Event Proceedings
National Summit on Agricultural and Food Truck Transport for the Future
Apr 25-26, 2007 – Provide a venue for the trucking industry and other interested organizations to discuss critical issues and bring forth ideas to strengthen commercial trucking as a key partner in the future success of U.S. agriculture. Given the essential role the trucking sector plays in U.S. agriculture, this national venue will encourage proactive and coordinated efforts, and contribute to efficient and effective transportation of agricultural commodities and food for the future.
Presentations
| Title | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Keynote Address (PDF, 37K) | Hon. Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture |
| Commercial Agricultural and Food Trucking Industry Structure, Performance, Capacity and Challenges (PDF, 408K) | Jack Eberspacher, President, Agricultural Retailers Association |
| Commercial Agricultural and Food Trucking Industry Structure, Performance, Capacity and Challenges – A CHS Perspective (PDF, 76K) | Kelly Morrow, Vice President, Transportation, CHS, Inc. |
| Commercial Agricultural and Food Trucking Industry Structure, Performance, Capacity and Challenges (PDF, 23K) | A. J. Yates, Deputy Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Retired |
| U.S. Fuel Ethanol Industry: Trends and Future Development (PDF, 1365K) | Greg Krissek, Director Government Affairs, ICM |
| The Role of Agriculture in Our Energy Future (PDF, 365K) | Roger Johnson, President Elect, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture |
| Transport Refrigeration (PDF, 574K) | Ted Fick, President, Thermo King Corporation |
| Innovative Truck/Rail Transport and Future of Trucking and Agriculture Shipping (PDF, 496K) | Donna Lemm, Director of Business Development, Mallory Alexander International Logistics |
| Innovative Truck/Rail Transport and Future of Trucking and Agriculture Shipping (PDF, 84K) | Kendell W. Keith, President, National Grain and Feed Association |
| Bulk Trucking Distribution and Security in Food Industry (PDF, 227K) | John Conley, President, National Tank Truck Carriers Inc. |
| A Brown Perspective on Intermodal Transportation in the Future (PDF, 24K) | Tom Jensen, Vice President, United Parcel Service |
| The Rapid Structural Changes in Agriculture – The Golden Age? (PDF, 789K) | Dan Basse, President, Ag Resource Company |
| Threats to the Agricultural and Food Truck Transportation Industry (PDF, 520K) | Kay Johnson, Executive Vice President, Animal Agricultural Alliance |
| Confronting Threats to Agricultural and Food Transportation (PDF, 923K) | Jim Balestra, Chief Operating Officer, Safefreight Technology |
| Threats to the Agricultural and Food Truck Transportation Industry (PDF, 147K) | Tim Lynch, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Legislative Affairs, American Trucking Associations |
| High Performance Retention (PDF, 41K) | Kevin Burch, President, JET Express, Inc. |
| Transportation Supply, Demand and Distribution (PDF, 285K) | William M. Schuler, President and CEO, Castellini Group of Companies |
| Highway Infrastructure & Intermodal Gateways: Meeting the Demand for U.S. Freight Transportation (PDF, 844K) | Kate Quinn, Team Leader, Program Delivery, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Federal Highway Administration |
| Keeping America's Food Supply Safe: The Transporters' Role (PDF, 4775K) | Leslye Fraser, Director Office of Regulations, Policy and Social Sciences, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Benchmarking and Assessment of Food Transportation Security (PDF, 158K) | Dr. Allen Erera, Associate Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology |