Midwest Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit Conference 2023

2023 Agenda

All times below are in central time (CT).

Day 1

Nov. 29

8:30-10 a.m. | Plenary Session I
Neptune D/E

• Eric Fitzsimmons, Associate Professor and Center Director, Kansas State University
• Hon. Quinton Lucas, Kansas City Mayor, Missouri
  
• Hon. Tyrone Garner, Kansas City Mayor, Kansas
• Michael Christopher, Kansas, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Lynda Tran, Director of Public Engagement and Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Hon. Robin Hutcheson, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

 

10-10:15 a.m. | Break

 

10:15-11:30 a.m. | Plenary Session II
Neptune D/E

• Hon. Michael Graham, Board Member, National Transportation Safety Board
• Jason Ahten, Senior Director for Fleet Safety, Walmart Transportation

 

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Lunch

 

1-2 p.m. | Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

Session 2A: "Safety at Truck Plaza / Truck Stops"
Neptune D/E

• Lisa Mullings, NATSO
• Heather DeBaillie, Iowa 80 – The World’s Largest Truckstop

 

Session 2B: "BIL Coordination / Implementation / Milestones"
Neptune A/B/C

• Sue Lawless, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Amy Schick, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Rick Backlund, Federal Highway Administration

Session 2C: "Just Drive: Deliver Distraction-Free Train-the-Trainer Workshop"
Mermaid

• Linda Hill, M.D., M.P.H., University of California — San Diego
• Jill Rybar, M.P.H., University of California — San Diego
• Jake Sanchez, Peace Officer California
  

 

2-2:30 p.m. | Break

 

2:30-3:15 p.m. | Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

Session 3A: "Gender Diversity in the Supply Chain"
Neptune D/E

• Ellen Voie, Women in Trucking Association, Inc.

 

Session 3B: "Truck Parking Research"
Neptune A/B/C

• Jing Dong-O’Brien, Iowa State University
• Darcy Bullock, Purdue University

 

Session 3C: "Impaired Driving and University / State Partnerships"
Mermaid

• Darrin Grondel, Responsibility.org
• Jeremy Pate, University of Alabama
• Philip Taylor, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  

3:15-4 p.m. | Afternoon Session

Session 4A
Neptune D/E

KC Phillips, Road Dog Live SiriusXM Channel 146

 

 4-6 p.m. | Reception – Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

 

Day 2

Nov. 30

 

8:30-10 a.m. | Morning Concurrent Sessions

Session 5A: "University Research I"
Neptune D/E

"NCHRP Synthesis 20-05: Truck Emergency Escape Ramp Design and Operation"

• Henry Brown, University of Missouri — Columbia

"Machine Learning and Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes in Kansas"

• Nikesh Gyawali, Kansas State University

"Community Mapping of Large Truck Crash Data"

• Sam Noyce, University of Wisconsin — TOPS Lab

 

Session 5B: "University Research II"
Neptune A/B/C

"Remote Controlled Trucks"

• David Noyce, University of Wisconsin — TOPS Lab
• Cesar Andriola, University of Wisconsin — TOPS Lab
  

"Visuo-Cognitive Testing and Simulator Performance Among Commercial and Non-Commercial Drivers"

• Samuel Durairaj, The University of Kansas Medical Center

"Is There a Long-Distance Truck Driver Shortage and Will Teenaged Interstate Truckers Fix It?"

• Stephen Burks, University of Minnesota — Morris

 

10-10:30 a.m. | Break

 

10:30 a.m. to Noon | Morning Concurrent Sessions

Session 6A: "Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety in Work Zones"
Neptune D/E

• Chris Brookes, Michigan Department of Transportation
• Corey Pennington, Ohio Department of Public Safety
• Aaron Reimer, Ohio Department of Public Safety

 

Session 6B: "Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Advocacy – Underride Crashes and Automatic Emergency Braking"
Neptune A/B/C

• Lee Jackson, Traffic Crash Reconstruction
• Jennifer Tierney, Truck Safety Coalition
• Eric Teoh, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

 

Noon to 1:30 p.m. | Lunch

 

1:30-3 p.m. | Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

Session 7A: "Changing Behavior Through Digital Media; Models That Work"
Neptune D/E

• Nick Wright, Kansas Highway Patrol
  
• Michelle Tayler, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Australia
• Hershel Kysar, National Carriers
  

 

Session 7B: "United States Department of Transportation Grant Opportunities"
Neptune A/B/C

• Garth Lantz, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  
• Tim Anderson, Federal Highway Administration
  
• Amy Schick, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

 

3-3:15 p.m. | Break

 

3:15 p.m. - 4 p.m. | Concluding Session: Call to Action to Reduce the Number and Severity of CMV Crashed in the Midwest
Neptune D/E

• Winsome Lenfert, Regional Field Administrator – Midwest, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration