FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rebecca Brewster
(770) 432-0628
November 19, 2012
Arlington, VA – The Board of Directors of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently appointed 17 new members to its Research Advisory Committee (RAC). The RAC is charged with annually identifying the trucking industry’s top research needs. RAC members represent a diverse group of industry stakeholders including motor carriers, industry suppliers, academics, government, driver groups and law enforcement. The new members, along with 16 reappointed members, will serve a two-year term starting January 2013.
The ATRI Board also appointed Steve L. Niswander, Vice President of Safety, Policy and Regulatory Relations for Groendyke Transport in Enid, Oklahoma as Chairman of the Research Advisory Committee. Niswander has been a member of the RAC since 2009 and he will serve as Chairman of the 2013-2014 RAC. He will be responsible for leading the group’s identification, review and prioritization of the industry’s research agenda.
Newly appointment members of the ATRI Research Advisory Committee:
Duane Acklie
Chairman
Crete Carrier Corporation
Kirk Altrichter
Vice President, Maintenance
Gordon Trucking, Inc.
Andrew Boyle
Executive Vice President
Boyle Transportation
Randy Boyles
Vice President Tailored Solutions
Peoplenet
Michael Conyngham
Director of Research
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Matt Hart
Executive Director
Illinois Trucking Association
Sanford Hodes
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Ryder System, Inc.
Keith Klingenberg
Senior Vice President, Logistics Practice Group Leader
Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA
Michael Kray
Principal Planner
Atlanta Regional Commission
Chris McLoughlin
Cargo Risk Manager
C.H. Robinson
Robert Moseley, Jr.
Transportation Attorney
Smith Moore Leatherwood
Scott Mugno
Vice President, Safety and Maintenance
FedEx Ground
Vidya Mysore
Manager, Systems Traffic Modeling
Florida Department of Transportation
Richard Plewacki
Partner
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Arnoff
Webb Shaw
Vice President, Editorial Resources
J.J. Keller & Associates
Frank Southworth
Principal Research Scientist
Georgia Institute of Technology,
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Keith Tuttle
President
Motor Carrier Services, Inc.
ATRI is the trucking industry’s 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight transportation’s essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient transportation system.
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