Uncover your key to a more coordinated parts supply chain.
Parts supply chain management requires the precise coordination of a number of ingredients - sourcing the right parts, keeping your inventory up-to-date, maintaining your distribution network and more. Understanding the anatomy of the parts supply chain is key to meeting your current challenges and finding opportunities for optimization. What can you do to improve how you source parts? How proactive do you need to be in managing your inventory? And, does greater visibility into the links of the supply chain mean greater efficiency?
Join us for conversations that will help you coordinate a more effective network for your parts supply chain.
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Seth Clevenger
Seth Clevenger is managing editor of features and multimedia at Transport Topics, responsible for news features in the weekly newspaper and annual supplements. He also creates content for Transport Topics’ audio and video programming.
Michael Freeze
Michael Freeze is a veteran of trade publishing who has worked in various industries such as logistics, the automotive aftermarket, agriculture and finance. His past experience also includes news reporting as well as public relations work.
Joe Howard
Joe Howard is executive editor of Transport Topics. He had served in a variety of editorial roles at TT from 2008 to 2015, after which he assumed a communications role for two American Trucking Associations councils for 16 months.
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Dan Egan
Dan Egan currently serves as FleetPride's aftermarket parts specialist and sales and operations team leader. Before that, he spent 3.5 years at FleetPride in positions such as sales director, senior director of acquisition implementation and now regional service. Prior to that, he spent 5 years at TVH parts (largest global WD of material handling parts) positions in sales, strategic global sourcing, and sales leadership. And, 6 years at MHC Kenworth Corporate (largest privately held dealer group in US) positions in vendor/product management, then director of operations and business development.
Kevin Weadick
Mr. Kevin Weadick, CEO, brings more than 20 years of experience leading supply chain, product management, and marketing teams. From 2017 to 2023 he was President of Zoro.com, a subsidiary of W.W. Grainger, Inc. with over $1 billion in sales and a nationally recognized workplace culture. Prior to that, Mr. Weadick served in several leadership roles for Grainger from 2002 to 2017, including Vice President of Supply Chain and Marketing for Grainger Europe, where he was responsible for leading both functions for Cromwell Group Ltd. and Fabory Group; Vice President for the Americas SAP division; and Vice President of Product Management for Grainger’s Canadian subsidiary, Acklands-Grainger.
Kevin Clark
Kevin Clark is AVP of Vehicle Operations for Fleet Services by Cox Automotive, where he is charged with ensuring quality and maintenance excellence at the company's existing and new shop locations across the U.S. He is also responsible for the field team servicing Cox Communications’ fleet, as well as the company’s FleeTec training academy and annual Top Tech competition. In addition, Clark is also temporarily leading the company’s Emergency Mobile Services (EMS) division. A highly regarded leader in the fleet services and maintenance industry, Clark has nearly 30 years of experience from wrench turning to top-tier leadership roles.
Brian Mulshine
Brian Mulshine is the senior director of product management for Trimble’s TMT solution and Connected Maintenance teams, where he is working to transform how the transportation industry performs maintenance while developing a seamless maintenance ecosystem for fleets of all sizes. Mulshine has been part of the trucking industry for more than 30 years, and is very involved with the ATAs’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) and several other fleets, truck and engine manufacturers on a new Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards (VMRS) coding strategy, which aims to streamline and standardize maintenance activities across the transportation industry.
Paul Rosa
Paul Rosa is senior vice president of procurement and fleet planning for Penske Truck Leasing, where his areas of responsibility center around asset management, supplier relations, vehicle purchasing, residuals management and fleet planning activities. He also has oversight of non-vehicle procurement. Prior to being named to his current role in 2014, Rosa was the company’s vice president of vehicle supply and planning. He joined the company as district rental manager in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1993. Rosa then progressed through the roles of area rental manager in New England, manager of consumer rental, quality black belt, quality master black belt, manager of commercial rental and director of vehicle planning.
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Headquartered in Irving, TX, FleetPride is the nation’s largest distributor of truck and trailer parts and service in the independent heavy duty aftermarket. FleetPride’s sophisticated network of 300+ locations, which includes 85 service centers and 5 distribution centers means customers get the parts and services they need, when and where they need them. Customers can click, talk, chat or visit with FleetPride’s team of 4,000 experts empowered and motivated to solve problems and create tailored solutions for each customer’s unique needs.
MAINTENANCE LEARNING SESSIONS
A fleet operations executive is charged with countless responsibilities - managing fleet resources, increasing operational efficiency, and providing your team with the tools they need. Spark speaks to your needs as an executive and the needs of your fleet to offer insights on performance and operational improvements.
11:00 AM ET
Welcome
Host, Seth Clevenger, welcomes YOU, and offers a look at the day's schedule.
11:15 AM ET
Daily Report
What's happening in the industry today? Find out in this segment, with a 60-second report on hot topics of the day.
11:20 AM ET
Keynote Interview
Michael Freeze is joined by an industry executive for an in-depth discussion on parts and services in the trucking industry.
11:30 AM ET
Cup of Joe
TT's Executive Editor, Joe Howard, hosts a roundtable on the BIG trends in the industry and the issues covered in Calibrate.
12:15 PM ET
Brown Bag Lunch
Brown Bag Lunch featuring host Michael Freeze and FleetPride’s CEO Kevin Weadick.
12:45 PM ET
RoadSigns
Transport Topics ' popular podcast goes video - just for this special event!
1:15 PM ET
Editorial Interview
Let's talk about your maintenance operations, featuring an expert guest.
1:55 PM ET
Closing Statements
Final words from our MC, Seth Clevenger.
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