Panel Discussion​

Mike McDonough- McDonough Truckline; Dale Prax, FreightValidate; Nate Johnson, GLCS; Facilitator: Todd Waldron, RePowr

 

Freight theft today isn’t just about stolen loads—it’s about stolen identities. Criminal networks are impersonating carriers, brokers, and drivers to gain access to freight and exploit gaps in verification. This executive panel explores how identity-based theft is reshaping the risk landscape, the warning signs carriers should be watching for, and practical steps to protect your company, your drivers, and your reputation.

Peer-to-peer industry conversations

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Pick 3 Topics.  Three 15-minute facilitated discussion sessions.

Facilitated by: Jana Schindele, CEO, Spee-Dee Delivery

1. Human Resources

2. Recruitment & Retention

3. Cargo Theft & Fraud

4. Lease v. Buy Equipment

5. AI & Outsourcing

6. Communicating with Customers

7. Re-engaging Your Team

8. Maintenance

9. Contracts

10. FMCSA

11. Commercial Enforcement

Return on Investment (ROI) Best Practices in Maintenance

Kent Klausing, Bendix; Leah Feig Simmons, Michelin North America; Jonathan Leland, Exxon Mobil; Kelton McCaskey, Lynx Emissions (Facilitated by Steve Yaggy, Steve Yaggy Specialized)

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Fleet maintenance directly impacts profitability, uptime, and safety. In this maintenance panel, industry experts will discuss practical ROI strategies across four key maintenance areas—tires, brakes, emissions, and oil. Learn how proactive maintenance practices can reduce operating costs, extend component life, minimize unplanned downtime, and improve fleet performance. The discussion will also cover emerging technologies, regulatory changes such as the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) mandate, and the maintenance decisions that help fleets maximize asset utilization while controlling long-term costs.

The Leadership Power Behind Safety Outcomes​

Lisa Gonnerman, SFI International; Dean Gould, Raveill Trucking; Jessica Lodermeier, K-Way Express; (Facilitated by Jeff Reeves, Bay & Bay Transportation)

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This session explores how embracing full responsibility across people, processes, and outcomes creates the authority to drive meaningful change. Attendees will learn how to translate accountability into influence; empowering them to challenge unsafe practices, align cross-functional teams around shared priorities, and elevate safety from compliance to culture. Participants will walk away with practical approaches to strengthen decision-making under pressure, leverage data to shape leadership conversations, and foster an environment, where doing the right thing consistently leads to better operational and human outcomes.

Ease Over Force: The Internal Edge That Changes What's Possible for Your Business
Workshop with Jerrid Sebesta

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The trucking market is relentless, freight rates, fuel costs, driver retention, regulatory pressure. If you're waiting for external conditions to change before your business gets easier, you could be waiting a long time. Meanwhile, the stress compounds and the next level feels further away. But here's what the most resilient business owners in any industry have discovered: the market is not the primary variable. You are. Not your capital, not your fleet, not your rates...the internal operating system you're running determines how you lead under pressure, how you make decisions in uncertainty, and how much your business is actually capable of producing even in the most difficult conditions. In this breakout session, Jerrid Sebesta, best-selling author, and creator of The RE:CEIVE Formula™, takes business owners beyond motivation and surface-level strategy into the internal work that actually produces lasting change. This is a hands-on, direct session for people who are done waiting for the market to fix their stress and are ready to change the one variable they actually can control.