Freightology

Content Channel – Freightology: Transformative Ideas in Transportation

Quick hitting 20 minute presentations by industry thought leaders exploring transformative, thought provoking information, innovations, and ideas in freight transportation.

This Content Channel is recommended for: All Industry Participants

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Tuesday

Activities
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Registration Open

Union Station Lobby
10:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Golf Outing

Maple Creek Golf Course
10:30 Shuttle pick up – Crowne Plaza Lobby

11:00 am – Golf registration and lunch

12:00 pm – Shotgun Start

5:00pm – Shuttle pick up – back to Crowne Plaza
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Buffet Lunch Break

Located in the Union Station - Illinois Street Ballroom Foyer

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Opening Reception - Sponsored by Trinity Rail

The Opening Reception is held at the Grand Hall Bar in the Crowne Plaza on Tuesday, September 11th from 6:30-8:30 PM . Please join the FTR Staff and conference attendees in this kick-off reception and beneficial networking opportunity.
Tuesday

Transportation 101 & Freightology - Illinois Street Ballroom East

Avery Vise
Todd Tranausky
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Transportation 101 - Overview

Overview of Freight Transportation Marketplace
Fundamentals of Freight will begin by providing attendees with a high level profile and exploration of the freight transportation markets. Following this overview, participants will break into two groups -- (1) rail and intermodal, and (2) trucking -- for 90 minutes of presentation and discussion. We encourage trucking executives to utilize this opportunity to better understand rail and intermodal, and vice-versa.

Todd Tranausky
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Transportation 101 - Rail & Intermodal Track

Topics to be addressed include: · The economic and regulatory factors behind the industry’s evolution · The varied equipment types and commodities moved by each mode · Present trends in freight transportation and a brief look at what to expect going forward

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Freightology Sessions

Concurrent sessions running every 30 minutes, exploring transformative ideas in transportation.

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Conference Kickoff: Maximizing Your Conference Experience

Whether you are a first time or returning attendee, you are looking to make the most of your time. Meet several of the FTR Experts who will be leading the charge and let us give you insight into how the depth and breadth of knowledge presented at the conference can help you and your organization. Unsure of what sessions to attend? We will give you the lowdown of what we will be focusing on in each content channel to help you schedule those sessions that will give you maximum benefit.

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Glass Roads - A Clear Path Ahead?

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

What Shifting Demographics Mean for Commerce

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Electric Vehicles - Charging the Future of Freight

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Modern Micro-Airfreight

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Autonomous Technologies: Last Mile

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Autonomous Technologies: Over the Road

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Futures of Transportation - Freight Trading as a Commodity

5:15 PM - 5:45 PM

Media Session (Invite ONLY)

Media Only - With the breadth and depth of topics covered during the full conference, this session is designed to provide a road map of how to most effictively cover content from the conference for one's specific readership. This is an excellent opportunity for media members to make initial contact with the FTR industry experts and find additional resources.
Tuesday

Transportation 101 & Freightology - Illinois Street Ballroom West

Avery Vise
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Transportation 101 - Trucking Track

Topics to be addressed include: · The economic and regulatory factors behind the industry’s evolution · The varied equipment types and commodities moved by each mode · Present trends in freight transportation and a brief look at what to expect going forward.

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Freightology Sessions

Concurrent sessions running every 30 minutes, exploring transformative ideas in transportation.

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Cryptocurrency - Why You Should Care!

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Blockchain's Value Propostion - Visibility vs. Accountability

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

How Technology Will Change Rail Economics

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Next Generation Railcar Ordering Tools

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Analizying Big Data with Artificial Intelligence

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Advanced Drilling Technology in Freight

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Commerce and Privacy - When They Know Everything About You
Wednesday

State of Freight - Grand Hall

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Indy Canal Run/Walk

Meet in the Crowne Plaza lobby. Start your day off right with a 3 or 5 mile run, or a 2 mile walk down the Indy canal. A great time to enjoy the beauty of Indianapolis and engage with your colleagues. Participates also receive a complimentary running shirt.

6:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open

Union Station Lobby

6:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Enjoy a hot breakfast and omelet station before the conference sessions begin.

Eric Starks
8:15 am - 8:30 AM

Conference Welcome

Thank you for joining us for the 2018 FTR Transportation Conference! This introduction to the event will provide insight on special events and activities, sessions, and other great opportunities.

William A. Strauss
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Economy and Freight Market Overview

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Networking Break

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Trucking Regulatory Update: ELD Struggles and More

Avery Vise
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Trucking Outlook: The FTR Perspective

11:10 AM - 12:00 PM

Trucking Panel - The Consequences of a Year of Upheaval

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Industry Themed Networking Lunch

The lunch is divided into industry areas for enhanced networking. This lunch provides good opportunities to find the people you are interested in getting to know.

Todd Tranausky
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Dispatches from Washington - What to Expect from Regulators

Todd Tranausky
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Rail Outlook: The FTR Perspective

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Rail Panel - Challenges and Opportunities in the Carload Sector

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Networking Break

Todd Tranausky
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Intermodal Outlook: The FTR Perspective

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Intermodal Panel - Intermodal Outlook for the Year Ahead

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM

Invite Only: Speaker Reception and Media Meet & Greet

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Grand Reception and Dinner
Wednesday

Rail Equipment - Illinois Street Ballroom East

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Indy Canal Run/Walk

Meet in the Crowne Plaza lobby. Start your day off right with a 3 or 5 mile run, or a 2 mile walk down the Indy canal. A great time to enjoy the beauty of Indianapolis and engage with your colleagues. Participates also receive a complimentary running shirt.

6:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open

Union Station Lobby

6:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Enjoy a hot breakfast and omelet station before the conference sessions begin.

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Leasing’s Viewpoint: What to Expect from Pricing Going Forward

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

A Shipper’s Perspective on the Competitive Landscape for Railcars

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Industry Themed Networking Lunch

The lunch is divided into industry areas for enhanced networking. This lunch provides good opportunities to find the people you are interested in getting to know.

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

The Changing Consumer and Railcar Demand

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Building Up Car Demand

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM

Invite Only: Speaker Reception and Media Meet & Greet

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Grand Reception and Dinner
Wednesday

Truck & Trailer Equipment - Illinois Street Ballroom West

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Indy Canal Run/Walk

Meet in the Crowne Plaza lobby. Start your day off right with a 3 or 5 mile run, or a 2 mile walk down the Indy canal. A great time to enjoy the beauty of Indianapolis and engage with your colleagues. Participates also receive a complimentary running shirt.

6:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open

Union Station Lobby

6:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Enjoy a hot breakfast and omelet station before the conference sessions begin.

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Industry Themed Networking Lunch

The lunch is divided into industry areas for enhanced networking. This lunch provides good opportunities to find the people you are interested in getting to know.

Eric Starks
1:15 pm - 2:00 PM

Commercial Vehicle Class 8 Equipment Outlook: The FTR Perspective

2:00 pm - 2:45 PM

Panel - Adapting to Logistical and Technological Changes Affecting Equipment and Operations

2:45 pm

Networking Break

Don Ake
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

FTR Commercial Vehicle Trailer Outlook: The FTR Perspective

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Truck & Trailer Equipment Session 4

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Fleet Sentiment on Equipment Demand, Business Environment, and Industry Issues

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM

Invite Only: Speaker Reception and Media Meet & Greet

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Grand Reception and Dinner
Thursday

Shipper, Broker, & Carrier - Grand Hall

5:45 AM - 6:45 AM

Indy Canal Run/Walk

Meet in the Crowne Plaza lobby. Start your day off right with a 3 or 5 mile run, or a 2 mile walk down the Indy canal. A great time to enjoy the beauty of Indianapolis and engage with your colleagues. Participates also receive a complimentary running shirt.

6:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Breakfast

Enjoy a hot breakfast and omelet station before the conference sessions begin.

7:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Registration Open

Alan Amling
8:00 am - 8:45 PM

Conference Keynote: The Brave New World of On-Demand Manufacturing

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Transportation "One-on-One"

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

SBC Panel - TBD

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

On Time In Full

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Executive Lunch

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Last Mile - A Changing Landscape

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Technology in Transporation - The Shippers View of the Customer's Experience

2:30 PM

Conference Closing
Thursday

Rail Equipment - Illinois Street Ballroom East

5:45 AM - 6:45 AM

Indy Canal Run/Walk

Meet in the Crowne Plaza lobby. Start your day off right with a 3 or 5 mile run, or a 2 mile walk down the Indy canal. A great time to enjoy the beauty of Indianapolis and engage with your colleagues. Participates also receive a complimentary running shirt.

6:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Breakfast

Enjoy a hot breakfast and omelet station before the conference sessions begin.

7:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Registration Open

Union Station Lobby

Alan Amling
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Conference Keynote: The Brave New World of On-Demand Manufacturing

9:00 am - 9:30 AM

Rail Equipment Keynote "One-on-One"

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Fracking Demand Changes

Eric Starks
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Rail Equipment Outlook: The FTR Perspective

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Panel - Setting the Balance for Ag Equipment

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel - An Energy Growth Story

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Executive Lunch

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Panel - Tanks, Tanks, Tanks

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Panel - Under Pressure

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Panel - Coal Car Supply and Demand

2:30 PM

Conference Closing
Thursday

Truck & Trailer Equipment - Illinois Street Ballroom West

5:45 AM - 6:45 AM

Indy Canal Run/Walk

Meet in the Crowne Plaza lobby. Start your day off right with a 3 or 5 mile run, or a 2 mile walk down the Indy canal. A great time to enjoy the beauty of Indianapolis and engage with your colleagues. Participates also receive a complimentary running shirt.

6:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Breakfast

Enjoy a hot breakfast and omelet station before the conference sessions begin.

7:00 AM - 2:30 AM

Registration Open

Union Station Lobby

Alan Amling
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Conference Keynote: The Brave New World of On-Demand Manufacturing

Susan Alt
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Truck & Trailer Keynote "One-On-One"

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

TTE Session - TBD

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The New Dynamics of Refrigerated Freight: Changing Temperatures for Changing Needs

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Panel - New Technologies are Revolutionizing Commercial Vehicles

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Executive Lunch

Steve Clough
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Used Trucks: Insights on the State of the Market

Jonathan Starks
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Medium-Duty Equipment Outlook: The FTR Perspective

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Medium-Duty Panel: Assessing Potential in a Slow Growing Market

2:30 PM

Conference Closing