REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ON SITE. 

The Arkansas Trucking Association is pleased to present a two-day, multi-session safety summit Thursday, Nov. 2 and Friday, Nov. 3 at the Aloft Hotel in Little Rock, Ark.



Book a room on site at the Aloft Little Rock West.

SUMMIT OVERVIEW
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Welcome from ATA's Director of Safety Services and Loss Prevention

Mike Brust is the director of safety and loss prevention for the Arkansas Trucking Association.  In 2019, he came to ATA with over 25 years of industry experience and more than a decade in safety-focused roles.

Previously, he worked with Protective Insurance, reviewing customers’ safety programs and providing guidance and direction for improvement. He also held a director of safety position for Southern Refrigerated Transport in Texarkana where he led successful compliance initiatives. He began his career as a combat engineer in the U.S. Army and then earned his transportation degree from the University of Arkansas before working 20 years at FedEx Freight as a manager in the safety department.
 
Federal Regulatory Update
Presented by Dan Horvath, American Trucking Associations

Dan Horvath is the vice president of safety policy at the American Trucking Associations. Horvath joined ATA in March of 2018 as director of safety policy after more than five years as director of compliance and safety at TransForce Inc. Prior to that role, Horvath was a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration auditor, examining new commercial carriers for regulatory compliance. Before his time at FMCSA, Horvath spent several years in the operations and safety department at Mlaker Transportation Inc., a Pennsylvania-based motor coach and student transportation company. In September 2018, Horvath was promoted to ATA’s vice president of safety policy. In this role, he represents ATA and its safety agenda before federal and state government regulators and various non-governmental organizations. Horvath oversees the association’s safety policy and hazardous materials committees which formulate the official safety policy agenda on behalf of ATA’s broader membership. Horvath, a proud CDL holder, is a 2017 graduate of the LEAD ATA program, a long-time volunteer at the National Truck Driving Championships, and serves on multiple committees with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.

Impact of Marijuana Legalization and Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse on the Industry
Presented by Dan Horvath, American Trucking Associations and Rebecca Brewster, American Transportation Research Institute

ATRI Safety Research Update
Presented by Rebecca Brewster, American Transportation Research Institute

Rebecca Brewster is President and Chief Operating Officer of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).  ATRI is the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, whose mission is research to improve the trucking industry’s safety and productivity. Brewster is the recipient of several awards including Fleet Owner magazine’s 2016 Dozen Outstanding Women in Trucking, the 2013 Influential Woman in Trucking award from the Women in Trucking Association, and the 2010 J.R. Bob Halladay award given by the 50 state trucking associations.


Avoiding Litigation Pitfalls
Presented by Doug Marcello, Saxton & Stump

Douglas Marcello is a member of Saxton & Stump’s trucking and commercial transportation group, defending trucking companies in both Pennsylvania and throughout the country. A trial counsel in 35 different states, Marcello handles all aspects of the trucking industry’s legal needs, from immediately responding to accidents to working with businesses to mitigate risk and litigating cases through a jury trial.

Safety Networking Hour
Sponsored by Drivers Legal Plan


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Arkansas Law Enforcement
Presented by Major Peter Lopez, Arkansas Highway Police and Kevin Breedlove, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Control Risk with Recruiting and Compliance Technology
Presented by Jeremy Reymer, DriverReach

As founder and CEO of DriverReach, Jeremy Reymer is passionate and innovative in addressing today’s challenges with recruiting CDL drivers. He brings over 15 years of experience in the trucking industry as both a carrier and a vendor, having led a small truckload operation as well as a regional CDL driver staffing company. As a member of ATA’s Workforce Development Committee and ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee, Reymer is devoted to solving the industry’s greatest challenges. In 2016, he founded DriverReach, a modern driver recruiting management solution to address the ongoing driver shortage.

Cybersecurity
Presented by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Helen “Gayle” Combs is Cybersecurity Advisor (CSA) for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Region 6, State of Arkansas. As CSA-Arkansas, her focus is cyber services and resources for NW Arkansas. Comb’s responsibilities include strategic relationships/partnerships with owners, operators and communities at the state, county, tribal and local level to minimize risk and strengthen resilience of critical infrastructure.

THANK YOU TO OUR SUMMIT SPONSORS