ATRI Announces New Research Advisory Committee Members

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released the names of those individuals appointed by the ATRI Board of Directors to serve on the 2017-2018 Research Advisory Committee (RAC).  Among other activities, ATRI's RAC is responsible for annually identifying the top research priorities for the trucking industry.  RAC members represent a diverse cross-section of trucking industry stakeholders including motor carriers, industry suppliers, commercial drivers, shippers, law enforcement, academia and government.

Mr. Scott Mugno, Vice President, Safety, Sustainability & Vehicle Maintenance of FedEx Ground, was appointed to serve as Chairman of the RAC.  New RAC members appointed for the 2017-2018 term are:

Mr. Jon Blackham
Policy and Government Affairs
Canadian Trucking Alliance

Mr. Bill Brown
Manager of Fleet Telematics
Southeastern Freight Lines

Mr. Scott George
Chief Executive Officer
TCW, Inc.

Dr. Mike Golias
Director for Research
Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute
University of Memphis

Mr. Stan Hampton
Vice President of Driver Personnel
J.B. Hunt

Mr. Victor Hart
Transportation Safety Manager
Dot Transportation, Inc.

Mr. Ken Howden
Director, 21st Century Truck Partnership
Vehicle Technologies Office
U.S. Department of Energy

Ms. Kelly Killingsworth
Vice President, Inbound Transportation
Walmart

Ms. Victoria King
Group Vice President, Public Affairs
UPS

Mr. Dustin Koehl
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Total Transportation of Mississippi

Ms. Caroline Mays
Director, Freight and
International Trade Section
Texas Department of Transportation

Ms. Lisa Mullings
President and CEO
National Association of Truck Stop
Operators

Mr. Tom Murtha
Senior Planner
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for
Planning

Deputy Chief Mark Savage
Colorado State Patrol

Mr. Carl Stebbins
Corporate Director of Admissions and Marketing
New England Tractor Trailer Training School

Mr. Harold Sumerford, Jr.
CEO
J&M Tank Lines, Inc.

Mr. Jim Ward
President and CEO
D.M. Bowman

Current RAC members who were reappointed to an additional two-year term on the RAC are:

Ms. Amy Boerger
Vice President – North American
Engine Business
Cummins, Inc.

Mr. Randy Boyles
Senior Vice President, Mobile Strategy
PeopleNet

Mr. Michael Conyngham
Director of Research
International Brotherhood of 
Teamsters

Mr. Bob Costello
Senior VP and Chief Economist
American Trucking Associations

Mr. Tom Cuthbertson
Vice President, Regulatory Compliance
Omnitracs, LLC

Mr. Dennis Dellinger
President
Cargo Transporters

Mr. Chip Duden
Vice President, Strategic 
Business Analytics
Werner Enterprises

Mr. Paul J. Enos
Chief Executive Officer
Nevada Trucking Association

Mr. Sanford Hodes
Senior Vice President and Deputy
General Counsel
Ryder System, Inc.

Mr. Chris McLoughlin
Cargo Risk Manager 
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Ms. Brenda Neville
President
Iowa Motor Truck Association

Mr. Dean Newell
Vice President, Safety
Maverick, Inc.

Ms. Karen Rasmussen
President and CEO
HELP, Inc.

Mr. Wellington F. Roemer, III
President and CEO
Wellington F. Roemer Insurance

Ms. Andrea Sequin
Director, Regulatory Services
Schneider National, Inc.

Mr. Tom Weakley
Director of Operations
Owner-Operator Independent
Drivers Association Foundation

"The RAC serves a critical role in developing and prioritizing research proposals that address the trucking industry's top issues.  We congratulate those appointed by the Board to serve in this important role and we look forward to working with them," remarked Rebecca Brewster, ATRI President and COO.

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. 

SOURCE American Transportation Research Institute