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This country turns on eighteen wheels
Thank god we can depend on
Brothers of the highway, children of the wind
Join FTA for our final event of 2025--as we look toward blue skies and open roads in 2026. Centrally located--short and sweet--we're going to get Strait to the Point and tackle the major issues facing the trucking and moving industry.
This event will include Florida Road Team selection, an elite group that represents the trucking industry across the state.
Learn more about our Florida Road Team here.
Florida Road Team Selection: November 3-5
Fall Round-Up: November 4-5
Room block deadline: October 13th
$143/night
Schedule
Monday, November 3
2:00PM- 5:00PM: Road Team Meeting (Current Members and Finalists)-
Share the Road and Media Training
6:00PM: Dinner for Road Team Members and Finalists
Tuesday, November 4
Salon AB
7:30 AM-10:30 AM: Voluntary Vehicle Inspection
8:00 AM: Road Team Breakfast
9:00AM- 12:00PM: Road Team Selection- Presentations and Safety/Regulatory Interviews
1:00PM- 4:00PM: Exhibitor Setup
2:00PM-3:00PM: SMC Meeting
3:00PM: Board of Directors Meeting
4:00PM: The Chair: Opening Remarks from James Sadler
4:15PM: Opening Keynote: Ocean Front Property: Managing M&A Mayhem with Smarter Risk
Profiles, Dan Cook, TrueNorth Companies
5:00PM- 6:30PM: Cold Beer Conversation Reception
6:30PM: 2.0 Leadership Class Dinner (private event)
Dinner on Your Own
Flagler Weigh Station Southbound
Ballroom B
Ballrooms A/B
Foyer
Salon AB
Salon AB
Salons DE
Grand Terrace
Wednesday, November 5
7:30 AM: Blue Clear Sky Breakfast
8:30AM- 10:30AM: General Session
Check Yes or No: A Preview of the 2026 Florida Legislative Reception
Write This Down: Navigating New Safety Regulations,
Dan Horvath, COO, American Trucking Associations
All My Exes Sue in Texas: An Evaluation of HB837 in our Courts and
How to Make it Irrelevant., Kyle Weaver, Assistant General Counsel, Transportation
Resource Management
Carrying Your Love (and Freight) with Me: Tales From the Road with Florida's Road Team,
Elizabeth Emmanuel, (mod.)
Trucking Troubadour: Telling Your Story to Manage Your Brand, Black Oak Creative
10:30AM- 11:00AM: Networking Break
11:00AM-11:30AM: TMC: Amarillo by Morning: Getting on the road and improving fuel economy
with PC 12 and Heavy Duty Oil
11:30AM-12:00PM: SMC: I Cross My Heart [and will comply]: Lightning Round with
FMCSA Compliance, Kevin Elrod, CEO, Spartan Transportation
12:00PM: Carried Away Lunch Buffet
12:30PM: Lunch Keynote: Easy Come, Easy Go: Economic Forecasting for this Long,
Winding Road Sean Snaith, Ph.D., UCF's Institute for Economic Forecasting
1:30PM- 2:30PM: Cowboys and Dreamers: Recognition of 2.0 Leadership Classes,
Florida Road Team
2:30PM: She'll Leave You with a Smile, Closing remarks from Alix Miller
Salons DE
Salons DE
Foyer
Ballrooms A/B
Salons DE
Salons DE
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