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This year’s truckIT
Forum is strategically focussed around 4 key business areas where
CIOs and the IT department can make a real bottom-line impact at
your company: Assets, Drivers, IT Infrastructure and Green.
Read below
now to see the discussions and experts that will give
you the tools you need to cut costs, improve efficiency, reduce
complexity and run industry-leading operations.
PLUS: Hear
it first at the truckIT Forum! Our vendor showcases
bring you the inside details on this year’s hot upcoming technologies
straight from the leading providers. 6 top solution providers each
have 5 minutes to share their latest offerings. Then, the floor
is yours for 15 minutes of questioning! Be the first to know about
the technologies that will change your business.
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Day
1
October
20th, 2009
8:00 - 9:00
Registration and Breakfast in the Interactive Meetings
Zone
Come early to avoid
the rush, and grab a coffee and pastry before the event begins!
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THEME
1: ASSET MAXIMIZATION
Eliminate Inefficiencies and Dramatically Reduce
Operational Costs
- TRACKING – Unlocking the Power of Real-Time
Visibility Technologies
- PRODUCTIVITY – Re-Optimize Your Routes and
Schedules to Get the Best Bang for Your Asset Buck
- MAINTENANCE – Top Tools to Eliminate the Cost
and Headache of Asset Maintenance *Round Table Discussion*
- YARD & DOCK – Technologies That Put You
in Control *Round Table Discussion*
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| 9:00 CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME -
Clem Driscoll President CJ Driscoll & Associates |
9:15
ASSET TRACKING – Unlocking the Power of Real-Time Visibility
Technologies
Real-time asset visibility is the first step towards
optimized efficiency. Discover the technologies that will
boost your truck and trailer tracking and learn how to:
- Boost P&D efficiency
- Streamline operations
- Maximize asset use
- Slash operational costs
- Consolidate reporting and improve customer service
- Manage tracking data for long-term operational improvements
Frank Scheer
Contract Officer USPS *Power Presenter*
Jeff Jones VP Technology Services
UPS
Clem Driscoll
President CJ Driscoll & Associates [Moderator]
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10:00
ASSET
PRODUCTIVITY – Re-Optimize Your Routes and Schedules to Get
the Best Bang for Your Asset Buck
In a smaller slower economy, traditional routes and
schedules could be costing you money. Discover the technologies
that will re-optimize your routes and cut unnecessary costs.
Hear our experts share:
- 5 must-have
technologies that will re-optimize your routes, loads and
schedules
- Sync
your real-time visibility with your centralized servers
to take full control of your routing
- In-cab
technologies that let drivers make 20% more stops per day
& cut 30 minutes from every delivery – and how to shift
driver pay scales to match efficiency
- Using
GPS and wireless communication to dramatically improve your
mobile resource productivity
- Optimizing
your routes to improve warehouse, yard and dock efficiency
Jerry
Turbeville Fmr. Director Regional Logistics Mowhawk
Industries *Power Presenter*
Richard
Pearlman Logistics and Navigation Business Development
Manager ESRI
Clem Driscoll
President CJ Driscoll & Associates [Moderator] |
| 10:45 COFFEE, NETWORKING AND
MEETINGS IN THE INTERACTIVE MEETING ZONE VIEW
FLOORPLAN |
| 11:30
PLATINUM PRESENTATION: ESRI
Accurate
drive-time calculations are just one element of precise routing,
scheduling, and optimization. Today's fleet CIOs require solutions
that take into account multiple factors such as time windows,
driver/crew specialties, and vehicle traits along with integrated
in-vehicle navigation in order to fully realize the benefits
of optimized routing and scheduling.
Only
when all factors are taken into account, does a fleet become
truly optimized. Technology capable of solving such complex
routing and scheduling problems was once in the realm of governments
and large delivery operations. See a new solution for fleets
of all sizes with big operation technology deployed in a low
cost, software as a service product.
Richard
Pearlman Logistics and Navigation Business Development
Manager ESRI
Paul
Ross ArcLogistics Product Manager ESRI |
| 12:00
Vendor Showcase: Hear it first at the truckIT Forum!
Get the inside scoop on this year’s upcoming technologies.
6 top solution providers each have 5 minutes to share their
latest offerings. Then, the floor is yours for 15 minutes
of questioning! Be the first to know about the technologies
that will optimize your asset management this year!
Featured
Solution Providers:
TMW - Read
More
Fresh Start
Logistics - Read More
Liban -
Read More
Clem Driscoll
President CJ Driscoll & Associates [Moderator] |
| 12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH AND NETWORKING
IN INTERACTIVE MEETING ZONE: VIEW
FLOORPLAN |
1:30-2:30
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS & MEETINGS IN INTERACTIVE MEETING
ZONE VIEW
FLOORPLAN
Join a roundtable
discussion for 2 rotations of 30-minute disucssions on the
topics below. Bounce ideas off your peers, and debate
best practices.
Also, attend your
pre-arranged meetings with our solution providers and network
with your fellow delegates.
Roundtable
Discussion Topics:
MAINTENANCE — Top
Tools to Eliminate the Cost and Headache of Asset Maintenance
YARD & DOCK —Technologies
That Put You in Control. Led by Frank Scheer, USPS
MONITORING — The Power of Front-Line
Supervision & Real-time Decision Making. Led by
Mike Kelley, MVT
SOFTWARE SELECTION — Finding &
Integrating the Best Solution for the Lowest Price
DEBATE — SaaS vs. Hosted vs. Hybrid |
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THEME
2: GREEN FLEETS
Slash Fuel Budgets and Comply with 2010 Regulations
- EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE: The Facts and Figures
- FUEL MANAGEMENT: Strip Your Fuel Consumption by
Over 20%
The transport
industry has long realized the bottom-line benefits
of reducing fuel use. Now, in the face of volatile fuel
prices and new carbon emissions requirements, technology
is playing an ever-increasing role in helping CIOs and
Fleet Directors manage fuel use and reduce emissions. |
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2:30
FUEL MANAGEMENT: Strip Your Fuel Consumption by Over 20%
In this session, learn which fuel management technologies
really make the cut, and discover how to harness the full
potential of fuel optimization technologies by improving driver
compliance.
- Achieve the small changes that can help you get the most
out of your fuel management technologies and cut costs up
to 12 cents per gallon
- Unlock the power of your in-cab navigation and communication
systems to provide drivers with real-time, en-route savings
- Practical tips to improve dialogue with drivers, increase
compliance and eliminate fuel theft
- PLUS: The monitoring technologies that can put IT at the
forefront of company cost-cutting: aerodynamics, optimum
vehicle weight, tire pressure, vehicle maintenance and more
Mike Kelley Director
of IT MVT
David Kinsey Fuel Card Program Administrator Halliburton
Mark Licht Senior Advisor CJ Driscoll &
Associates [Moderator] |
| 3:15 COFFEE, NETWORKING AND
MEETINGS IN THE INTERACTIVE MEETING ZONE VIEW
FLOORPLAN |
4:00
CASE STUDY : Effective Solution Selection - Checks and Balances
Many companies have faced the situation where a problem seemed
fixed, yet came back shortly after. Repeat problems can significantly
impede your organization's performance, and dramatically eat
into costs. Often there is a significant focus on Root Cause
Analysis, FMEA's and HAZOPS but the solutions implemented
as a result of these studies often fall short of preventing
failures.
This session will
share 7 specific points to consider prior to implementation
of solutions which has resulted in improved solution selection
for Praxair. Gain practical and effective advice to
ensure you never again waste time and resources on the wrong
solution again.
Terry Bourgeois Director
Distribution and Applications Engineering Praxair
Inc *Presentation* |
4:30
EXPERT INSIGHTS PANEL: Through the Recession, Looking Ahead
Wrap up the day's
discussions with this senior panel session featuring top industry
executives. Hear their reactions to the day's discussions,
grill the experts on how their company survived the recession,
and hear how they are planning for 2010. Hear which
technologies were true 'winners' in a recessionary environment,
and which delivered disappointing ROI.
Hear their perspectives
on today's topics, and lay the groundwork for lively networking
discussions and tomorrow's conference sessions.
Scott Sullivan
CIO Pitt Ohio Express
Robert Eads
CIO Bennett International
Gary Palmer
Senior Director Transportation True Value Company
Terry Bourgeois
Director Distribution and Applications Engineering
Praxair Inc
Mark Licht
Senior Advisor CJ Driscoll & Associates
[Moderator] |
| 5:15 - 6:15 DRINKS & NETWORKING
IN INTERACTIVE MEETING ZONE VIEW
FLOORPLAN |
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8:00 - 8:45
Breakfast in the Interactive Meetings Zone
Come early to avoid the rush, and
grab a coffee and pastry before the event begins!
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THEME
3: IT INFRASTRUCTURE
The Back-Office Solutions that Make Real Operational
Difference
- BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING: Does it live up to
the promise?
- VIRTUALIZATION: The lucrative benefits of going
paperless
- SOFTWARE SELECTION: Finding & Integrating the
Best Solution for the Lowest Price
- DEBATE: SaaS vs. Hosted vs. Hybrid
Creating a
robust back-office IT infrastructure and harness the
power of your entire range of fleet technologies and
maximize your technology ROI. Discover the technologies
and integration strategies that will foster lean, efficient
operations and set you apart from the competition. |
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| 8:45 CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS -
Marc Mitchell CEO EIS |
9:00
Pitt Ohio Case Study: How to create a world class IT infrastructure
to better serve your customers and enable your employees to
be more effective, and at the same time reduce costs
Gain key insights from the winners of this year's CIO Vision
Award presented at this year's Midsize Enterprise Summit (formerly
a Gartner event) for Innovative Use and Deployment of Networking,
Voice and data Communications – Pitt Ohio Express.
Follow their journey towards improved operations and discover
the strategies and technologies that enabled them to achieve
their goals AND reduce costs. Discover why Pitt Ohio was recognized
as an industry leader in the following areas:
- Server and Desktop Virtualization (VMware &
Citrix & HP)
- Mobility Solutions (Citrix & VPN)
- VOIP & Wireless Networks (Cisco)
- Business Continuity (Power Solution, WWAN)
- Disk based Backups and Data De duplication (Symantec
& Data Domain)
- Disaster Recovery
Scott Sullivan CIO
Pitt Ohio Express
Mike Cisek Director of Emerging
Infrastructure & Operation Support Pitt Ohio Express
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9:30
VIRTUALIZATION: The lucrative benefits of going paperless
Virtualization technologies have existed for years, but studies
show that uptake across commercial fleets is lower than expected.
For example, a 2008 study showed that three of the four largest
for-hire trucking firms do not use electronic hours-of-service
monitoring tools.
In this session,
hear our leading experts share 8 quick-and-easy ways that
virtualization has streamlined their fleet operations resulting
in improved efficiency, reduced errors, and significant cost
reductions.
- How digitizing warrantees and maintenance schedules can
significantly reduce your maintenance and repair costs
- Automate bills of lading, invoicing, and customer profiles
– Cut costs, time and errors by enabling your sales,
operations and finance teams to work from a single, real-time
record
- Slash delivery times by automating driver paperwork
- Reduce the cost, risk and environmental impact of physical
document storage and retrieval
Robert Eads CIO Bennett
International *Power Presentation* |
10:00
Vendor Showcase: Hear it first at the truckIT Forum!
Get the inside scoop on this year’s upcoming technologies.
6 top solution providers each have 5 minutes to share their
latest offerings. Then, the floor is yours for 15 minutes
of questioning! Be the first to know about the technologies
that will boost your IT Infrastructure this year!
Featured
Solution Providers:
Red Prairie
- Read More
Syntel -
Read More
Marc Mitchell
CEO EIS [Moderator] |
| 10:30 COFFEE, NETWORKING AND
MEETINGS IN MEETINGS ZONE VIEW
FLOORPLAN |
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THEME
4: DRIVER MANAGEMENT
Maximizing Your People Power
- COMMUNICATION: Getting the Best Deal for Hardware,
Software and Airtime
- MONITORING: The Power of Front-Line Supervision
& Real-time Decision Making
- DRIVER COMPLIANCE: Create a Cost-Effective Culture
of Efficiency
- HOURS OF SERVICE: Cutting the Cost of Compliance
Small technology
changes for monitoring and managing your drivers’
behavior can yield dramatic savings for your fleet.
Listen as our experts share which driver-management
technologies, strategies and tools have slashed their
costs up to 20%, while also reducing emissions and improving
safety. |
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11:00
DRIVER COMPLIANCE: Create a Cost-Effective Culture of Efficiency
The best technologies in the world are no use if your drivers
ignore recommendations or misuse resources. In this session,
discover how technologies can help boost your driver compliance.
- Software to measure and reward drivers for efficiency,
rather than drop numbers
- Integrate your dispatch and mobile communications systems
with your fuel optimization software to achieve up to 97%
driver compliance
Gary Palmer
Senior Director Transportation True Value Company
*Power Presentation*
Brad Wham Director MHC Truck Leasing
Marc Mitchell
CEO EIS [Moderator]
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11:45
COMMUNICATION: Getting the Best Deal for Hardware, Software
and Airtime
Communicating with drivers in the field represents a significant
costs for commercial fleets. Join this discussion to learn:
- Which communications tools yield highest efficiency: Email,
cell phone, satellite phones or a combination?
- The service providers that go the extra mile for you
- Which handsets consolidate tasks, improve efficiency AND
save you money
- How to ensure you’re not paying too much for your
handsets and airtime
Andrew Pardue VP Information
Services Dynamex *Power Presentation* |
12:15 Vendor
Showcase: Hear it first at the truckIT Forum!
Get the inside scoop on this year’s upcoming technologies.
6 top solution providers each have 5 minutes to share their
latest offerings. Then, the floor is yours for 15 minutes of
questioning! Be the first to know about the technologies that
will boost your driver management this year!
Featured
Solution Providers:
GPS Insight
- Read More |
| 12:30 LUNCH AND NETWORKING
IN INTERACTIVE MEETING ZONE VIEW
FLOORPLAN |
| 1:30 Event Ends |
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