Transportation Club of Detroit

Proudly Presents

The 46^th Annual

National Transportation Week – Lunch Symposium

Tariff: $70.00 per person for TCD members / $75.00 for non-members

You may attend Courses 1 and 2 OR Course 3 (Class size is limited)

Course Descriptions are included with instructor biographies.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Schedule of Events:

Coffee and donuts 8:15 am – 9:00 am

Course #1 and Course # 3 - Part I 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Course # 2 and Course # 3 – Part II 10:30 am – 11:45 am

Vendor Tables – Cocktails/Hors d’oeuvres Reception 11:45 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm

Location: Hyatt Regency Dearborn

600 Town Center Drive, Dearborn MI ▪ Phone: (313) 593-1234

Sponsored By

The Transportation Club of Detroit

“Bringing today’s Logistics Specialists together for tomorrow’s solutions”

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Registration Form – TCD NTW Lunch Symposium

RSVP and payment No later than May 19^th – Cancellations must be received by May 15^th or you will be responsible for the full amount reserved

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Transportation Club of Detroit ▪ 4000 Livernois, Suite 140 Troy, MI 48098 ▪ Phone (248) 528-0808 ▪ Fax (248) 528-0809▪ email: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Sponsorship Details

Corporate Sponsor – TCD Member $250 Includes 1 ticket, Vendor table

Corporate Sponsor – Non-Member $300 Includes 1 ticket, Vendor table

Speaker Profiles

Cynthia Briggs – U.S. Dep’t of Transportation Fed. Motor Carrier Safety Administration

This course will familiarize you on what a compliance review is and what the review consists of. Many times Investigators will contact a carrier to conduct a compliance review and the carrier knows nothing about what it is. Some companies aren’t even aware of why they’re subject to a review. Cindy will explain why you may be subject to a review, and if you are, what the review will consist of.

Cynthia Briggs has been with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for over 3 years. She attended MSU, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice. In March of 2005, she was hired on with FMCSA as a Safety Investigator. In November of 2006, Cynthia was designated as the Acting Hazardous Materials Specialist for the FMCSA Michigan Division Office, and was permanently designated as the Hazardous Materials Specialist in February 2008.

Cynthia’s primary duties as the Hazardous Materials Safety Specialist/Safety Investigator are to conduct investigations on motor carriers and shippers in Michigan to ensure compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and Hazardous Material Regulations. Her work also involves working closely with state and other federal agencies with the goal of reducing large truck and bus crashes.

Debbie Dent – Panalpina Inc. (Director of Customs and Compliance)

Security continues to be the foundation for an efficient border crossing. Gain the facts on the new and modernized Partners in Protection (PIP). New security requirements announced must be met in order to retain your FAST benefits to Canada. Canada’s Advance Commercial Information Initiative (ACI) rolling out for highway carriers. Learn how the new eManifest requirements will further change your crossing to Canada. Security and reporting doesn’t just stop at the border. Will your in-house record keeping and business systems stand up to the test if challenged?

Debbie joined Panalpina Inc., in Canada, June 1st, 2006 after owning her own company, D. Dent & Associates for eight years.  D. Dent & Associates was well recognized as the “border experts”. As Director of Compliance and Customs for Canada, she is responsible for leading a team of experts, specializing in air/ocean/and highway customs program solutions. Debbie’s team is providing the knowledge and expertise to effectively navigate through evolving border requirements to ensure goods move from one country to another expeditiously.  

Debbie brings more than 30 years Canadian/U.S. Brokerage experience and is a certified specialist within that industry, holding several levels of licensing and professional designations.

Sandy Kimbler – Drug Screens Plus, Inc. (Vice President)

The DOT requires all supervisors who may need to make a reasonable suspicion determination to receive two (2) hours of training. This course is designed to help employers meet DOT requirements for Supervisor Reasonable Suspicion Training. For employers who are not regulated by the Department of Transportation, this course can provide your supervisors with the training they need to recognize and deal effectively with incidents of impairment and substance abuse in the workplace.

Sandy is a Certified Substance Program Administrator (C-SAPA), with over 18 years in third party administration of drug and alcohol testing programs. Her extensive knowledge of DOT regulations is not only a benefit to clients on an individual basis, but is also an essential contribution to the development and revision of model program materials utilized by hundreds of employers.

Sandy is President of the West Michigan Safety Council and a long term member of the Michigan Trucking Association. She frequently conducts seminars on related topics such as: employer’s responsibilities, supervisor reasonable suspicion training, and employee drug and alcohol awareness training.

In summary, Sandy has spent the majority of her professional career, studying and interpreting federal regulations to better assist her clients. Her unconditional dedication to the field of DOT drug and alcohol testing is a valued asset to the companies she has the privilege to work with.