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Study Group: TL and LTL Services Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 326

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as aerospace & defense, building materials, chemicals, construction, oil & gas, timber & forest products, utilities & power generation, mining, agriculture, industrial equipment and transportation, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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James Butler, C.F.A, Ph.D.
President
Rigley Financial Corporation

James Butler is the Managing Director of Rigley Financial, LLC, and the Senior Partner for Rigley Capital, LLC, an Illinois-based origination and consulting firm specializing in providing advisory services to Municipal, Governmental-Issues, Consumer, Energy, Commercial, and Mortgage industry-related...

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

Jay Thompson is the President and General Manager at 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 has more...

James Cade
Executive Vice President of Maintenance,Purchasing
Arrow Trucking Co

James Cade is Executive Vice President of Maintenance and Purchasing at Arrow Trucking. 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 more than...

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

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...

Ronald Stephenson
Senior Vice President
Southland International Trucks Ltd.

Ronald Stephenson is a Senior Vice President at Southland International Trucks Ltd. 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....

Thomas Jackson, Director of Market Research & Analysis, Estes Express Lines, Inc.Thomas Jackson
Director of Market Research & Analysis
Estes Express Lines, Inc.

Thomas Jackson is Director of Strategic Marketing and Research at Estes Express Lines, the largest private LTL carrier in the US. Mr. Jackson is responsible for conducting industry and market analysis, and providing business intelligence for strategic marketing and corporate sales growth. He has more...

David Beatson, Chief Executive Officer, Ascent AdvisorsDavid Beatson
Chief Executive Officer
Ascent Advisors

David Beatson is CEO of Ascent Advisors, LLC, a management consulting firm serving the supply chain, transportation, and logistics industry. He also serves as the CEO of GlobalWare Solutions a privately held digital and physical supply chain management company. Mr. Beatson has over 28 years of transportation,...

Thom Williams, Principal & Managing Director, AmherstAlphaAdvisors Co.Thom Williams
Principal & Managing Director
AmherstAlphaAdvisors Co.

Thom Williams is the Principal & Managing Director at AmherstAlphaAdvisors Co. Mr. Williams is a recognized expert in the operational, financial, and technology issues key to profitability in the commercial freight transportation (trucking, intermodal, & ocean-marine) and corporate logistics sectors....

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The Bright Side of $145 Crude Oil and $4.50 Gasoline? No Congestion Pricing | 07-04-2008
Analysis of: Politics Failed, but Fuel Prices Cut Congestion | www.nytimes.com
Author: John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine

  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's scheme to charge drivers $8 per vehicle to drive in lower Manhattan during business hours was attacked by drivers, the trucking industry and eventually was shot down by the New York State legislature in Albany.   But the combination of $4.50 per-gallon...

The Regulatory Score is Now Railroads 1,234, Shippers 1 | 07-03-2008
Author: John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine

  The Surface Transportation Board's decision to declare rate relief for chemical maker DuPont in a captive shipper rate case is not unprecedented, but it  is stunning.   DuPont is eligible for rate relief up to $3 million over a five-year period. Not a deal-breaker for the Class 1's,...

Clearing The Air In 2010 With EGR Diesels Versus SCR - Or Not | 07-03-2008
Author: Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

The referenced article explains better than most on how Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) can work in 2010 through emissions’ credit averaging, banking and trading. Several of us in the past in these missives have addressed this. One can’t technically get to 2010 levels on individual engines with EGR...

As the price of Diesel increases, Perspectives on Trucking, Drilling and Energy Production Change. | 07-01-2008
Analysis of: Keep America Moving | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: Stanley McWilliams, Independent Consultant, Stan McWilliams

In Mr. Brown’s Washington Post source article, he correctly points out how everyone’s perspective may change differently as the price of oil increases, but change it will. And as people begin to understand that much of the current 4% to 5% increase they see in the cost of goods can be attributed to...

Venerable Alvan Motor Freight Closes in Midwest. Who Benefits and Who's Next? | 07-01-2008
Analysis of: Alvan Motor Freight Closes its Doors | www.thealpenanews.com
Author: John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor, Logistics Management Magazine

  After 67 years of service, Michigan-based Alvan Motor Freight is ceasing operations and will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.    A Teamsters-covered carrier, Alvan is the latest victim of the brutal operating and cost environment facing all U.S. trucking companies. Alvan President...

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