2013 Speaker List

Wednesday Opening Speaker: Outlook for Trucking

Donald Broughton, managing director, Avondale Partners

Donald Broughton is a Senior Research Analyst and Managing Director covering Industrials and Transportation. Prior to joining Avondale, Donald was a Senior Research Analyst at A.G. Edwards covering Industrials from 1995 to 2007. His coverage has included trucking, airfreight, railroads and freight forwarders. Before that, Donald spent eight years in various distribution and operations management roles in the beverage industry, including serving as the corporate distribution manager for the Dr Pepper/Seven Up companies and chief operating officer of Bevmark Concepts.

 Moderator:  Avery Vise, executive director, trucking research &   analysis, Randall-Reilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday Opening Speaker: The state of the trucking industry

Mike Card, president, Combined Transport and chairman of the American Trucking Associations

Michael Card is president and CEO of Combined Transport, Inc., and chairman of the American Trucking Associations. He is a past chairman of the Oregon Trucking Association.

Founded in 1980 by Mike’s father, Richard, Combined Transport has 433 trucks and hauls building materials, glass and heavy haul equipment on flatbeds and lowboys in 48 states and Canada. It is located in Central Point, Ore.

Panel – Infrastructure funding: What are the options?

Larry Ehl, publisher, Transportation Issues Daily

Larry Ehl publishes the nationally recognized Transportation Issues Daily (www.TransportationIssuesDaily.com) e-newsletter, read by businesses, elected officials and all levels of government and both political parties in all 50 states. Ehl promotes the needs and positive impacts of all transportation modes in increasing economic and community vitality. He has nearly 15 years of public and private sector transportation policy experience.

 

 

Darrin Roth, director of highway operations, American Trucking Associations

As director of highway operations for the American Trucking Associations, Darrin Roth coordinates policy efforts on transportation authorization and appropriations bills, monitors and analyzes federal truck size and weight regulations, and advocates for effective investment in the nation’s transportation system to improve highway infrastructure conditions and reduce traffic congestion.

Roth has served in his current role since 2001. He joined ATA in 1996 as a Transportation Policy Analyst.

 

 

Fleet Panel – Staying profitable in a challenging environment

Bob Massman, vice president, Dependable Highway Express and president, California Trucking Association 

 After beginning his career with The Dependable Companies as a dockworker at age 18, Bob Massman went on to work as a truck driver, dispatcher and account executive before becoming vice president. In his current role, Massman performs political advocacy and handles driver relations. He has been involved with the California Trucking Association for 35 years and currently serves as its president.

 

 

Mike Card, president and CEO, Combined Transport, and Chairman, American Trucking Associations.  (See bio above) 

 

 

 

 

Moderator:  Avery Vise, executive director, trucking research &   analysis, Randall-Reilly

 

 

 

 

 

Panel – Compliance, Safety, Accountability- Where Do We Go From Here?

Collin Mooney, Deputy Executive Director, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

 With 24 years of experience in the transportation safety industry, Collin Mooney joined the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance in 2003 and currently serves as its deputy executive director. A Canadian citizen, Mooney began his public safety career in Canada with the Saskatchewan Highway Transport Patrol and spent several years with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Branch of Alberta Justice & Solicitor General based in Calgary, Alberta

 

Panel- How carriers and owner-operators can meet equipment and classification requirements in 2013 and beyond

Mark “Sturdy” Sturdevant, fleet sales, grant and emissions specialist, Velocity Vehicle Group

Mark “Sturdy” Sturdevant is a fleet sales, grant and emissions specialist for Velocity Vehicle Group. He has 32 years of experience in commercial truck sales and emissions compliance. He has been a member of the California Trucking Association for 26 years and currently serves on the CTA Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

 

 

Moderator: Chris Shimoda,manager of environmental policy, California Trucking Association