THURSDAY, JULY 30

2:00 - 5:00 PM  Conference Registration Opens

2:00 – 4:00 PM  Exhibitor Setup

11:30 AM – 3:45 PM  Motive Safety Leader Bootcamp
Separate registration for this event is required. There is no additional cost.

3:30 – 4:30 PM  FTA Board Meeting

5:00 – 6:00 PM  Opening Reception
Dinner at your leisure
 

FRIDAY, JULY 31

7:00 AM  Registration & Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30 AM  State of the Association

Scott Perry, President & CEO, Florida Trucking Association

8:30 – 9:00 AM  From Shore to Shore, Stopping Highway Robbery

Sgt. 1st Class George Seiler, Investigative Task Force Supervisor, Bureau of Criminal Investigations & Intelligence, Florida Highway Patrol

9:00 – 9:45 AM  Unpacking Florida’s Top 10

Rebecca Brewster, President & COO, American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)

9:50 – 10:35 AM  Breakout Sessions 

• Clear Skies Ahead: Navigating Clean Air Compliance

  • Valvoline

•   Turning the Tide, A New Approach to Trucking Risk

  • Jon Dittmer, Carrier Claims Alliance

  • Clay Hamblen, Carrier Claims Alliance

  • Matt Penland, Cypress Truck Lines

•   Smooth Sailing Through Emissions Regulations

  • Joey Young, Publix Super Markets

  • Earl Sims, Sunbelt Transport Refrigeration

  • Randy McDuffie, Thermo King North Florida

10:35 – 11:15 AM  Networking Break

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM  Legislative Update

• Chris Dudley, The Southern Group

• Rep. Chip LaMarca, Chair, Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

• Rep. Tom Fabricio, Chairman of Joint Committee on Collective Bargaining and Vice Chair of Ways and Means Committee

12:00 – 12:30 PM  Brokerage Blueprint: Post-Montgomery, What Changed? What Didn’t? What Now?

J.W. Taylor, Managing Partner, Taylor Nelson Slattery Bernard PL

12:30 – 2:00 PM  Lunch On Your Own

2:00 – 4:00 PM  Flamingle Pool Party

Dinner at your leisure
 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

7:00 – 8:00 AM  Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30 AM  Dockside Discussion with Ryder

• John J. Diez, CEO, Ryder System Inc.

• Scott Perry, President & CEO, Florida Trucking Association

8:30 – 10:00 AM  FMCSA Update & Chat With The Captains of Safety Panel

• Derek D. Barrs, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

• Major Erick McGuire, Troop I Commander, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, Florida Highway Patrol

• Florida Road Team Captains

10:00 – 10:30 AM  Networking Break

10:30 – 11:15 AM  Catching the Next Wave: Strategies for Recruiting Tomorrow’s Fleet

• Tra Williams, President, FleetForce Truck Driver Training

• Rep. Tiffany Esposito, Chair, Career & Workforce Development Subcommittee

• Michael Prairie, Senior Director of Sustainability and Business Optimization, Florida Panthers

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM  Setting the Course: Groendyke’s Commitment to Safety & Policy

Greg Hodgen, CEO, Groendyke Transport and Board Chair, American Trucking Associations (ATA)

12:30 – 1:00 PM  Lunch Buffet

1:00 – 2:00 PM  Anchored in Excellence: Safety Awards & Meeting of the Membership

2:00 – 5:30 PM  Activities On Your Own

5:30 – 8:00 PM  Star-Spangled Send-Off
Presented by FleetForce Truck Driver Training
Our Closing Reception just went Star-Spangled — red, white, blue, and beachfront. Pack accordingly. More details soon. 

*Schedule subject to change. Additional speakers and topics will continue to be announced.*