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FTR's 2009 Transportation Conference

Join Us For:
"America's Freight Transportation Through 2013"
August 25-27, 2009 - Indianapolis, IN
Crowne Plaza Downtown-Union Station

Registration is now open >> Click Here to Register Online

2009 Agenda Is Now Posted [Click Here for More Info]

(This Year's Speakers Are Listed below)

 


Sessions for 2009 Conference

     Economic Outlook

     Truck Freight Outlook

     Truck Equipment Outlook

     Rail & Intermodal Freight Outlook

     Rail Equipment Outlook
     Water Freight Outlook
     Air Freight Outlook
     Current Shipper Environment

 

2009 Conference Speakers

Confirmed
William A. Strauss, Senior Economist; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
John Barnes, Managing Director, Equity Research; RBC Capital Markets
Jason Seidl; Director, Equity Research; Dahlman Rose & Co. 
Eric Starks, President; FTR Associates
Noël Perry, President; Transport Fundamentals LLC
Lawrence J. Gross, President; Gross Transportation Consulting
Jonathan Starks, Transportation Analyst; FTR Associates
Brian Clancy, Managing Director; MergeGlobal
Annette Sandberg, President; TransSafe Consulting, LLC
     (Former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator)
John Ficker, SVP- Sales & Marketing; ShipXpress, Inc.
Thomas Jackson, Director, Marketing Research & Analysis; Estes Express Lines
Mitch Plaat, VP of Procurement; Con-way, Inc.
Darron Ming, Chief Financial Officer; USA Truck, Inc.
Don Ake, Marketing Administration Manager; Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems
Ken Eriksen, Senior Vice President-Transportation & Logistics; Informa Economics
John Gentle, President; John Gentle & Company
Wayne Johnson, Director of Logistics; American Gypsum
Margaret Doyle, Analyst; Marsoft Inc.
Paul Newbourne, Vice President and General Manager;
     Leveraged Execution Providers (LXP) 
Steve Duley, VP Purchasing-Equipment; Schneider National
Thomas Hoback, President and CEO; The Indiana Rail Road Company
Robert W. Hart, Senior Vice President & Product Delivery Sr. Officer-Credit Specialized  
       Industries, Bank of America
Paul Will, Chief Financial Officer-Executive Vice President; Celadon
Peter Manning, Director of Inbound Transportation; True Value Company
Joseph R. Lombardo, Group Manager, Transportation; Nestlé USA Logistics
Bill O'Donnell, Senior Vice President Sales; Amsted Rail

Invited:
Max Fuller, Co-Chairman; U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.
Keith Klein, Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer; Transport America

Who Should Attend?
 - Railroads
 - Truck Fleets
 - Truck & Trailer Manufacturers and Suppliers
 - Rail & Truck Equipment Lessors
 - Shippers
 - Intermodal Marketing Companies
 - Logistic Companies & 3PL's
 - Rail Car Manufacturers and Suppliers
 - Banks and Finance Companies

 - And anyone who deals with forecasting freight or equipment demand


Past Participant Companies
Accuride Corporation ● ALCAN ● Alcoa ● American Gypsum Company ● Amsted Rail Group ● Axia Limited ● BACK Aviation Solutions ● Bandag, Inc. ● BB&T Capital Markets ● Bear Stearns ● BNSF Railway ● Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire ● Bridgestone Bandag ● BTMU Capital Corporation ● Center for Econometric Model Research ● CH Robinson ● Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC ● Celadon ● Chevron Phillips Chemical ● Chicago Freight Car Leasing ● CIT ● CIT Rail Resources ● Citadel Investment Group ● CK Marketing & Communications ● CN ● Con-way Inc. ● Corning Incorporated ● CSX Transportation ● CTLC - Cooper/Consolidated ● Dart Transit ● DSM Capital ● DTE Rail Services Incorporated ● DVB Transport (US) LLC ● Eaton Corporation ● Estes Express Lines ● Everest Railcar Services ● Exel Transportation Services ● Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago ● FedEx Express ● FedEx Service ● Fidelity Investments ● First Union Rail ● Fleischmann’s Vinegar ● FreightCar America, Inc. ● Freightquote ● GE Equipment Services Rail Services ● GE Transportation ● General Electric ● General Mills ● General Motors Corporation ● Georgia Pacific LLC ● Getloaded.com, LLC ● Greatwide Logistics Services ● Greif Protective Packaging ● Gross Transportation Consulting ● GROWMARK, Inc. ● Gully/ICX ● Heil Trailer International ● Hendrickson ● Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems ● IANA ● IMMI, LifeGuard Technologies ● Impala Asset Management ● Indiana University ● Informa Economics, Inc. ● Informa ShipNet Services ● International Paper ● International Truck and Engine ● J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. ● John A. Gentle & Associates ● KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. ● Lafarge North America ● Landstar Global Logistics ● LaSalle Bank NA ● Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. ● Logistic Management Services ● Logistick, Inc. ● LXP ● Macquarie Capital ● Macquarie Rail ● Mack trucks Inc. ● MacKay & Company ● Magnum Logistics, Inc. ● Masco Corporation ● Matson Integrated Logistics ● Merge Global Inc ● Mitsui Rail Capital ● Miura Global Management ● Morgan Keegan ● National Steel Car N.A., Inc. ● Navistar ● New York Air Brake ● Norfolk Southern Corporation ● North American Transport Solutions ● North American Wholesale Lumber Assoc. ● Nussbaum Transportation Services, Inc. ● OMCO ● Owens Corning ● Pacer Stacktrain ● Pacer International ● Penske Truck Leasing ● Plastics Logistics Group, LLC ● Ports of Indiana ● Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC ● Professional Logistics Group, Inc. ● ProLogis ● Prudential Capital Group ● Prudential Equity Group ● Quebecor World Logistics ● Raider Trucking, Inc. ● Railroad Industries Incorporated ● Robert W. Baird ● Rockland Flooring ● Rohm and Haas ● Roquette America ● Schneider National Inc. ● Silver Eagle Manufacturing ● SMC3 ● Southern Illinois Railcar ● Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. ● Temple Inland Corp ● The Carlyle Group ● The Dow Chemical Company ● The Greenbrier Companies ● The Indiana Rail Road Company ● The Proctor & Gamble Company ● Tom Joy & Son Inc. ● Tractor Supply Company ● Transplace ● Transport America ● Transport Canada ● Transport Fundamentals ● TransSafe Consulting, LLC ● Trinity Rail ● Triple Crown Services ● TTX Company ● Tucker Company, Inc. ● U.S. Department of Transportation ● U.S. DOT/FHWA ● Union Pacific Railroad ● Univ of Memphis ● University of Minnesota, Morris ● USA Truck ● USDA ● Vanguard Services, Inc. ● Ventura Transfer Company ● Volvo Trucks North America ● Wabash National Corp ● Wachovia Securities ● Wal-Mart Stores Inc ● Weiss Multi-Strategy ● Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. ● Werner Enterprises ● WESTAC ● Yellow Transportation


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Questions regarding the conference should be directed to:
Helen Lile
hlile@ftrassociates.net
(888) 988-1699 ext. 45