Senior Information Technology and Operations Executives To Attend EyeForTransport truckIT Forum

Senior Information Technology and Operations executives from the leading for-hire and private carrier fleets will be coming together in Atlanta, GA November 7th and 8th for a high-level discussion on fleet technology trends, issues, innovation, and regulation at this year’s 9th truckIT Forum, hosted by EyeForTransport.

Given the nature of technology within the carrier-fleet industry, this year’s truckIT Forum will focus on several key areas in which it is impacting the industry. At this annual elite meeting of fleet IT executives, speakers and attendees will address major industry technology topics, including:

Cloud technology for fleets
Keeping business practices in-step with technology trends
Taking advantage of consolidating fleet data
Reducing fuel-spend through technology
Revolutionizing your client interaction through mobile apps
...And many other critical issues

Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Cardinal Logistics Clay Holmes will present how Software as a Service (SaaS) serves as the great equalizer between big and small carrier-fleets, and also as an effective way for big fleets to save on costs by transferring some services to "the Cloud."

This year’s keynote will be delivered by National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vice-Chairman Christopher Hart, who will be looking at how critical technology is for safety today, and help guide fleet decision makers through new regulation and compliance.

Other leading speakers include Mike Naatz, CIO of YRCW; Kay Palmer, CIO of JB Hunt; Larry ‘Blue’ Keene; Steven Saltzgiver, Group Director of Fleet Operations, Coca Cola; and Dennis Beal, Vice President of Global Vehicles for FedEx.

The 9th truckIT Forum will take place November 7 and 8 in Atlanta, GA. This event is a senior-level executive forum that brings together top IT and operations executives from both for-hire and private carrier fleets. This year’s event will be taking place at the InterContinental in Buckhead, Atlanta.

Passes and accommodation for truckIT are free for top for-hire and private carrier fleet executives upon application and careful screening to EyeForTransport.

A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are also available for companies that provide industry-leading carrier-fleet solutions.

This year’s speaker list includes:

Gaven Smith, Director of IS, JB Hunt
Kay Palmer, CIO, JB Hunt
Mike Naatz, CIO, YRC Worldwide
Jeff Seibenhener, VP IT, USXpress
Larry Ahlers, VP Transportation, Oldcastle
Charles Odom, VP of Global Development, Averitt Express
Kirk Serjeantson, Director of IT Development, Purolator
Clay Holmes, CIO, Cardinal Logistics
Darren Klaum, Director of Business Systesm, Pitt Ohio Express
James Thomas, Fuel Optimization Manager, PepsiCo
Steven Saltzgiver, Group Director of Fleet Operations, Coca Cola
Jack Ernst, GM transportation, Bluelinx Co.
Dale Langley, CIO, USXpress
Larry ‘Blue’ Keene, Director Transportation, Tyson Foods
Raj Patel, Competitive Analysis Manager, Technology, UPS
Mike Challman, Senior Director, Operations Managed Transportation, Exel
Nick Cook, CIO, FFE Transportation
Dennis R. Beal, VP Global Vehicles, FedEx
Chris Hart, Vice-Chairman of the NTSB
Jackie Barretta, Consultant, former CIO of Con-way
Roman Hlutkowsky, Consultant, formerly of FedEx
Dr. Nakul Sathaye, Faculty Member, UC Berkeley

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