The Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is comprised of government officials, independent scientists, labor union officials, academics and trucking company executives and suppliers from a diverse cross-section of the industry, all who understand the importance of sound science to an industry as complex as the trucking industry. The RAC is charged with annually recommending a research agenda for the Institute.
Shawn Brown, RAC Chairman
Vice President of Safety for Cargo Transporters, Inc.
Mike Ahart
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Omnitracs
Ben Banks
Vice President, Operations
TCW, Inc.
Hayden Cardiff
CEO and Founder
Idelic
Joe Darby
Director, Safety & Risk Control, Transportation & Logistics Practice
Aon
Bob Elkins
Senior Vice President, Industry Vertical Operations
Ruan Transportation Management Systems
Brett Fabbri
Assistant Chief
California Highway Patrol
Gary Falldin
Vice President of Safety, Security and Driver Onboarding
Dart Transit
Melanie Feeley
Vice President, General Business Manager
K-Limited Carrier, Ltd.
Jim Fields
Chief Operating Officer
PITT OHIO
Rickey Fitzgerald
Manager, Freight and Multimodal Operations
Florida Department of Transportation
Steven Garrish
Vice President of Safety
CRST, Inc.
Rob Haddock
Group Director, Planning and Logistics
Coca-Cola North America
Kevin Lhotak
President
Reliable Transportation Specialists
Mike Ludwick
Chief Administrative Officer
Bison Transport
Steve Olson
President and Chief Underwriting Officer
Great West Casualty Company
Clay Porter
Attorney
Porter, Rennie, Woodard, Kendall, LLP
Abigail Potter
Manager, Safety and Occupational Health Policy
American Trucking Associations
Jeremy Reymer
Founder and CEO
DriverReach
Rob Rhea
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
FedEx Freight
Marc Rogers
President and CEO
UniGroup
Amanda Schuier
Senior Vice President
Quality Transport
Joe Sculley
President
Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Shelly Seaton
Vice President of Loss Prevention
Landstar
Charles Simpson
Vice President, Strategic Intelligence
USXpress
Russ Simpson
America’s Road Team Captain
Yellow
Monique Stinson
Computational Transportation Scientist
Argonne National Laboratory
Daniel Studdard
Principal Planner, Transportation Access and Mobility Division
Atlanta Regional Commission
Randy Vernon
Chief Executive Officer
Big G Express
Doug Voss
Arkansas Highway Commission Endowed Chair
University of Central Arkansas
Tom Weakley
Director of Operations
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Foundation
John Whittington
Vice President, Legislative Affairs
Grammer Logistics
Shawn Yadon
Chief Executive Officer
California Trucking Association
