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Asset Maximization   Green Fleets   IT Infrastructure   Driver Management

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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Asset Maximization   Green Fleets   IT Infrastructure   Driver Management

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!

 

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*
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]                                         

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

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.

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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Day 2

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!

 

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.

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

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

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.

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]

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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