Safety Conference Program – National Private Truck Council

Conference Program Sponsored by Fleetworthy Solutions

Wednesday, September 8, 2021
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration Desk Open
1:00 PM	Welcome and Introductions Gary Petty, NPTC President & CEO Tim Eckhardt, CTP, Chair-NPTC Safety Committee, Dot Transportation, Inc.
1:15 PM	Keynote: What’s More Important to Safety: The Driver, Management, or Emerging Technologies? Honorable Michael E. Graham, Member, National Transportation Safety Board Speaker sponsored by IDELIC
2:15 PM	Break
2:30 PM	Washington Report: Legislative & Regulatory Update, Sponsored by TransForce Group Rick Schweitzer, NPTC General Counsel
3:15 PM	Integrating Active Safety Technologies that Improve Safety Speaker TBA . COVID Lessons Learned: Protecting the Health and Safety of the Workforce Charlie Fetters, Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC . Building a Safety Department from the Ground Up Brian Johnston, CTP, Core-Mark International . The Missing Link: Driver Turnover and Safety Tim Eckhardt, CTP, Dot Transportation, Inc.
5:00 PM	Open Evening for Fleet and Exhibitor Networking
Thursday, September 9, 2021
6:45 AM – 6:00 PM	Registration Desk Open
7:00 AM	Networking Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM	Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts in Catastrophic Accident Cases Scott Carey, Baker Donelson Mark Barber, Baker Donelson
9:30 AM	Break
9:45 AM	Keynote: FMCSA Update Meera Joshi, Deputy Administrator, FMCSA (invited) Speaker sponsored by Fleet Advantage
11:00 AM	NPTC National Driver All-Star Recognition, Sponsored by International Trucks Tom Moore, CTP, NPTC Executive Vice President
12:00 Noon	Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall
2:00 PM	Safety in the Round: Facilitated Roundtable Discussions Effective Integration of In-Cab Cameras Facilitated by Eric DeJesus, CTP, Pitney Bowes Working with Driver Training Schools to Combat the Driver Shortage and to Ensure a Safe Driver Facilitated by Greg Sikorski, KeHE Distributors Improving Site Safety: How to improve safety with all non-employees on your sites Facilitated by Kathy Fellenstein, CTP, International Paper Surviving a Focused DOT Audit Facilitated by Keith McWilliams, CTP, Core-Mark International
3:15 PM	Break
3:30 PM	Safety in the Round: Facilitated Roundtable Discussions How to Hire and Develop an Effective Driver Coach Facilitated by Eddie Davis, CTP, Marathon Petroleum Company LP Running an Effective Driver Meeting Facilitated by Mark Winters, CTP, Dot Transportation, Inc. Strategies to Integrate Technology and Enhance Driver Engagement Facilitated by Keith Maisch, America’s Service Line, LLC Safety Training for the Less Experienced Driver Workforce Facilitated by Aaron LeFever, Home City Ice
6:00 PM	Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Friday, September 10, 2021
7:00 AM	Networking Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM	Trucking Issues & Opportunities Associated with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Dan Murray, SVP, American Transportation Research Institute
9:15 AM	Break
9:30 AM	Safety Best Practices Dispatchers and their Role in Safety – Steven Roberts, CTP, Deseret Transportation Integrating Driver Management Technologies – Keith Frantz, CTP, ADM Trucking Enhancing Driver Training – John Gillenwater, CTP, Home City Ice Working with Third Parties to Achieve Safety Results – Speaker TBA
10:30 AM	Break
10:45 AM	Safety Best Practices (continued…) The Impact of Trade Cycles on Safety – Marc Scibilia, CTP, ADICA Trucking Best Practices in Recruiting, Screening and Hiring – Speaker TBA Complying with the new drug and alcohol clearinghouse regulations – Speaker TBA Managing Remote Locations – Speaker TBA
11:45 AM	Conference Adjournment