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Eighth Annual

Freight and Logistics Symposium

December 3, 2004

Sheraton Metrodome, Minneapolis

The Forces of Change Impacting Freight Transportation and Logistics

The 2004 symposium focused on the forces of change impacting freight transportation and logistics, particularly the movement of goods by truck. Issues such as congestion, security, infrastructure condition, truck availability, cost, and hours-of-service regulations were discussed by representatives from the business community and the public sector. The symposium also addressed how these challenges are impacting other freight transportation modes and what implications they have for future technologies.

Program

7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 Welcome

Robert Johns, Director, Center for Transportation Studies
Greg West, President, Council of Logistics Management Twin Cities Roundtable

8:15 Opening Keynote Speaker

Gary Petersen, Director of Transportation, General Mills

Gary Peterson shared his perspective on the current issues and challenges facing the freight and logistics industry.

9:00 The Future of Trucking: Forces for Change

Moderator:

Robert Johns

Private Sector Perspective:

Jim Butts, Vice President for Transportation, C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Public Sector Perspective:

Cecil Selness, Transportation Operations Manager, Mn/DOT

Panelists:

John Hausladen, President, Minnesota Trucking Association
Anita Benson, County Engineer, Lyon County, Minnesota
Natalio Diaz, Director of Metropolitan Transportation Services, Metropolitan Council

10:30 Break

10:45 Implications for Other Modes, Technology, and the Infrastructure

Moderator:

Greg West, National Sales and Marketing Manager, C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Richard Stewart, Director, Transportation and Logistics Research Center, University of Wisconsin—Superior
Dan Murray, Director of Research, American Transportation Research Institute

11:45 Closing Speaker

Warren Hoemann, Deputy Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Invited)

12:15 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn

Robert Johns

Sponsors

Sponsored by CTS, in cooperation with: Minnesota Department of Transportation; Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee; Council of Logistics Management Twin Cities Roundtable; Metropolitan Council.