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.
Ben Banks,
RAC Chairman
Vice President, Operations
TCW, Inc.
Colin Abernathy
Director of Performance and Analytics
Groendyke Transport, Inc.
Brent Allred
Transportation Practice Leader and Managing Director
Higginbotham Transportation Services
Andrew Andrusko
Statewide Freight Planning Director
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Renee Bowen
Principal
Franklin & Prokopik, P.C.
Tony Bradley
President & CEO
Arizona Trucking Association
Michael Bray
Chief Commercial Officer
Platform Science
Joyce Brenny
President & CEO
Brenny Transportation
Bree Bryant
Vice President of Safety
Eagle Transport
Mark Colson
President & CEO
Alabama Trucking Association
Mark Doughty
President & CEO
Prepass Safety Alliance
Steve Fields
America’s Road Team Captain
Yellow
Rob Haddock
Group Director, Planning and Logistics
Coca-Cola North America
Evangelos Kaisar
Director, Freight Mobility Research Institute
Florida Atlantic University
Jackie Kelly
Senior Federal Affairs Representative
FedEx
Mike Ludwick
Chief Administrative Officer
Bison Transport
Ken Marko
Fleet Sustainability Senior Manager
US Foods
Robert Meyer
Vice President of Transportation
UPS
Drew Mills
Vice President of Operations
TrueNorth Companies
Andrew Owens
CEO – Manager
A&M Transport
Andrew Petrofsky
Vice President
J&M Tank Lines
Dustin Ragon
Lieutenant
Wyoming Highway Patrol
Jose Samperio
Executive Director, End-User Sales
Cummins Inc.
Jon Samson
Executive Director, Ag & Food Transporters Conference
American Trucking Associations
Amanda Schuier
Director of Employee Engagement
Jetco Delivery
Andrea Serra
Senior Enterprise Product Manager
C.H. Robinson
Kimberly Skelton
Senior Manager, Consumer Insights
Pilot Flying J
Mike Stapleton
Senior Manager, Consumer Insights
ISAAC Instruments
Kerry Stritt
Vice President Fleet Services
Southeastern Freight Lines
Daniel Studdard
Principal Planner, Transportation Access and Mobility Division
Atlanta Regional Commission
Heather Sykes
Director of the Office of Supply Chain, Professional, and Business Services U.S., Department of Commerce International Trade Administration
Gregg Troian
President
PGT Trucking
Stephen Truono
EVP & Chief Risk Officer
NFI Industries
Connie Vaughan
Manager, Government Relations
McKee Foods
Tom Weakley
Director of Operations
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Foundation
