2021 AFC First Quarter Meeting
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2021 AFC First Quarter Meeting
Date:
February 25, 2021
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
Registration:
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Event Description:
Register for the first quarter virtual meeting of the Maintenance & Technology Council on Thursday, February 25 at 10 am, CST.
Ed Gilroy currently serves as the senior vice president of legislative affairs for the American Trucking Associations (ATA). In this capacity, Gilroy oversees and manages all aspects of the ATA’s congressional affairs activities, including the development, implementation, and communication of all legislative initiatives affecting the trucking industry.
Session 1: The First 100 Days and Beyond: What to Expect from Biden Administration and the 117th Congress
Presented by Ed Gilroy, American Trucking Associations
As the country continues to battle both public health and economic crises, President Biden and a new Congress face many serious challenges. Gilroy will discuss the challenges confronting the new President and new Congress, the near- and long-term actions being considered to address them, and the potential impact of those actions on the trucking industry.
Ed Gilroy currently serves as the senior vice president of legislative affairs for the American Trucking Associations (ATA). In this capacity, Gilroy oversees and manages all aspects of the ATA’s congressional affairs activities, including the development, implementation, and communication of all legislative initiatives affecting the trucking industry. Prior to joining the ATA, Gilroy served as the director of Workforce Policy for the Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor. In that role, Gilroy managed the Committee’s workforce agenda, focusing on legislation affecting labor and employment, health care, pensions and welfare policy. His Congressional service also included time as a professional staff member for the Committee on Education and Labor; as well as legislative director for the U.S. Representative Rod Chandler of Washington State.
This is Gilroy’s second stint of service with the ATA. He previously worked in the Associations’ Capitol Hill office as vice president of legislative affairs, and represented the industry before Congress and the federal government on matters relating to labor and employment, employee benefits and tax. He provided similar representation before Congress on behalf of American manufacturers, serving in the Industrial Relations Department of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Sponsor Session: Estate Planning Pitfalls
Presented by John Peace and T.J. Lawhon, Dover Dixon Horne PLLC
Learn the top 10 estate planning mistakes to avoid from our sponsor, Dover Dixon Horne PLLC.
Session 2: Insurance Update
Presented by Tracy Lange, Higginbotham
Hear the latest on insurance market pricing, underwriting and product innovations. Discussion will include how to implement best practices and technology for long-term results.
Tracy Lange is the transportation practice leader of Higginbotham's transportation group. This department includes over thirty agents whose sole focus is providing insurance and risk management services to various focus areas within the transportation space. Coverages from traditional insurance, self-insured, retention plans to multiple configurations for alternative risk products. Higginbotham’s transportation team support client's insurance, safety, and risk management needs by deploying loss control initiatives to prevent losses, promote regulatory compliance, reduce claims costs and improve the safety culture.
Lange’s experience with insurance spans twenty years. He has dedicated his insurance carrier to helping transportation companies of all types. Before joining Higginbotham in 2016, he was vice president of transportation with Capps Insurance Agency. Lange is involved with the National Tank Truck Association, Truckload Carriers Association, American Transportation Associated, and numerous state transportation associations like the Arkansas Trucking Association.
Tracy Lange is the transportation practice leader of Higginbotham's transportation group. This department includes over thirty agents whose sole focus is providing insurance and risk management services to various focus areas within the transportation space. Coverages from traditional insurance, self-insured, retention plans to multiple configurations for alternative risk products. Higginbotham’s transportation team support client's insurance, safety, and risk management needs by deploying loss control initiatives to prevent losses, promote regulatory compliance, reduce claims costs and improve the safety culture.
Lange’s experience with insurance spans twenty years. He has dedicated his insurance carrier to helping transportation companies of all types. Before joining Higginbotham in 2016, he was vice president of transportation with Capps Insurance Agency. Lange is involved with the National Tank Truck Association, Truckload Carriers Association, American Transportation Associated, and numerous state transportation associations like the Arkansas Trucking Association.
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2021 AFC First Quarter Meeting