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Saturday – April 27
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Hotel
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Board and Committee Meetings (members only):
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| 8:00am - 11:00am |
NPTC Institute Board of Governors |
| 11:00am - 12:00noon |
Joint Committee Meeting featuring
Rick Schweitzer, NPTC General Counsel
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| 1:00pm - 3:30pm |
NPTC Board of Directors |
| 4:30pm - 5:00m |
Conference Planning Committee |
8:00am - 5:00pm - CC
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Exhibitor Booth Setup - Duke Energy Center - Hall A
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2:00 - 6:00pm - CC
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Registration Open - Duke Energy Center - Outside Hall A
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Sunday – April 28
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8:00am - 6:00pm - CC
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Registration Open - Duke Energy Center - Outside Hall A
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| 8:00 - 9:00am - Hotel |
First Timer's Welcome Breakfast Orientation
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8:00am -2:00pm - CC
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Exhibitor Booth Setup - Duke Energy Center - Hall A
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9:30 - 11:00am - Hotel
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Two Concurrent Workshops:
- The Natural Gas Future
- Justifying the Private Fleet
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11:00 - 2:00pm - Hotel |
Kick-Off Brunch
CTP Graduation Ceremony
Keynote Speaker: Derek Daly (right), the Voice of Motor Sports
Speaker Sponsored by Cummins Inc.
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Featured Speaker: Driving legend Derek Daly is the eptiome of the complete champion. From Victory Circle to the Announcer's Desk, Hall of Fame Race Car Driver and Network Television color analyst Derek Daly has spend nearly three decades as the face of the motorsport world. Derek's professional racing career includes winning the Irish, British and European Formula One World Championships and making six starts in the Indianapolis 500. Since 1985, Derek has been a motorsport analyst for ESPN, NBC, Fox and Speed Channel.
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3:00 - 6:00pm - CC
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EXHIBIT HALL Grand Opening and Reception
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7:00 - 9:30pm - Hotel
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 ACT I Gala Evening Reception & Dinner
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Monday – April 29
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7:00am - 4:00pm - CC |
Registration Open - Duke Energy Center - Outside Hall A
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7:30 - 9:00am - Hotel |
General Session / Breakfast |
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- NPTC Membership/Business Meeting
- Professional Leadership Awards
- Legislative & Regulatory Update featuring NPTC General Counsel, Rick Schweitzer, Esq.
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9:15 - 10:45am - CC
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Six Concurrent Educational Workshops:
- The Value on Inbound Management Programs
- Reducing Carbon Footprint
- Dealing with Changing Customer Demands
- Driver Scorecards
- Best Practices in Technology Selection
- Managing Remote Locations and Building Bench Strength
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11:00 - 1:00pm - Hotel
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NPTC/Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions
Driver Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Luncheon with Featured Speaker:
Helen Stephens (right)
Sr. Director of Transportation
Frito-Lay North America
Speaker Co-Sponsored by
Mack Leasing System & Mack Trucks |
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Featured Speaker: Helen Stephens is Senior Director of Transportation for Frito-Lay North America in Plano, Texas. After graduating from Penn Station University, Helen joined Frito-Lay as a traffic supervisor. She spent 22 years working in various roles in transportation, warehouse and manufacturing. Helen currently leads the National Transportation agenda for Frito-Lay. Helen and her team partner with field locations on developing and executing productivity initiatives for the transportation and supply chain function.
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| 1:15 - 2:30pm - CC |
Exhibitor Meeting / Booth Selection for NPTC 2014 |
1:30 - 2:45pm - CC
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Six Concurrent Educational Workshops:
- Benefits of Driver Wellness Programs and Driver Ergonomics
- The Impact of the New Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Engine Performance, Durability, Efficiency, Maintenance and Cost
- Improved Driver Selection
- Lean Transportation
- Enhanced Fleet Utilization Through Better Backhauling
- Predictive Analytics from the Safety Perspective
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3:00 - 5:30pm - CC
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EXHIBIT HALL Reception Extravaganza
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Tuesday – April 30
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7:30 - 8:45am - Hotel |
- General Session / Breakfast
- NPTC/Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions
Fleet Safety Awards Ceremony
- Featured Speaker: Jack Van Steenburg, FMCSA
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9:15 - 10:30am - CC
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Five Concurrent Educational Workshops
- Going paperless
- Prognostic Maintenance
- Setting the Record Straight: Managing your CSA Scores
- Fuel Saving Strategies
- Insights from the Driver Hall of Fame Inductees
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10:45 - 12:00pm - CC
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Six Concurrent Educational Workshops:
- Routing Strategies
- Equipment Specing for MPG's, Longevity, Service Capabilities
- Blended Fleets (Point/Counterpoint)
- Integrating the Back Office
- Building and Using In-House Analytical Tools
- CTP Orientation
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12:30 - 2:00pm - Hotel
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Luncheon with Featured Speaker: 
Kenny Vieth (right), President, ACT Research Co., LLC
Speaker Sponsored by
Decisiv Inc.
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Featured Speaker: After graduating from Southern Illinois University, Kenny Vieth spent six years in city government and education before joining ACT Research in 1991. Vieth became a partner in 2000 and was named President in 2010. Kenny oversees commercial vehicle analysis and forecasting at ACT. In his capacity as the principal heavy vehicle market analyst, Vieth has become an advisor to OEMs, suppliers, Wall Street and the Federal Reserve, for whom he is a frequent contributor to the Beige Book report. In 2008, Vieth cemented a partnership with China's State Information Center to provide forecasts to Western companies interested in understanding commercial vehicle demand trends in China.
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2:30 - 5:30pm - Hotel
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Benchmarking Summit
Lead by industry segment fleet member captains, the Summit looks to improve the NPTC Annual Benchmarking Survey by doing a “deep-dive” into the operationally specific characteristics that would be pertinent to NPTC Fleet members.
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♦ Open Lounge with refreshments at Hotel on Sunday and Monday
♦ All Conference Social Functions, including meals and Exhibit Hall Activities
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