Below is the 2025 program to give you an idea of what to expect in 2026. The updated, preliminary 2026 program will be published here once all topics have been confirmed — please keep an eye out for an announcement in the Weekly Update. However, generally, we will follow the same basic date/time pattern in 2026 with the event starting at 1:00pm on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, and concluding at noon on Friday, September 11, 2026.

2025 Program Schedule

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 National Ballroom D on Lower Level
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration Desk Open
1:00 PM	Welcome and Introductions Gary Petty \| NPTC President & CEO Kate Mirise, CTP \| Chair-NPTC Safety Committee \| The Royal Group
1:15 PM	Key Safety Metrics: A Review of the NPTC Benchmarking Report Report sponsored by Penske Truck Leasing Tom Moore, CTP \| NPTC Executive Vice President Chris Kirby, CTP \| America’s Service Line, LLC John Robbins, CTP \| Standard Logistics Transportation LLC
2:45 PM	Break
3:00 PM	Washington Report: Legislative & Regulatory Update Sponsored by Centerline Drivers Rick Schweitzer \| NPTC General Counsel
4:00 PM	Case Study in Excellence Don Taylor \| Reliance, Inc.
4:45 PM	Open Evening for Networking
Thursday, September 4, 2025
6:45 AM	Registration Desk Open
7:00 AM	Networking Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM	General Session The Use of AI in Private Fleet Safety Tim Eckhardt, CTP \| Dot Transportation, Inc. Brooke English, CTP \| The QUIKRETE Companies Cassie Wood, CTP \| Packaging Corp. of America The Liability Remains: The Fallacy of Outsourcing Kate Mirise, CTP \| The Royal Group Richard Schweitzer \| NPTC General Counsel One Mile at a Time – Driver’s Mental Health & Wellness Jason Johnson, Brakebush Transportation, Inc.
10:30 AM	NPTC National Driver All-Star Recognition Ceremony Sponsored by International Motors and Centerline Drivers
12:00 Noon	Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall
2:00 PM	Safety in the Round: Facilitated Roundtable Discussions The Dispatcher’s Role in Safety Facilitated by Christy Lemoine, CTP \| QXO Driver Turnover and Safety Facilitated by Eric Rolfes, CTP \| HC Transport, Inc. The Role of AI in Improving Safety Facilitated by Tim Eckhardt, CTP \| Dot Transportation, Inc. and Brooke English, CTP \| The QUIKRETE Companies Strategies to Reduce Speeding Facilitated by Ed Reardon, CTP
3:15 PM	Break
3:30 PM	Safety in the Round: Facilitated Roundtable Discussions Safety Incentives, Rewards and Recognition Facilitated by Herbert Osborne \| HC Transport, Inc. Driver Coaching Strategies Facilitated by Carol Heinowski \| Meijer, Inc. Workers’ Comp Faciliated by Chuck Amen, CTP \| Hillyard, Inc. Extended Trade Cycles and Safety Faciliated by Chris Haas, CTP \| Interstate Batteries
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM	Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Friday, September 5, 2025
7:00 AM	Networking Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM	General Session Tips from the Best: NPTC Fleet Safety Professionals Reveal Strategies & Best Practices Keith Frantz, CTP \| ADM Trucking, Inc. Norlene Gray, CTP \| Brakebush Transportation, Inc. Jon Kirk \| Rich Products Corporation Strategies to Mitigate Against Nuclear Verdicts Pamela Martin, CTP \| MedTrans LLC Preparing for Trial – Success Strategies Robert Amicone \| Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC Doug Marcello \| Saxton & Stump Services, Ltd. Active Safety Technologies Best Practices Robert Benuzzi, CTP \| Adirondack Beverages Dan Chase, CTP \| Polar Beverages Pete Dhuse, CTP \| Merchants Distributors, LLC Tim Larson \| AutoZone, Inc.
9:30 AM	Break
11:30 AM	Conference Adjournment Gary Petty \| NPTC President & CEO
	Schedule and Topics subject to change.