PARTICIPANT HANDBOOK 20092009 RegionalRegional FreightFreight ConferenceConference May 5-6, 2009 Jeffersontown, KY KENTUCKY'S 2009 REGIONAL FREIGHT CONFERENCE May 5 - 6, 2009 AGENDA Day One – Tuesday – May 5, 2009 8:00 - 8:30 am Registration 8:30 - 9:00 am Welcome Address Clay Foreman, Jeffersontown Mayor Joe Prather, KYTC E José Sepúlveda , FHWA-KY X 9:00 - 10:00 am National Perspective For All Modes and News on Tony Furst, FHWA-HQ H Authorization Bill I Kate Quinn, FHWA-HQ B 10:00 - 10:15 am Morning Break I 10:15 - 10:45 am The Corps of Engineers' Role in Ohio River Navigation Mark Hammond, COE T (basics of water transportation) S 10:45 - 11:15 am Inland Water Highways Greg Pritchett O Henderson Riverport P E 11:15 - 12:00 pm The Global Economy and Impact of Freight on Mark Policinski, OKI N Transportation Infrastructure Needs: A Regional Perspective 12:00 - 1:00 pm LUNCHEON SPEAKERS: Eric Hartman, Papa Johns Papa John's - Rising Dough - Not Rising Costs 1:00 - 1:30 pm Board Vehicles and Travel to Tour Location 2:00 - 5:00 pm Tour 1 | Tour 2 James Bruszewski, USCOE T McAlpine Locks and Dam | Norfolk Southern Intermodal Yard O Norfolk Southern | McAlpine Locks and Dam Chris Jeselnik, U Intermodal Yard | Norfolk Southern R 5:00 - 5:30 pm S Travel from Tour Location and Debark 5:30 PM End of Day 1 Day Two - Wednesday – May 6, 2009 8:30 - 9:00 am Vehicle Size and Weight Program Tristan Truesdell, KVE 9:00 - 9:30 am Opening New Markets Through Rail Access John Licht, Western E Bluegrass Terminal Railroad X 9:30 - 10:00 am KY Highland Investment Corporation Jim Carrol, KY Highlands H (what we do and how we can help you) Investment Corp I 10:00 - 10:15 am Morning Break B I 10:15 - 10:30 am Notify Every Truck (NET) Jim Mallory, T Northrop /Grumman Information S Systems 10:30 - 11:15 pm Trucking Trends in Kentucky Jamie Fiepke, KY Motor O Transport Association P 11:15- 12:00 pm Logistics at the Louisville Airport Skip Miller, Louisville Airport E N 12:00 PM Conference Ends - Thank You For Participating! SPEAKERSPEAKER BIOGRAPHIESBIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Clay Foreman Mayor Jeffersontown, KY Mayor Foreman is a life-long, 46 year, resident of Jeffersontown Father of two children: 16 year-old son, Lee, and 13 year old daughter, Kaylin. He and his family have operated Foreman Funeral Home in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, since 1955. Served on the Jeffersontown City Council for eleven (11) years before becoming Mayor on January 2, 2001 7 1984 Graduate of the University of Kentucky with a B.S. degree in Biology 1995 Graduate of the Mid-America College of Funeral Service Volunteer Board Member with the Following Organizations: • Jeffersontown Chamber of Commerce • Greater Louisville Sports Commission • KIPDA • Kentucky League of Cities • Jefferson County League of Cities Joe Prather Secretary Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Joe Prather was appointed by Governor Steve Beshear as Secretary of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in December 2007. Prather oversees operations for maintaining and improving a transportation infrasinfrastructuretructure that includes 27,000 miles of roads, 244 licensed airports and heliports and 33 public transportation systems. The cabinet also oversees the registration of 3 million licensed drivers and 4 million vehicles annually. Prather’s long record of public service began in 1967, when he was elected to the first of three terms in the Kentucky House. He was elected to the Kentucky Senate in 1973, serving as president pro tempore from 1976 through 1986. Prather returned to state government service as secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet under Governor Brereton Jones. Prather also has a history of business and civic involvement in his native Hardin County, where he has been a banker, Realtor, auctioneer and business owner. He has served as president of the Elizabethtown-Hardin County Chamber of Commerce, the Hardin County Board of Realtors and the Fort Knox/Daniel Boone chapter of the Association of the United States Army. He is a former chairman of the Elizabethtown- Hardin County Industrial Foundation, a member of the University of Louisville Board of Overseers and a former member of the boards of Hospice of Central Kentucky and the Louisville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. José M. Sepúlveda Division Administrator Federal Highway Administration – Kentucky Division Mr. Sepulveda has been the Administrator of the Kentucky Division of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) since March 2000. He directs a multi-disciplinary staff which administers the nearly $600 million Federal-aid highway program in Kentucky. Under his leadership, the Division also provides technical and programmatic support to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and other public agencies in Kentucky. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Division Administrator in Puerto Rico. As Division Administrator, Mr. Sepulveda has provided strong leadership and fostered successful partnerships that helped Kentucky become a national leader in transportation context sensitive solutions, environmental stewardship, strategic safety planning, and efficient program management. Because of his leadership contributions, major and significant projects have been implemented in Kentucky. Among these are; completing Paris Pike, widening I-75, reconstructing I-64, and constructing critical Appalachia projects along US Routes 119 and 430. His partnering skills were instrumental in the development and approval of major environmental documents for critical transportation projects such as the Louisville Ohio River Bridges and the Land Between the Lakes. He joined the Federal Highway Administration in 1980 as a highway engineer in the former Region 15 Direct Federal Programs office where he held technical and supervisory assignments. While there, he had prominent roles in the development of landmark projects on the Natchez Trace and the Blue Ridge Parkways. From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Sepulveda was a safety engineer in the FHWA Office of Safety and Traffic Operations where he helped develop national policy and guidance for the implementation of various highway safety programs. From 1991 to 1993, he was the Special Assistant to the FHWA Region 5 Regional Administrator and became the Regional Emergency Transportation Representative responsible for planning and implementing emergency transportation initiatives in support of national security. He was the Technology Advancement engineer in the Wisconsin Division from 1993 to 1995 and led a team of engineers in implementing new transportation technologies. Mr. Sepulveda fostered partnerships with the transportation department, industry, and academia that led to the implementation of cutting-edge SuperPAVE pavement technologies in Wisconsin. From 1995 to 1997, he was the Assistant Division Administrator in Puerto Rico and was the Territorial Representative to the Virgin Islands. While at this post, he worked closely with the Governor of the Virgin Islands to enhance the delivery of the Federal-aid program in the Territory. He successfully led FHWA’s emergency response and recovery efforts in the Virgin Island and Puerto Rico after several major hurricanes devastated the islands. In 1997, he was appointed Administrator of the Puerto Rico Division where he worked closely with the Secretary of Transportation and the Executive Director of the Highway Authority to implement innovative financing strategies that leveraged over $100 million in additional funding for the implementation of critical transportation projects in Puerto Rico. Mr. Sepulveda is a 1980 graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, where he received a Bachelors in Science on Civil Engineering. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and has received numerous FHWA performance and honor awards including twice receiving the FHWA Administrator Superior Achievement Award. Tony Furst Director FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations On August 25, 2003, Tony Furst became Director, Office of Freight Management and Operations. He directs a multi-level staff, which develops freight policy for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); provides data analysis and decision-support tools for transportation professionals evaluating freight projects; develops and promulgates professional capacity building programs and training for freight professionals; provides the truck size and weight program guidance and interpretation; and evaluates and promotes freight technology development for national and international deployment. Tony joined the U.S. Department of Transportation in 1986 when he received his commission as a Coast Guard officer. He held numerous marine safety and environmental protection positions throughout the Coast Guard and retired in June 2000 after serving his last 3 years as the Chief, Vessel Compliance Division at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters. After Coast Guard retirement and prior to joining the FHWA, he held a range of positions in the Department of Transportation with the Maritime Administration as a program coordinator, the Office of the Secretary of Transportation’s Office of Intermodalism as a regional coordinator for intermodal projects in the Northeastern States and California, and the Transportation Security Administration as the Branch Chief of the Maritime Infrastructure Security Branch in the Maritime and Land Security Directorate. Tony is a graduate of Florida State University and received his M.B.A. from the University of Washington. He has received numerous performance and honor