Closing Keynotes: Critical Issues (and Opportunities) in the Trucking Industry
What are the most critical issues confronting the trucking industry today and what are the strategies and solutions that will address those head-on? This session will cover these issues, ranging from the pandemic’s impact on the industry and the economy to volatile fuel prices, trucking cybersecurity, truck size and weight, and legislation developments.
Hear from Daniel Murray of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), which has been engaged in critical transportation studies and operational tests since 1954. The primary mission of ATRI, which is part of the American Trucking Associations Federation, is to conduct transportation research with an emphasis on the trucking industry’s essential role in a safe, efficient, and viable transportation system.
MEET THE SPEAKER
Dan Murray
Senior Vice President American Transportation Research Institute
Dan Murray
Senior Vice President American Transportation Research Institute
Daniel Murray has more than 28 years of experience in a broad range of transportation fields including trucking research and economics, transportation safety technologies and autonomous vehicles.
As Senior Vice President for the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Mr. Murray is responsible for managing ATRI’s transportation research, testing and evaluation activities, and he leads multiple national activities including the U.S. DOT-sponsored Freight Mobility Initiative. Prior to his employment with ATRI, Mr. Murray spent several years working in economic development for a Chicago business consortium and four years developing transit programs, policy and funding with the Regional Transit Board in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.
He is actively involved in the National Academies’ Transportation Research Board as Vice Chair of the Trucking Research Committee, and presently sits on the Boards of the Freight Mobility Research Institute, Mid-America Transportation Center and the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee.
Dan received his BA from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, and his MS from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
