Tim Richardson

Tim Richardson

Tim Richardson is a nationally recognized leadership, sales and service speaker who’s been entertaining and engaging audiences for over 30 years. In his dynamic presentations, Tim weaves the lessons he’s learned working on a sales team with IBM, working in management with an award-winning resort, and from years of consulting with clients in financial services, healthcare, hospitality, insurance, telecommunications, and many other industries into his presentations.

Justin Copeland

Justin Copeland

Justin Copeland is the Vice President of Safety at United Road, where he has spent the past five years leading initiatives to enhance fleet safety, ensure regulatory compliance, and deliver comprehensive training programs for drivers, staff, and technicians. With nearly 22 years of experience in the trucking industry, Justin began his career as a professional driver, spending his first nine years on the road.

Gary Johnson

Gary Johnson

Gary Johnson has four decades of experience in the transportation industry, with an emphasis on occupational safety and health, human resources, and employee management.

Dan Deacon

Daniel Deacon

Daniel C. Deacon is a Partner in the Washington, DC office of Conn Maciel Carey, working in both the Labor • Employment and OSHA • Workplace Safety Practice Groups.  Dan's practice focuses on all aspects of occupational safety & health law and labor and employment law.  He represents employers in inspections, investigations and enforcement actions involving OSHA and other state and local safety related agencies. 

Jeremy Reymer

Jeremy Reymer

As Founder of DriverReach, Jeremy Reymer is innovative and passionate about addressing today’s challenges with recruiting and retaining CDL drivers.

Jeremy brings over 20 years of experience in the trucking industry as both a carrier and a vendor, having led a small truckload operation as well as a regional CDL driver staffing company.

Chris Spear

Chris Spear

Chris Spear is president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, the nation’s leading organization representing the interests of the trucking industry.  

As president and CEO, Chris leads ATA’s efforts to advocate and educate on behalf of the trucking industry. Employing more than 7 million people and moving more than 10 billion tons of freight annually, trucking is the industry most responsible for moving America’s economy. 

Donielle Dziedzic

Donielle Dziedzic

Accountable for the promulgation, inauguration, and administration of the Corporate Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) program.  Serve in an advisory role to the company leadership team; share trends within the company and the industry at large. Oversee the safety inspection/audit program (good practices, compliance).  Establish and revitalize processes to identify/analyze potential workplace hazards and follow through to establish procedures for avoiding accident/injuries.  Coordinate with other departments to ensure that EH&S policy and practices are i