Transportation & Logistics: Technology is Improving Capacity,
Safety and Environmental Impacts while Facing Aging
Infrastructure and Increased Tonnage
October 17, 2019
9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Ft. Whiting Auditorium
1630 S. Broad Street
Registration 8:45-9:00
Free and open to the public, registration required by email to jdenson@pepmobile.org
AGENDA
9:00 Welcome and Introductions
9:05 Transportation: Red Light or Green Light for Economic Development
- Justice Smyth. Outreach Director, Alabama Transportation Institute, The University of Alabama: How Transportation can be an enabler or a limiting factor for Economic Development and other implications to society
- Rashard Howard, Industrial Development, CSX Transportation: Sustainable Growth in the Industrial Development Arena
9:50 – 10:35 A SeaPort for The Jetsons: Automation & Artificial Intelligence Streamline Operations
- Brian Harold, Managing Director, APM Terminals
Judith Adams Vice-President of Marketing, Alabama State Port Authority
10:35 BREAK
10:45 Lights In the Tunnel: Innovative Logistics Employed before Issues become Problems
- Daniel Wright, owner Wright Transportation
- Steven Topscott, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Heniff Transportation
11:20 Technology in Modeling, Capacity and Forecasting and the 25 Year Long Range Plan
- Kevin Harrison, Director, Transportation Planning, South Alabama Regional Planning Commission (SARPC
11:45 Adjourn, Pick up CEU certificates