The Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is comprised of government officials, academics, professional truck drivers 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.
If you’re interesting in applying to serve, or would like to nominate a colleague for a future term on ATRI’s RAC, click here.

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


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 Specialized, Inc.


Bree Bryant
Vice President of Safety
Eagle Transport


Mark Colson
President & CEO
Alabama Trucking Association


Mark Doughty
President & CEO
Prepass Safety Alliance


Steve Fields
Professional Driver & America’s Road Team Captain
Wal-Mart


Captain John Hahn
Captain
Colorado State Patrol


Evangelos Kaisar
Director, Freight Mobility Research Institute
Florida Atlantic University


Jackie Kelly
Senior Federal Affairs Representative
FedEx


Mike Ludwick
President and CEO
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


Jose Samperio
Vice President and General Manager – North America On-Highway
Cummins Inc.


Jon Samson
Executive Director, Ag & Food Transporters Conference
American Trucking Associations


Amanda Schuier
Strategic Maintenance Director
Jetco Delivery


Kimberly Skelton
Senior Manager, Consumer Insights
Pilot Flying J


Glissel Soliz
Director, Transportation Operations & 3PL
Coca-Cola North America


Mike Stapleton
Vice President, Industry Relations
ISAAC Instruments


Kerry Stritt
Vice President Fleet Services
Southeastern Freight Lines


Daniel Studdard
Planning Administrator
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
