7:30 - 8:30 a.m.        Registration Open

                                        Breakfast Served

 

7:30 – 8:25 a.m.        NEXTLEADERS – Breakfast with Safety Directors

 

8:30 – 8:40 a.m.        Welcome – John Hausladen

                                        Emcee – Lisa Gonnerman

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8:40 – 9:40 a.m.            GENERAL SESSION 1

                                         Background Checks and Litigation: How Your Hiring Practices Impact Your Case

                                         

Speaker: Clay Porter, Porter Rennie Woodard Kendall, LLP

Why do lawsuits against motor carriers always include claims for negligent hiring no matter the level of compliance in the hiring process?  What, if anything, can be done to minimize your risk of exposure on this issue? This section of the program will look at motor carrier hiring practices from the distorted lens of robust litigation. We will discuss the features of those claims that allow them to survive and add financial exposure to the company and how motor carriers can best position themselves to avoid or defend these claims.

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9:40 – 9:45 a.m.         Safety Council committee chair presentations

 

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.       Roundtable Discussion/ Networking Break/ Vendor Booths

 

10:00 – 10:50 a.m.     GENERAL SESSION 2

                                          Is Maintenance Impacting your CSA Score? Making Safety a Priority in Your Maintenance Department

 

Panel: Moderator, Todd Haag, Coborn's, Capt. Jon Olsen, MN State Patrol, Andy Koepp, Fleet Maintenance Manager, Coborn's, Mitchel Baldus, Maintenance Director, Valley Transportation Service, Craig Braun, Truck Driver, Calhoun Truck Lines

Learn from a panel of experts about the new technology used to pull in drivers for inspection, how to integrate the maintenance department into your safety program, and how to get drivers to do a thorough pre-inspection. 

 

10:50 – 10:55 a.m.     Safety Council committee chair presentations

 

10:55 – 11:10 a.m.      Roundtable Discussion/Networking Break/Vendor Booths

 

11:10 – 11:15 a.m.      Identifying Critical Safety Conversations we must be having NOW!

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11:15 – 11:20 a.m.     Break and Move to Desired Topic Table

 

11:20 – 11:50 a.m.     Critical Safety Conversations Round 1 – Table Topic Conversations

                                          Roundtable discussions around identified topics

                                          Each table has a safety director facilitator and a NEXTLEADER recorder/reporter

 

11:50 – 1:00 p.m.        Lunch Buffet/Networking/Vendor Booths

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1:00 – 1:05 p.m.          Move to 2nd Desired Topic Table

 

1:05 – 1:35 p.m.          Critical Safety Conversations Round 2 – Table Topic Conversations

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1:35 – 2:00 p.m.          Critical Safety Conversations – Reporting back

                                          2022 NEXTLEADERS serve as Reporters

 

2:00 – 2:10 p.m.          Break/Networking or Continued Conversations

 

2:10 – 2:50 p.m.          GENERAL SESSION 3

                                           Open Your Eyes to the New World of Drug Testing

                                           Speaker: Grady Phillips, Corporate Medical Services

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2:50 – 3:00 p.m.           Wrap-Up

                                            Adjourn

 

5:00 p.m.                         Driver of the Year Banquet Reception

 

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  Driver of the Year Banquet *Bundle with Safety Conference Ticket or Sold Separately