The National Private Truck Council's 2009 Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition, will be held May 3-5, 2009 in Nashville, Tenn.


Headlining this year's Conference is a professional lineup of keynote speakers including:

• Major General Keith Thurgood, CTP, Commanding General of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and former Assistant Division Commander of the 95th Division in Oklahoma City, Okla., will kick off the conference with remarks that will honor the latest graduates of the Certified Transportation Professional (CTP) program. In 2006, he began a year-long deployment to Kuwait and Iraq where he oversaw logistics operations and shipments of everything from "tanks to Chapstick."

• Dan Baker, back to welcome the 2009 Driver Hall of Fame inductees, Baker is a nationally known speaker, teacher, and consultant to the trucking industry. He travels extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada, working with more than 300 trucking companies of all sizes and types. He will speak at the luncheon honoring four new inductees into the NPTC Driver Hall of Fame.

• Chris Sultemeier, senior vice president of Corporate Transportation Services for Wal-Mart, will be capping the meeting with a presentation about how his company is positioning itself to respond to the numerous challenges facing our market today and how the private fleet is an essential element of the company's future.

New to the program this year are two general sessions focusing on fuel management strategies. In addition, the Annual Conference Planning Committee, which is comprised of fleet and allied members, has developed a slate of 22 educational workshops to be presented by the private fleet community's most experienced and professional practitioners.

The NPTC 2009 Exhibition will also feature a showcase of fleet products and services from leading industry suppliers featuring the latest in product development and technology for today's demanding fleet operations.

More info: www.nptc.org