FTR 2008 Conference Agenda Set
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FTR ASSOCIATES'
2008 Freight Transportation Conference

"America's Freight Transportation Through 2012"
August 26-28, 2008 - Indianapolis, IN
Crowne Plaza Downtown-Union Station


Come join us and see where the freight transportation industry is headed over the next five years. Hear from some of the most respected people in the industry and gain valuable insight on all modes of transportation.



There are a limited number of spaces available for this conference. To make sure that you are able to participate in the event please register today. The conference will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. This event is designed for our current customers and is not open to the media. If you are NOT a customer of FTR, we have set aside only a limited number of available spaces.


Current Agenda



Location

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Sessions
     Economic Outlook
     Truck Freight Outlook
     Rail Freight Outlook
     Intermodal Outlook
     Rail Equipment Outlook
     Water Freight Outlook
     Air Freight Outlook

     Current Shipper Environment

 

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Conference Speakers

Bill Witte, Co-Director, Center for Econometric Model Research
Jim Newton, General Manager; Triple Crown Services
Lawrence J. Gross, President; Gross Transportation Consulting
Peter J. Schmitz, Director of Planning & Forecasting, Industrial Products; BNSF Railway
Thomas G. Hoback, President and CEO; The Indiana Rail Road Company
Eric Starks, President; FTR Associates
Scott Arves, President & Chief Executive Officer; Transport America
Tom Nightingale, VP Communications and Chief Marketing Officer; Con-way, Inc.
David G. Ross, Vice President; Stifel Nicolaus Transportation & Logistics Research Group
Jonathan Starks, Transportation Analyst; FTR Associates
John Gentle, President; John Gentle & Company
Annette Sandberg, President, TransSafe Consulting, LLC
         (Current Interim President of NITL and Former Federal Motor Carrier Safety
          Administration (FMCSA) Administrator)
Noël Perry, President; Transport Fundamentals LLC
Ken Erickson, Senior Vice President-Transportation & Logistics; Informa Economics
Paul B. Deasy, Dir. of Sales & Business Development; Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.
Brian Ottinger, Vice President, Sales & Marketing; Macquarie Rail Inc.
Jack Bertram, Regional Vice President Marketing & Sales; National Steel Car
Richard J. Kloster, Vice President, North American Transport Solutions
Additional Speakers to be announced shortly...

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Who Should Attend?
 - Railroads
 - Truck Fleets
 - Rail & Truck Equipment Lessors
 - 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

 

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Past Participant Companies:
Accuride Corporation ● 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 ● Center for Econometric Model Research ● CH Robinson ● Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC ● Celadon ● Chevron Phillips Chemical ● CIT Rail Resources ● Citadel Investment Group ● CK Marketing & Communications ● CN ● Con-way Inc. ● CSX Transportation ● Dart Transit ● DSM Capital ● DTE Rail Services Incorporated ● DVB Transport (US) LLC ● Eaton Corporation ● Estes Express Lines ● 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 Trailer Suspension Systems ● IANA ● Impala Asset Management ● Indiana University ● Informa Economics, Inc. ● International Paper ● International Truck and Engine ● John A. Gentle & Associates ● Lafarge North America ● Landstar Global Logistics ● LaSalle Bank NA ● Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. ● Logistic Management Services ● Logistick, Inc. ● Macquarie Capital ● Mack trucks Inc. ● MacKay & Company ● Magnum Logistics, Inc. ● Masco Corporation ● Matson Integrated Logistics ● Mitsui Rail Capital ● Morgan Keegan ● National Steel Car N.A., Inc. ● 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 ● Penske Truck Leasing ● Plastics Logistics Group, LLC ● Ports of Indiana ● Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC ● Professional Logistics Group, Inc. ● ProLogis ● 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. ● Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. ● Temple Inland Corp ● The Dow Chemical Company ● The Greenbrier Companies ● The Proctor & Gamble Company ● Tom Joy & Son Inc. ● Tractor Supply Company ● Transport Canada ● 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 ● University of Minnesota, Morris ● Vanguard Services, Inc. ● Ventura Transfer Company ● Volvo Trucks North America ● Wachovia Securities ● Wal-Mart Stores Inc ● 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