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Study Group: Heavy Duty Truck Experts: Consultants and Industry Specialists

Council Members in this Study Group: 114

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David Faulkner, President, Decisive Management Professionals International (DMPI), LLCDavid Faulkner

President
Decisive Management Professionals International (DMPI), LLC
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David Faulkner is the Founder and President of Decisive Management Professionals International (DMPI); a defense consulting firm focused on solving Department of Defense (DOD) strategic and operational targeting issues, ranging from operational art and planning doctrine to automation of joint and service...

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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 and General Manager of Transportation Business Associates, a firm providing planning and marketing consulting services to top-name shippers, trucking companies, financial institutes, industry suppliers and truck, trailer and engine manufacturers. Mr. Thompson is also a...

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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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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 launch management, and contract management operations in the intermodal logistics industry. Mr. Coates has more than 35 years...

George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner, AD&A Worldwide George Dorkhom

President and Managing Partner
AD&A Worldwide
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George Dorkhom is the President and Managing Partner of AD&A Worldwide, a corporate restructuring group. Prior, Mr. Dorkhom was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingersoll International, a global manufacturing company that manufactures large machine tools and cutting tools and specialized...

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Jeff Moser

President
West Branch LLC
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Jeff Moser is the President of West Branch, an Independent Consulting Company specializing in materials, energy, environmental, commodities, and industrial sectors. Previously Mr. Moser was a Global Market Manager at Dow Automotive, a unit of Dow Chemical and a plastics, adhesives, sealants, foams,...

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Vera Tanner

Principal and Executive Consultant
VNT Consulting
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Vera Tanner is the Principal and Executive Consultant at VNT Consulting. Ms. Tanner's main line of work for the past fourteen years has been in economic development through technology insertion and consulting with companies doing business with the DoD and federal government in general. She is an experienced...

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Dirk Stammnitz

General Manager
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
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Dirk Stammnitz was promoted to General Manager of CH Robinson Worldwide from his previous role as Director of Sales N.A. He has over 20 years of experience in providing logistics services, business development, and account management within the transportation industry. He has extensive experience with...

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Safe to Say Trucking Has Hit Bottom. Now, How High Will the Dead-Cat Bounce Be?

June 29, 2009

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

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 3.2 Percent in May | www.etrucker.com

Truck tonnage, which fell close to 20 percent by some carriers' calculations, seems to have hit bottom sometime in the first or second quarter. A leading truck tonnage index shows that tonnage rose in May for the first time since February, although it wasn't large enough to offset the cumulative declines...

Fuel Prices Are Not A Bargain To Those Who Must Pay For It - Just Talk to Shippers, Truckers & Conusmers

June 25, 2009

Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

The ups and downs of diesel | www.chron.com

The referenced article notes that diesel fuel prices look like a bargain compared to last year. OK - $4.65 per gallon last year v. $2.60 per gallon per EIA is significant, but that comparison is not fair. The real issue to freight planners is the effect of price as compared to historical GDP (e.g.we...

Dow Ag interest heating up again

June 22, 2009

Jeff Moser, President, West Branch LLC

ChemChina Taps JPMorgan for Dow Chemical Unit Bid | www.cnbc.com

Dow's hand is forced regarding more divestitures to pay down ROH leverage.  The only uncertainty is whether units like Ag will be sold outright or into a JV entity.

YRC Worldwide Lives for Another Quarter, Maybe Much Longer

June 18, 2009

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

IBT Proposes 14-month Pension Deal for YRC | www.tdu.org

YRC Worldwide, which has lost close to $2 billion in the last nine quarters, has won new life. It has won an immediate deferral of some $83 million in pension payments in the second quarter, an amendment to its credit agreement with lenders regarding real estate leasebacks and is trying to win rank-and-file...

Shippers Want More than Simplicity--They Want Savings

June 18, 2009

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

Con-way says new LTL pricing plan will 'transform' trucking industry | www.thetrucker.com

Con-way's innovative new "True LTL Pricing" scheme has the potential to, as the company says in its press release, "transform" the Byzantine world of truck pricing. But that really is not up to Con-way; rather, it will be up the shipping community. Likely they will accept Con-way's pricing on one condition:...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

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  • Consulting Firm
  • LTL Carrier (ei)
  • Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

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

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