Sunday, October 12, 2008

4:00 - 5:00 P.M.

Board of Directors Meeting

6:00 - 7:00 P.M.

Opening Cocktail Reception

Monday, October 13, 2008

7:30 - 8:15 A.M.

Breakfast on your own

8:30 – 8:40 A.M.

Opening Remarks
— Peter Reed Corbin, NATERA Chairman
— John Jansonius, NATERA Program Chair

8:40 – 9:25 A.M.

“Leading Employment Cases in the Past Year and the Impact on Transportation Employers”
— Thomas P. Krukowski, Esquire, Krukowski & Costello, S.C.
This presentation will explore the hottest new employment cases impacting the trucking industry and other recent developments in the employment arena.

9:25 – 9:30 A.M.

Change PowerPoint – Stretch

9:30 – 10:25 A.M.

“UPS and UPS Freight:  Report on Negotiations and Organizing” 
— Darren R. Jones, Labor Counsel, United Parcel Services Inc.
This program will address the issues faced by UPS during its contract negotiations with the Teamsters and other labor challenges confronting UPS.

10:25 – 10:40 A.M.

Morning Break

10:40 – 11:10 A.M.

“Pension Update:  Is Retirement Still an Option?”
—  Herve H. Aitken, Esquire, Ford & Harrison LLP
This presentation will address the latest developments on withdrawal liability and the continuous challenges facing multi-employer pension plans.

11:10 – 11:15 A.M.

Change PowerPoint – Stretch

11:15 – 12:00 P.M.

“Developments at the U.S. Department of Labor”
— Honorable Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor
Secretary Chao’s Keynote Address will review the latest develop-
ments at the U.S. Department of Labor as well as a look at what’s on the horizon.

12:00 – 1:15 P.M.

Luncheon - On your own - Free Time

1:15 – 2:10 P.M.

“View from the Press Box”
— John D. Schulz, Media Consultant, Logistics Management Magazine
This annual favorite will features John Schulz’s unique (and often humorous) perspective on the state of the trucking industry.

2:10 – 2:15 P.M.

Change PowerPoint – Stretch

2:15 – 3:00 P.M.

“Knowing the Rules of the Game:  Table Stakes From State to State”
— James H. Hanson, Esquire, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light & Hanson
This presentation will provide an update on the various legal challenges to independent contractors, and where this issue is headed.

3:00 – 3:15 P.M.

Afternoon Break

3:00 – 4:10 P.M.

“North and South:  Two Perspectives on Cross-Border Transportation and NAFTA”
—  Michael McCarron, Managing Partner, MSM Transportation, Inc.
—  Arcie Izquierdo Jordan, Esquire, Jackson Walker LLP
This presentation will address the latest developments on doing business across the border from the perspective of our friends in both Canada and Mexico.

6:00 – 8:00 P.M.

CHAIRMAN’S DINNER - Western Bar-B-Que

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

7:00 - 8:45 A.M.

Breakfast on your own

8:45 – 9:30 A.M.

“State of the Industry and Challenges for 2009”
— Charles “Shorty” Whittington, Chairman, American Trucking
Associations and President, Grammar Industries, Inc.
Our Keynote Speaker will address challenges confronting the ATA and the transportation industry.

9:30 – 9:35 A.M.

Change PowerPoint – Stretch

9:35 – 1045 A.M.

“Immunizing Your Company Against the New Legislative, Regulatory, and Union Agenda”
— Harold P. Coxson, Jr., Esquire, Ogletree, Deakins,
Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
— John N. Raudabaugh, Esquire, Baker & McKenzie LLP
— Mark A. Spognardi, Esquire, Arnstein & Lehr LLP
This interactive panel will address the challenges employers are likely to face with a Democratic-controlled House and Senate and some helpful suggestions on how to cope.

10:45 – 11:00 A.M.

Morning Break

11:00 – 12:00 P.M.

“FMLSA Program to Make Transportation a Safe Bet:  Hours of Service, Driver Training and EOARS”
—  Robert Digges, Esquire, Vice President, Law and Deputy General Counsel. ATA
—  Suzanne TeBeau, Esquire, Chief Counsel, FMCSA
—  Don Osterberg, Vice President, Schneider National, Inc.
This panel will address the latest on hours of service, driver training, and other safety issues of critical importance to the trucking industry.

12:00 – 1:15 P.M.

Luncheon - On your own - Free Time

1:15 – 2:00 P.M.

“Leadership Lessons from the Z00 - A Retrospective”
— Steven H. Newhouse, Vice President Human Resources, FedEx National LTL
Leadership lessons don’t have to be complicated or come from a Harvard Professor – one can learn a great deal from mice, geese, chipmunks, beavers, whales, deer, etc – a trip through the zoo can provide some meaningful perspectives on leadership.

2:00 – 2:05 P.M.

Change PowerPoint – Stretch

2:05 – 2:50 P.M.

“Culture, Generations, and Managing in the 21st Century”
— Al Lucia, ADL Associates
This session will address how to manage and approach people from different generations.

2:50 – 3:05 P.M.

Afternoon Break

3:05 – 4:05 P.M.

“They’re Not Betting on National Health Care:  What Progressive Companies are Doing to Control Health Care Costs”
— Tom Suchevits, Vice President, FedEx Freight
This presentation will discuss the creative ways employers are coping with the ever-rising cost of health insurance.

4:05 – 4:10 P.M.

Change PowerPoint – Stretch

4:10 – 4:55 P.M.

“Accommodating Time Off, Leave Laws and the Rules About Leaving the Table without Quitting the Game”
—  Katharine C. Weber, Esquire, Cors & Bassett, LLC
This presentation will address the latest developments under the FMLA and other laws in managing leaves of absence and employee requests for time off.

4:55 - 5:00 P.M.

Recognition and Closing Remarks
— Peter Reed Corbin, NATERA Chairman