MONDAY, June 15, 2009

7:00pm–9:00 pm

Conference Registration and Welcoming Reception

TUESDAY, June 16, 2009

7:00 am – 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Welcoming Comments

 

Peter Sweatman, Director, The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)


Stephen Perkins, Head, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and

Development (OECD)/International Transport Forum (ITF), Joint Transport Research Centre (JTRC)

 

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Plenary Session 1

Chair – Dave Miller

The Freight Challenge – Overview

 

Keynote Speaker 1 – Chip White, Schneider National Chair of Transportation & Logistics, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering,

Georgia Institute of Technology

State of Transport World Wide

 

Keynote Speaker 2 - Anne T. McCartt, Senior Vice President, Research, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)

Sharing the Roads Safely - Public Perception of Heavy Trucks and Reality

 

Keynote Speaker 3 - Christopher Grόndler, Deputy Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Changing Landscape of U.S. Climate Change Policy

 

Keynote Speaker 4 – Ian Johnston, Deputy Chairman & Commissioner, National Transport Commission, Australia

Expanded Role for National Competitiveness

 

10:30 am – 10:45 am

Refreshment Break

TUESDAY, June 16, 2009

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Plenary Session 2

Chair - Robert Clarke

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/

International Transport Forum (ITF), Joint Transport

Research Centre (JTRC) Project

·        Getting Societal Value from Trucks – An Overview of the Recent OECD/ITF JTRC Study of the Topic - Jψrgen Christensen, Chief Counsellor to the OECD/ITF Joint Transport Research Centre & Chair of OECD/ITF JTRC Project on Heavy Vehicle Regulatory, Operational and Productivity Improvements

·        International Safety Benchmarking – Jeff Potter, Senior Manager – Safety, National Transport Commission, Australia

·        International Vehicle Performance Benchmarking – John Woodrooffe, Director, Transportation Safety Analysis Division, UMTRI

·        The Influence of Trucks on Bridges – Bernard Jacob, Technical Director for Infrastructures, Road Safety and Operation, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees, France

·        Regulatory Options for Better Trucking - Barry Moore, Principal, One‑Moore‑Consultancy, Australia

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch

Rose McMurray, Assistant Administrator & Acting Deputy Administrator, FMCSA

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Plenary Session 3

Chair – Gerard Waldron

Innovative Accreditation and Compliance for Improved

Productivity, Safety and Sustainability

·        The Australian Experience– Performance-based Regulation and Compliance –Philip Halton, Assistant Director, National Transport Policy, Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales, Australia

·        FMCSA Smart RoadSide & Commercial Vehicle Information System and Networks (CVISN) – Michael Johnsen, Environmental Protection Specialist, FMCSA

·        Integrating Truck GPS Operations Data and Roadside Survey Data – Rob Tardif, Team Leader, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Canada

·        SmartWay – Impact on Corporate Carbon Outcomes - Mitch Greenberg, Manager SmartWay Programs, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

 

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Refreshment Break

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Breakout Session A

Karen White & Rick Clasby

Infrastructure Utilization – Are We Using the Assets Wisely?

·        Bottlenecks – keeping trucks moving

·        Truck-only lanes

·        Interstate vs. State highway system

·        Highway capacity & bridge constraints

 

Breakout Session B

Dan Blower & Ron Knipling

Safety and Public Acceptance

·        Safety of larger vehicles – what factors translate to benefits?

·        Incentives promote safety improvements

·        Public perception of larger, heavier trucks – what really matters?

·        What set of conditions may secure broad public acceptance?

 

 

TUESDAY, June 16, 2009

4:45 pm - 5:30 pm

Plenary Session 4

Chair - Robert Clarke

What Should the United States be Doing?

Breakout Session Report & Panel Discussion

Review of the Day – Dave Miller

·        Summary of Breakout Session A followed by questions & answers

·        Summary of Breakout Session B followed by questions & answers

7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

 

Conference Dinner

The Honorable James H. Burnley IV,
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary, 1987-1989

Entertainment by The RFD Boys – World Famous Blue Grass Band (9-11:00 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2009

7:00 am – 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Plenary Session 5

Chair – Gary Petty

North American Competitiveness

 

National Private Truck Council (NPTC) Economic Impact Study – James Reece, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan Ross School of Business

 

Proposals for Improving Trucking Productivity in the U.S. – Warren Hoemann, Senior Vice President - Industry Affairs, American Trucking Associations (ATA)

 

Relevance of the Canadian Experience to the U.S. – John Woodrooffe, Director, Transportation Safety Analysis Division, UMTRI

 

10:00 am – 10:15 am

Refreshment Break

10:15 am - 11:45 am

Plenary Session 6

Chair – Bradford Hicks

North American Competitiveness

 

The Role of Technology – Improvements in Safety and Productivity – Dan Murray, Vice President of Research, American Transportation Research

Institute (ATRI)

Assessment of Fuel Economy for Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Andrew Brown Jr., Executive Director & Chief Technologist, Innovation & Technology Office, Delphi Corporation

Next Steps in U.S. Fuel Economy – Mary L. Versailles, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of International Policy, Fuel Economy, and Consumer Programs, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch
Charles Whittington, Chairman, American Trucking Associations

WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2009

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Plenary Session 7

Chair – Robert Clarke

Developing the Policy Roadmap Options Final Breakout Session

·        From the Carrier’s Perspective – Steve Williams, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Maverick USA, Inc.

·        Increased Truck Weights: A Shipper’s Perspective – Harry Haney, Associate Director Logistics Operations, Kraft Foods Inc.

·        View from the Size and Weight Regulator – Tony Furst, Director, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

·        View from the Safety Regulator – Terry Shelton, Associate Administrator for Research and Information Technology and Chief Information

Officer, FMCSA

 

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Refreshment Break

2:45 pm -4:00 pm

Breakout Session C

Hiroko Kawai &

John Sullivan

 

Environment and Energy

·        Fuel consumption

·        CO2

·        Anticipated benefits

·        Corporate initiatives on environmental issues

·        Common factors and priorities of EPA, FHWA and NHTSA

 

Breakout Session D

Dan Blower &

Ron Knipling

 

Vehicle and Carrier Safety

·        Special vehicle class

·        Lowering crash risk

·        Anticipated benefits

·        Accreditation programs

 

 

 

 

Breakout Session E

James Burg &

Jonathan Regehr

 

Productivity

·        Mass vs. cube

·        Anticipated benefits

·        Interstate vs. State highway system

·        Regulatory challenges and barriers

 

 

 

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Plenary Session 8

Chair - Peter Sweatman

Where We Go Next – Summary

Breakout Session Report & Panel Discussion

·        Summary of Breakout Session C followed by questions & answers

·        Summary of Breakout Session D followed by questions & answers

·        Summary of Breakout Session E followed by questions & answers