MC&E 2014 Monday Schedule
MONDAY, OCT. 6
All times Pacific
7 a.m. – 6 p.m. -- ATA Registration
7 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. -- Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall (all registrants welcome)
7 a.m. – 8 a.m. -- ATA Revenue Committee Meeting & Continental Breakfast (committee members Only)
8 a.m. – 10 a.m. -- ATA Opening General Session (all registrants welcome) “State of the Industry” Keynote Address: Bill Graves, President & CEO, American Trucking Associations.
10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. -- ATA Exhibit Hall Review (all registrants welcome)
12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. -- ATA General Luncheon (all full conference registrants welcome)
“The Economy and Its Impact on Trucking – A Panel Discussion” Moderated by Bob Costello, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist, American Trucking Associations, Inc.
2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. -- ATA Policy Committee Meetings (open to ATA members only)
- Environmental & Energy Policy Committee
- Highway Policy Committee
- Labor & Regulatory Policy Committee
2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. -- Agricultural & Food Transporters Conference (AFTC) Board of Directors Meeting (all registrants welcome)
2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. -- Automobile Carriers Conference (ACC) Board of Directors Meeting (all registrants welcome)
2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. -- Educational Sessions
- New Transportation Paradigm Demands Carriers Adopt “Supply Chain” Mentality
- Schemes, Scams, and Swindlers: Insights into Organizational Fraud
- Recruiting and Operations Alignment: Getting the Driver Relationship In the Right Gear
4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. -- Refreshment Break
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. -- ATA Truck PAC Board of Directors Meeting (all registrants welcome)
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. -- ATA Policy Committee Meetings (open to ATA members only)
- Government Traffic Policy Committee
- Homeland Security Policy Committee
- Technology & Engineering Policy Committee
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. -- American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) Board of Directors Meeting (board members only)
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. -- Educational Sessions
- Next Generation Trucking: Tomorrow’s Freight Market
- (Un) Common Compensation: New Trends in Driver Pay
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. -- Regional & Distribution Carriers’ Conference (RDCC) Meeting (all registrants welcome)
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. -- Transport Topics Reception (by invitation only)
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. -- LEAD ATA Reception (by invitation only)
