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Study Group: Class 8 Trucking Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 132

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Elias Luna Barrios

Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Luna & Goodman Advisors
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Elias Luna is Partner & CEO of Luna & Goodman, where he advises international financial institutions (Private Equity, Funds, Capital and Risk, Distressed Management, Investment Banks) and has independently advised the Board of Directors at Daimler AG, formerly DaimlerChrysler until the US Chryslerarm...

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Thomas Jackson, Director of Market Research & Analysis, ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC.Thomas Jackson

Director of Market Research & Analysis
ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC.
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Thomas Jackson is the Director of Strategic Marketing and Research at Estes Express, largest private LTL carrier in North America. Mr. Jackson is responsible for conducting industry and market analysis, and providing business intelligence for strategic marketing and corporate sales growth. He has over...

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Larry Fradkin

President
Future Enviroassets, LLC
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Larry Fradkin is the President of Future Enviroassets, an international energy and environmental consulting firm. His expertise and extensive experience in energy includes policy/regulatory and technology in climate change/greenhouse gases, solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, biomass, nuclear, coal,...

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Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business AssociatesJay Thompson

President and General Manager
Transportation Business Associates
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Jay Thompson is the President & General Manager at Transportation Business Associates; a firm providing planning, marketing, energy, carbon reduction, M&A / BK and investment consulting services to financiers; investors; top-name shippers; trucking companies; Intermodal; bus; industry suppliers; and...

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Michael McCormick

President
All Modes Transportation & Logistics
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Michael McCormick is the President at All Modes Transportation & Logistics; a firm providing consulting services in the logistics industry. Mr. McCormick has more than 25 years of experience in Less than Truck Load (LTL), Truck Load (TL), air freight, warehousing and distribution, small package logistics,...

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James Cade

Vice President Maintenance and Purchasing
Frederick Thompson Company
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James Cade is the Vice President of Maintenance and Purchasing of Fredrick-Thompson. Mr. Cade is responsible for managing the vehicle assets of the company and purchasing, maintaining, and disposing of used equipment. He is also responsible for fuel management for the company. Mr. Cade has over 27years...

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John Coates, Sr., President and Chief Executive Officer, The Fennimore GroupJohn Coates, Sr.

President and Chief Executive Officer
The Fennimore Group
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John Coates is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer at The Fennimore Group, a firm providing consulting services on change management, process management, business launches management, and optimized operations management increasing profit at reduced cost. Mr. Coates has more than 35 years...

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Ronald Stephenson

Senior Vice President
Southland International Trucks Ltd
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Ronald Stephenson is the Senior Vice President of Southland International Trucks. Previously, Mr. Stephenson was a Key Market Manager at International Truck and Engine (subsidiary of Navistar) General Sales Manager for multiple site Peterbilt dealerships and Vice President of Cummins Engine Co. distributorship....

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Class 8 Truck Prebuy Is Coming To An End - 2010 Skepticism Here!

November 6, 2009

Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

Class 8 Orders See Sharp Rise From September | www.truckinginfo.com

FTR Associates President Eric Starks shows North America Class 8 October order numbers at 21,792 trucks. This is a rate more triple than we were seeing February through July of this year - ranging 6,000-8,000 per month and double the August and September numbers. My friend Eric knows the numbers better...

The Secret Formula JB Hunt Transport Doesn’t Want You to Know!

November 3, 2009

Thom Williams, Principal & Managing Director, AmherstAlphaAdvisors Co.

J B Hunt (JBHT) Gets S&P 4 Star Buy Rating But Showing Bearish Technicals | www.marketintelligencecenter.com

Working quietly from deep within the beautiful but rather remote corporate offices of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. in peaceful Lowell, AR, a sharp and select group of savvy truckers & financial wizards have, together, written, tested, and applied a “Secret Formula” that is now consistently generating...

Big-Foot YRC Drops the Other Shoe on Shareholders

November 3, 2009

John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine

YRC is Seeking Big Concession by Shareholders | www.google.com

Embattled trucking giant YRC Worldwide is asking its shareholders to give up 95 percent ownership in the trucking company to lenders in what it calls a "final step" in its recovery plan. One analyst called the deal a "train wreck hitting the school bus full of kids and nuns" for shareholders, who caused...

Transports Telling Different Story Than 3.6% GDP Blip!

November 2, 2009

Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

Why the Lagging Transports Are Worrying | www.minyanville.com

Some stock technicians who compare numbers from the past to today are throwing more red flags regarding the recent quarters’ very positive numbers because the transports are not showing it. Transports are a good leading indicator in real time when real tonnage grows or shrinks. Shipper planning leads...

YRC's Spin May Be Positive, But the Operating Numbers Are Not

October 30, 2009

John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine

YRC Worldwide Reports Significant Sequential Improvement in 3Q 2009 Results | www.google.com

YRC Worldwide, the nation's largest trucking company by volume, reported a $158.7 million loss in the third quarter on sharply declining revenue of  $1.3 billion, compared with a net loss of $720 million on $2.38 billion revenue in the year-ago quarter. Despite the huge losses, YRC Chairman and CEO Bill Zollars...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

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  • Truck Dealer (ei)
  • TL Carrier (ei)
  • LTL Carrier (ei)
  • Consulting Firm
  • Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
  • Truck Manufacturer (ei)

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Sales
  • President
  • Director
  • Principal
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Consultant
  • General Manager
  • Owner

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