ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
Board of Directors of the American Transportation Research
Institute (ATRI) recently appointed 17 new members to its Research
Advisory Committee (RAC). The RAC is charged with annually
identifying the trucking industry's top research needs. RAC
members represent a diverse group of industry stakeholders
including motor carriers, industry suppliers, academics,
government, driver groups and law enforcement. The new
members, along with 16 reappointed members, will serve a two-year
term starting January 2013.
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The ATRI Board also appointed Steve L.
Niswander, Vice President of Safety, Policy and Regulatory
Relations for Groendyke Transport in Enid, Oklahoma as Chairman of the Research
Advisory Committee. Niswander has been a member of the RAC
since 2009 and he will serve as Chairman of the 2013-2014 RAC. He
will be responsible for leading the group's identification, review
and prioritization of the industry's research agenda.
Newly appointment members of the ATRI Research Advisory
Committee:
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Duane
Acklie
Chairman
Crete
Carrier Corporation
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Chris
McLoughlin
Cargo Risk
Manager
C.H.
Robinson
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Kirk
Altrichter
Vice
President, Maintenance
Gordon
Trucking, Inc.
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Robert
Moseley, Jr.
Transportation Attorney
Smith
Moore Leatherwood
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Andrew
Boyle
Executive
Vice President
Boyle
Transportation
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Scott
Mugno
Vice
President, Safety and Maintenance
FedEx
Ground
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Michael
Conyngham
Director
of Research
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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Vidya
Mysore
Manager,
Systems Traffic Modeling
Florida
Department of Transportation
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John
Freeman
Vice
President Sales
Pilot
Travel Centers
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Richard
Plewacki
Partner
Benesch
Friedlander Coplan & Arnoff
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Matt
Hart
Executive
Director
Illinois
Trucking Association
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Webb
Shaw
Vice
President, Editorial Resources
J.J.
Keller & Associates
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Sanford
Hodes
Senior
Vice President and
Deputy
General Counsel
Ryder
System, Inc.
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Frank
Southworth
Principal
Research Scientist
Georgia
Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
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Keith
Klingenberg
Senior
Vice President, Logistics Practice Group Leader
Wells
Fargo Insurance Services USA
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Keith
Tuttle
President
Motor
Carrier Services, Inc.
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Michael
Kray
Principal
Planner
Atlanta
Regional Commission
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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