Wednesday, October 13, 2021

6:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Golf Outing - RiverWinds Golf & Tennis Club
*Registration is required and is within the attendee registration form.
Location: Meet in hotel lobby. Bus will depart at 6:15 a.m. sharp!

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Service Project - ProjectHOME
Location: Commonwealth CD
*Registration is required and is within the attendee registration form. Due to COVID restrictions, space is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Signing up for the event does NOT guarantee that you will be able to participate. 

1:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Registration Open

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Set-up
Location: Millennium Hall

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

New Member Welcome

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Young Professional Symposium

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Millennium Hall

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception
Location: Millennium Hall

Thursday, October 14, 2021

7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Registration Open

7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Attendee Breakfast
Location: Millennium Hall

7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

New Member Breakfast
Location: Commonwealth B

7:30 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Millennium Hall

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

State of the Industry
Presented by: Rebecca Oyler, Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
Location: Regency Ballroom

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks & Awards
Facilitated by: Sara Miemiec, TIDA President
Location: Regency Ballroom
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Crashing through Plaintiffs Accident Reconstruction 
Presented by: Robert Cox, Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle, and Cox, P.C.
Location: Regency Ballroom

9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Cross-Examining Orthopedic Expert Outline
Presented by: Jennifer Crow, Scheer.Law PLLC
Location: Regency Ballroom

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

FDA/FSMA Update
Presented by:
Don Marksteiner, Roehl Transport, Inc.

Craig Helmreich, Helmreich Law LLC

Location: Regency Ballroom

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Morning Break
Location: Millennium Hall

Sponsored by:

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Psychology of a Jury 
Presented by:
Lew Bricker, SmithAmundsen
Christina Marinakis, IMS-Litigation Insights

Location: Regency Ballroom

11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Negligent Hiring, Training
Presented by: Jaion Chung, Poole & Shaffery, LLP
Location: Regency Ballroom

11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Chester Elton, Gostick & Elton LLC
Location: Regency Ballroom

12:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Exposing Fraudulent Claims Asserted Against the Transportation Industry 
Presented by:
Andrea Albert, Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith
Lou Bonnaffons, Leake & Andersson, LLP
Jim Dill, The Dill Firm, APLC
Guy Perrier, Perrier & Lacoste, LLC

Location: Regency Ballroom

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Freight Broker Liability and Federal Preemption
Presented by: Michael Stoll, LogistIQ Insurance Solutions
Location: Regency Ballroom

3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

General Membership Meeting (Elections)
Location: Regency Ballroom
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Afternoon Break
Location: Millennium Hall

Sponsored by:

4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Delivering a Defense Closing Argument in a Wrongful Death Case
Presented by:
Michael Langford, The Mediation Group
Location: Regency Ballroom

4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Control and Management of Data – Considerations for Fleet Operators
Presented by: 
Shelley Bennett, Lytx, Inc
Jessica Hamadeh, U.S. Xpress, Inc.
Vanessa Herzog, Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP

Location: Regency Ballroom

5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Cocktail Reception
Location: Millennium Hall

Sponsored by:

Friday, October 15, 2021

7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Location: Millennium Hall

7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Millennium Hall

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Know Your Jury Pool: How Demographics Play a Key Role in Your Case from Case Preparation through Trial
Presented by:

Heather Miranda, Covenant Transport Services
Carlos Rincon, Rincon Law Group, P.C.

Heather Steinmiller, Conner Strong & Buckelew

Location: Regency Ballroom

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Pre-work Screens/Workers Comp
Presented by:
Simone Logan, Johns Eastern
Michael McFarlane, Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary
Tom McLaughlin, TFI International

Location: Regency Ballroom

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Morning Break
Location: Millennium Hall

Sponsored by:

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Emerging Cyber Threats: Trucking and Logistics
Presented by:
Mark Sadler, Great American Insurance Group
Kevin Yoegel, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Location: Regency Ballroom

11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Closing Remarks & Raffle
Location: Regency Ballroom
11:30 a.m. Exhibit Hall Breakdown