Schedule of Events
November 5, 2024
7:30 AM: Voluntary Vehicle Inspection at the Wildwood Weigh Station, SB
(Sponsored by PrePass)
1:00 PM: Registration open until 4:30 PM
3:00 PM: FTA Board of Directors Meeting, Expo Center 1
4:00 PM: Women Executive Council and Network Happy Hour at the Yellow Pony Pub & Garden located in The Equestrian Hotel. All women welcome!
(Sponsored by Drivers Legal Plan)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Winners' Circle Welcome at the Horse to Water Pool & Bar, near The Equestrian Hotel
(Sponsored by Shelton Trucking)
6:30 PM: FTA 2024-2025 2.0 Leadership Class Dinner (private event)
November 6, 2024
7:00 AM: Registration Open, Breakfast, and Networking, Expo Center 1
8:00 AM: Opening Welcome
Rendy Taylor, FTA Board Chair
8:15 AM: Let’s Torque about it: Preventing Wheel Offs
Joey Young, Publix Super Markets
Ryan Walpole, Walpole, Inc.
Todd Stout, Publix Super Markets
Paul Smith, Conlan Tire
William Mouille, Chicago Pneumatic
9:00 AM: Post Accident Preparation
Jeff Benson from Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo, Cohen & Peterfriend
9:30 AM: Cybersecurity Threats and Protective Measures
Ben Wilkens, CISSP, CISM, Cybersecurity Principal Engineer, NMFTA
Artie Crawford, CISSP, CISM, Director of Cybersecurity, NMFTA
Joe Ohr, Chief Operating Officer, NMFTA
10:00 AM: Networking & Exhibitor Break
10:30 AM: Risk Management and Cognitive Impairment
Marilyn Surber, Drivers Legal Plan
11:00 AM: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Training Your Next Generation For Success
J.W. Taylor, Taylor Nelson PL
Spencer Tenney, The Tenney Group
Jason Chepenik, OneDigital
11:30 AM: 2024 Trucking Benchmarking for Compensation for Continued Financial Growth and Competitiveness
Kim Beck, Cottingham & Butler
12:00 PM: Lunch Buffet and Networking
12:45 PM: What's Next: Election Results and Outlook
Peter Schorsch, Extensive Enterprises Media and Chris Dudley, The Southern Group
1:30 PM: 2.0 Leadership Classes Recognition