Transport Institute

Future of Trucking Symposium - Save the Date!!

February 17-19, 2010

Hotel Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Manitoba

According to the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council, trucking is a $67 billion a year industry that employs more than 500,000 Canadians. The United States Department of Labor reports there are nearly 1 million American truck drivers. Leading North American trucking experts are coming to Winnipeg next February to discuss vehicle technology, roadway infrastructure and public policy at The Future of Trucking Symposium. How will the industry evolve in response to changing freight movement patterns, environmental concerns, fuel price volatility, and labour availability over the next 20 years? What strategies will address these critical issues? While the road ahead will be full of challenges, we are optimistic about the future of trucking! Join us!

Confirmed speakers to date include:

Jorge Acevedo, Executive Director, GTO Inland Port
Bill Van Amburg, Senior Vice President, CALSTART
Alan Bates, Director, Marketing & Strategy, Shorepower Technologies
Antonio Benecchi, Strategic Consultant, Roland Berger
Claudia Milicevic, Sr. Director, TransCore Link Logistics
Al Figuly, President, Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone
Linda Gauthier, Executive Director, Canadian Trucking HR Council
Clayton Gording, President, YRC Reimer Express Lines
David Hughes, former Geological Survey of Canada Geologist
Hiroko Kawai, Principal (Transportation), Rocky Mountain Institute
Chuck Mattina, President & CFO, Quixote Group
Yves Provencher, Director, Business Development, FPInnovations
Claude Robert, President & CEO, Robert Transport
Lou Smyrlis, Editorial Director, CT&L
Don Streuber, President & CEO, Bison Transport
Ellen Voie, President & CEO, Women in Trucking
Gary Fast, Associate VP, Transportation Operations, Canadian Tire
Joanne Ritchie, Executive Director, OBAC
Rick Whittaker, VP, Investments & Chief Technology Officer, SDTC

The symposium will also feature a panel on future heavy-duty truck and engine technologies, i.e. selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). Speakers will represent some combination of the following organizations: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Daimler Trucks (Detroit Diesel Engines, Freightliner and Western Star); Volvo/Mack Trucks; Navistar/International Trucks; Terra Environmental Industries or Yara Industries and Pilot/Flying J Travel Centers.

NEW!! Secure Online Registration now open - Click Here to register.

For program details email: Paul D. Larson, Ph.D., Director, Transport Institute, larson@cc.umanitoba.ca

For inquiries regarding registration, please contact Kathy at transport_institute@umanitoba.ca