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2025 AGENDA
 

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025

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11:30AM – 1:00PM
Registration
1:00PM – 1:30PM
Welcome - Unstoppable: 
Accelerating Your Competitive Edge

Mark Roling
1:30PM – 2:30PM
Claims Strategies from the Frontlines
Panel Discussion

Join us as we lay the groundwork for your continued dominance in the industry, ensuring you're not just prepared for the future, but actively shaping it. 
2:30PM – 2:45PM
Break
2:45PM – 3:45PM
Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts and Outsized Settlements
Mansoor Khaleeluddin
Learn to identify risk factors, implement effective mitigation techniques, and apply science-based strategies to confidently navigate high-stakes litigation and achieve better settlement outcomes.
3:45PM – 4:00PM
Break
4:00PM – 5:00PM
Keynote - Becoming Unstoppable: Leadership Lessons from a Navy SEAL
Panel Discussion
Drawing from his experience as a SEAL Team Six operator, O'Neill reveals how critical decision-making in high-risk environments translates to business success. Learn how his "never quit" mantra and elite training can transform your leadership approach, helping you and your team become truly unstoppable in the face of any challenge.
11:30AM – 1:00PM
Cocktails, Dinner + Entertainment

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025

8:00 – 9:00AM
Breakfast + Registration
9:00 – 10:00AM
Ballots and Big Rigs: How Election Outcomes & Political Trends Will Shape Trucking
Bruce Mehlman
Gain insights into how shifting political landscapes could affect regulations, infrastructure spending, and labor laws. Mehlman will break down complex political scenarios into actionable intelligence, helping you prepare for policy changes that could reshape the industry.
10:00 – 10:30AM
PowerTalk: Leveraging Technology to Combat Fraud in Trucking
Brittany Graft and Michael Grace
In this critical PowerTalk, discover how cutting-edge technology is becoming the ultimate defense against trucking fraud. We'll explore revolutionizing prevention strategies, from outsmarting criminals to shielding sensitive data. You'll leave with immediate, actionable plans to deploy these defenses, safeguarding your fleet, reputation, and profits. 
10:30 – 10:45AM
Break
10:45 - 11:45AM
Law in the Fast Lane: Navigating Trucking's Regulatory Landscape
Greg Feary
We’ll dive into pressing issues facing motor carriers today, including threats to the owner-operator model and significant wage and hour changes happening across the U.S. This high-impact briefing will equip you with knowledge needed to protect your business, optimize operations, and stay ahead of emerging regulatory trends.
11:45AM – 1:00PM
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00PM
Master Your Mind: Achieving Success Through Resilience and Focus
Roger Seip
This session offers a revolutionary approach: slow down to speed up. Expert Roger Seip challenges the hamster wheel mentality, providing practical techniques for stress management, focus, and thriving under pressure. You'll laugh, learn, and leave equipped with powerful tools to master your mind and elevate performance. 
2:00 – 2:15PM
Break
2:15 – 2:45PM
Driving Down Costs: The Top Benefit Cost-Saving Strategies Every Trucking Company Needs to Know
Kim Beck
Beck will share cutting-edge approaches that could save your company thousands per driver annually. Don't miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and transform your benefits from a cost center into a competitive advantage.
2:45 - 3:45PM
Trucking’s Economic Outlook
Donald Broughton
Broughton will deliver a clear-eyed analysis of current trends and future projections, offering data-driven insights into the economic forces shaping our industry. This session always offers valuable intelligence for strategic planning and operational decision-making in today's complex economic environment. 
3:45 - 4:00PM
Closing
4:00 - 5:30PM
Closing Cocktail Reception

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What you learn in one day at the Cottingham & Butler Transportation Summit will transform your business. 

 

Whether you are a company of 50 units or 5000, you are sure to find value, as we bring together trucking's top thought-leaders and hundreds of your industry peers to address the hottest topics, trends, and challenges influencing your business. 

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