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forCompliance inO/OMovement
,was
presentedbyapanel of law enforcement
andvehicle safetyofficials. BryceBaker,
IllinoisTruckEnforcementAssociation;
Sgt. TomFuller,NYStatePolice and
CommercialVehicleSafetyAlliance
(CVSA); andMikePoppe, of Precision
HeavyHaul; shared tips for improving
CSA scores, thus compliance, resulting in
reducedpermit violations and fines.
TheExhibitCenterwas thedestination
of choice for lunchandnetworkingonDay
Two. SponsoredbyScheuerle-Nicolas-
Kamag, Transport Systems&Products,
Inc. andXLSpecializedTrailers, thebuffet
lunchaccompanied thebusy exhibit floor,
andgaveparticipants ampleopportunities
to see thenewest equipment, services and
products,whileminglingwith clients,
both current andprospective.
The afternoonand eveningofDay
Twowas reserved forBreakout Sessions.
SessionOne,
CVSATruck Inspection
,
allowedattendees towitness anactual
inspectionof anoversized load, using
a seven-axle lowboy.Walkingaudience
members through current procedures
forperforminga roadside enforcement
inspectionwereTexasDepartment
of PublicSafetySeniorCorporal
CharlesGonzalez,CommercialVehicle
Enforcement, andTexasDepartment of
PublicSafetyCorporal ToddPhillips,
CommercialVehicleEnforcement.
SessionTwo,
Technology–BoomorBust
for SpecializedTransportation
, underlined
an ever-emergingnotion concerning
where specialized transportation isheaded
withdeveloping technologies likeEOBRs
and in-cab cameras. PresentersBobMoore
andChrisNelson,NBIS, discussed the
availability, analysis andutilizationof
data fromnew technology, andhow it is
changing theprofession, equipment and
operational landscape for carriers thathave
learnedhow tocaptureandharness it.
Breakout SessionThree,
HarnessingRisk
Management toAvoidLegalClaims
, gave
attendees an inside lookathow tomanage
riskyear-round,with insuranceplaying
akey role. BobMoore,NBIS,madea
secondappearanceonstage, this timewith
DaveWittwer,HaysCompanies.Theduo
emphasizedhow real riskmanagement is
about addressing theunpredictable,which
includesmanagingyour company’s cost
of riskandaligningyour culturearound
performance.MooreandWittwer also
discussedhowcompanies canbestutilize
the latest technology– lanedeparture,
cameras andEOBRs–witha focuson
the legal implications such technology
anddataavailabilitycanplay incertain
scenarios.
Thursdaywas cappedoffwitha
networking reception sponsoredby
National Interstate InsuranceCo.,ODS
NorthAmericaandTrailKing Industries.
Day Three
The final day startedwitha continental
breakfast sponsoredbyGoldhofer
Aktiengesellschaft andRidewell
Suspensions Inc.Next, RobAbbott,
AmericanTruckingAssociations (ATA),
deliveredFriday’s first presentation:
FromCSA toHOS–AComprehensive
FederalUpdate.
Abbott’s sessionprovided
participantswitha summary, plus status
ofmajority industry safety initiatives,
suchas:CSA,Hoursof Service, Electronic
LoggingandSleepApnea.
STS2014 came toa closewitha
presentationof the
2013Hauling Jobs of
theYear.
In theMoving category, honors
went toSarens/Rigging International,
Alameda,CA, for its 14.2-mile transport
of theSpaceShuttleEndeavor fromLos
Angeles InternationalAirport to the
CaliforniaScienceCenter. Burkhalter
SpecializedTransport LLC,Columbus,
MS,won in theHaulingOver 160,000
Pounds (net) category, for its simultaneous
transport of twohydrogen sulfide
absorberson76milesof state and federal
highways fromBigbeeValley,MS, to
Mississippi Power’sKemperCounty IGCC
Energy facility.And in theHaulingUnder
160,000Pounds (net) category, Precision
SpecializedDivision, Inc.,Woodbridge,
Ontario,was awarded for its transport of
aGerman-builtVacuum Impregnation
Tank (VIT) 112miles, from thedocks
atOshawa,Ontario, toamanufacturing
plant inPeterborough,Ontario.
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TheRegional ExecutiveRoundtable
roundedout theday.Harmonization
effortswith regard toweekend travel,
allowable tandemweight andpilot escort
requirementswere among thekey topics
analyzedby stateofficials.Changes to
state automatedpermits systems, and
changes expected in2014werediscussed
byTammyDenning,NorthCarolinaDOT
(SASHTO);MatthewHedge, Pennsylvania
DOT (NASTO); ScottMarion,Missouri
DOT (MAASTO); and JimWright,
WashingtonStateDOT (WASHTO).
Day Two
DayTwomet all attendeesbright and early
witha continental breakfast, sponsored
by IndustrieCommetoS.P.A.Next,
DanBaker captivatedhis audiencewith
both compelling insights andahealthy
doseof laughterwithhispresentation:
IntegratingFourGenerations IntoYour
Workforce
– sponsoredbyAssociation
BenefitResources/Benovate andTalbert
Manufacturing. Baker reviewed four
different generations in theworkforce
today, and sharedhis thoughtsonhow
theyoungest generationsbringwith them
awholenewapproach to traditional
conceptsofwork, career andpersonal
fulfillment.His interactivedemonstration
hadattendees laughingand learninghow
to incorporate amulti-generationalwork
culture into their companies.
Thursday’s second session,
Best Practices
STS 2014 took a healthy look at hours-of-
service regulations, electronic onboard
recorders and the use of Data Q files.
This year’s Exhibit Center boasted a full roster of 35 exhibitor booths. The three-day
Symposium hosted 443 attendees, 74 of whomwere first-timers.
