, Regional
Sales Manager |
Largest number of fuel stops in the
nation has a discounted fuel program which includes no service
charges/fees on the fuel cards. |
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Karen J. Bryant, Director
of Sales - North Central |
Risk management and liability
reduction solutions for the transportation industry. Their product
M5K can remotely monitor a vehicle and intervene to take control and
disengage a vehicle if necessary. Anti-theft mechanism. |
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Matt Harris, VP - Fleet
Services & Richard DeForest |
Owner Operator Budgeting, Bookkeeping,
Income Statements, Industry comparisons, Tax preparation, consulting and
overall profitability and success. |
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Bruce Weiss, Executive VP
- Instructional Technologies |
Driving safety training.
Computer and interactive training. Has over 35 different lessons
for training in safety. |
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Rob Yuronich, Midwest
Sales Representative |
Outsourcing solutions provided by J.
J. Keller - Permit services, drug screening, qualification files, etc. |
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Mediator - Carol Caruso,
Director of Risk Management Services, Truck Group |
How NOT to lose your company in one
accident! Panelists: Keith Dunlap, President of NTA & Jamie Lane,
Attorney, Smith-Amundson |
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Robert Corey, Regional
Manager, IMI Technology |
Equal is a tire balancing product that
reduces vibration and promotes even tire wear. |
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Jeff Whalin, Regional
Sales Manager |
Driver background checks, criminal
records and drug screening |
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Duane Acklie,
CEO Acklie Group & former President of the ATA |
Has a history and
knowledge in transportation, spoke directly toward fuel surchage and
toll roads. |
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Chris Burruss, President |
General state of the transportation industry with updates on HOS,
EOBRs & independent contractor status. |
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Don Baker - Sr. V.P. National Accounts |
Comdata services, including permit ordering and fuel cards |
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Shane Hammes - Account Executive |
Driver health insurance and general insurance market situation. |
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Peter Bell - CEO & Founder |
Bio-Diesel Fuel - Growth & Advantages |
 Equipment
Sales |
Chuck Connata - Regional Sales Manager (SW) |
GE value added services - Mobile Maintenance, Trailer Tracking,
Trailer purchasing & sales. |
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Dan Backus - Contract Sales Manager |
Fuel Program Updates and Maintenance programs |
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Bill Gray |
Asset Services, Supply Management, Contract Maintenance, Buying
Power |
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David Bethers |
New Trailer Tracking Solution |
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Scott Weiser - President |
Transportation Topics |
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John McKethan - Senior Director of Product & Business
Development |
Trailer Tracking |
