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Emissions regulations are one of the most confusing issues facing fleet managers today. Learn about the latest developments in Federal and CARB on-road and off-road emissions regulations and steps that equipment owners and managers can take now and resources to assist you in meeting the challenges that are ahead.
Participants will learn about:
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Listen to an overview on the greenhouse gas regulation envisioned by CARB and the EPA.
Learn about California’s recently adopted On-road diesel regulations.
Learn about the implementation of California Off-road diesel regulations.
Hear an update on the status of the CARB Lawsuit against the EPA.
Learn what has to happen when the regulations are implemented.
Hear about current technology.
Learn how current technology is being applied to meet the regulations.
Featured Speakers :
Lorne W. Fleming, CEM, is Director of Equipment Division at Grace Pacific Corporation.
Lorne worked for Genstar Construction in the Western US, eventually becoming Equipment Superintendent for the Region.
He operated a Maintenance Management Business in San Diego for ten years, specializing in Marine and Petroleum Jobber sites and Transportation. In 1999 Lorne became Territory Manager for ROADTEC, INC, a Construction Equipment Manufacturer, with responsibility for Arizona, California and Hawaii. In 2003 he accepted a position in Hawaii with Grace Pacific Corporation as Shop manager and was recently promoted to Director, Equipment Division.
Mike has a broad background including more than 17 years experience in air regulatory issues as a regulator and as a consultant. He served as an air quality engineer at South Coast Air Quality Management District for five years before consulting in the Midwest and the Southeast. For nine years he worked as a consultant for Justice & Associates. He served as President of Justice & Associates five years and currently owns Associates Environmental, environmental consulting business.
Mike is recognized as an expert on environmental issues affecting the construction materials industries and is frequently called on as a speaker and as an author of articles for state and national trade associations. He is an active participant in the California Air Resources Board’s work groups related to the development of diesel Air Toxic Control Measures (ATCM). He has been active in the development of the ATCM for off-road diesel equipment since November, 2004. He is also a member of the Expandable Polystyrene National Air Quality Task Force, the Construction Industry Air Quality Coalition and the recently created FuturePorts Group.
Mike makes it his business to know what environmental issues are affecting the construction materials industries. He is often asked to provide information on Best Available Control Technology and newly developed pollution control equipment. He also spends quite a bit of time speaking to industry focus groups on air quality issues, particularly in the area of upcoming regulatory requirements.
This session will discuss key elements of safe crane usage from a company culture, supervision, operator, and machine perspective as they relate to standards, equipment managers, and OEM perspective.
Participants will learn:
• Developing a culture of safe crane usage.
• Important elements, times, and levels of supervision.
• The three key elements of safe crane usage.
• The requirements for developing a proper lift plan.
• Mishaps associated with improper crane usage and planning.
Moderator Mike Anderson, senior editor of Construction Equipment, will be joined by J. Chris Ryan, Vice President for Boh Bros. for nearly 34 years, and Ronald M. Kohner, P.E., President of Landmark Engineering Services, Ltd. for the past 21 years.
J. Chris Ryan, Vice-President for Boh Bros. Construction Co., LLC, a southeast regional contractor. Equipment Manager for 30 years with cradle to grave responsibilities for capital assets. Employed by Boh Bros. for nearly 34 years.
Member of AEMP (EMC) since 1984 and CEM since 2002. Active with the Association for Construction Equipment Managers from its beginning in 1982 (Past President). Chairman of ASME B30.5 Sub-committee (consensus standard for crane safety), member of the B30 Main Committee and chairman of the Practical Exam Committee for the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators.
Ronald M. Kohner, P.E.
38 years in the crane and heavy lifting industry
Registered professional engineer since 1974
President of Landmark Engineering Services, Ltd. for the past 21 years
Technical Consultant for the Exxon Crane Guide - Lifting Safety Management System
Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B30.5 Subcommittee - Mobile and Locomotive Cranes
Member of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B30 Main Committee - Safety Standards for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks and Slings
Commissioner of the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO)
17 years with crane manufacturer American Hoist & Derrick as Chief Applications Engineer
Involved with lifting projects in the US, Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Scotland, Great Britain, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Israel, Libya, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, and Azerbaijan
Your ability to manage all the aspects of the ownership cycle determines the value you get when disposing of your machines. Mastering these disciplines will give you the lowest equipment cost per hour.
Participants will learn:
• Exclusive benchmarks for various asset costs.
• How to use residual value to set cost per hour.
• How EPA regulations will affect your ability to maximize residual value.
• How to maintain the highest residual value for your machines.
Moderator Larry Stewart, executive editor of Construction Equipment, will present the magazine's exclusive research from its Reader Asset Report. Joining Stewart will be Greg Kittle, CEM, equipment manager, Ryan Central Inc., and Larry Gindville, VP-sales, McAllister Equipment Co.
Greg Kittle, CEM is one of most widely respected equipment managers in the industry. He is currently equipment operations manager for Ryan Central, Inc. Kittle has more than 18 years experience with Caterpillar dealers; technicians; and service, branch and regional managers. Ryan Central is headquartered in Janesville, Wisc., with locations in Elgin, Ill. and Ijamsville, Md. Ryan Central specializes in golf course construction; residential development; new landfill construction, remediation and closures; site work for power plants; and dams and wetland construction. He was the 2005-2006 National President of AEMP, and currently serves on the AEMP Board of Directors.
Larry Gindville, VP-sales, McAllister Equipment Co.is a 29 year veteran in the equipment industry. Grindville has19 years experience with a major environmental contractor. Of those 19 years, he has 5 years in project operations and management and 14 years in equipment management. Additionally, he spent 7 years with an equipment dealership, 5.5 years as the VP Sales and 1.5 years as the VP of Service.
Equipment facilities and construction sites are inherently dangerous places with all types of noise, fumes, toxic materials, and vehicles. However, dangerous does not have to mean unsafe. Everyone involved in the equipment industry has a responsibility to maintain a working environment that is free from, ‘accidents waiting to happen.’ If a possible accident situation is recognizable, it can be avoided.
Participants will learn about:
Creating a safe shop environment.
Knowing what to look for at the shop and in the field to prevent worker injury.
Keys to safety regulation compliance.
Motivating employees to be, Safety Vigilant
Identifying best practices for high accident rate areas and equipment such as the shops, cranes, and forklifts.
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Featured Speakers :
Roger Thompson is Vice President of Bucher Willis and Ratliff Corporation. Mr. Thompson has more than 24 years of consulting experience in facility analysis and planning and fleet management analysis. Over the years he has provided assistance to a wide range of private, local, state and federal government clients in programming and planning maintenance facilities and evaluating and re-engineering fleet maintenance operations.
Jack Butler is owner/operator of Butler Cranes & More, which provides crane inspection, repair and training. His background includes years at Kokosing Construction, where he was responsible for field repair work, major equipment moves, and crane inspections. In addition, he was supervisor of crane operations and the preventive maintenance program. Jack is a Certified CCO crane operator, Certified Mobile Crane Inspector, Certified Overhead Crane Inspector, and provides training in all construction OSHA sub-parts.
Equipment, fleet, and shop managers can reduce owning and operating costs by practicing the art and applying the science of effective negotiation.
Participants will learn about:
Negotiation Objectives – How to reduce equipment costs and risks.
Negotiation Skills - What to know and do before coming to the table.
Characteristics of effective negotiations – How to get to win-win?
Effective negotiations using the Equipment Triangle – Why is it important to create a business partnership?
Featured Speakers :
Lorne W. Fleming, CEM, is Director of Equipment Division at Grace Pacific Corporation.
Lorne worked for Genstar Construction in the Western US, eventually becoming Equipment Superintendent for the Region.
He operated a Maintenance Management Business in San Diego for ten years, specializing in Marine and Petroleum Jobber sites and Transportation. In 1999 Lorne became Territory Manager for ROADTEC, INC, a Construction Equipment Manufacturer, with responsibility for Arizona, California and Hawaii. In 2003 he accepted a position in Hawaii with Grace Pacific Corporation as Shop manager and was recently promoted to Director, Equipment Division.
Ms. Marilyn Rawlings began her work at the Lee County Fleet Management office as a troubleshooter to identify and correct problem areas. She was given one year to bring Fleet up to standards in preparation for privatization. Subsequently it was decided not to privatize but to keep it within the County. Lee County Fleet Management was recognized in the "Top 100 Fleets in America" in 2002 and the Most Efficient Fleet Operation in North America for 2003.
Marilyn served as President-Elect in 2005 and President of AEMP in 2006.
Marilyn earned a B.S. in education from Taylor University and completed work for an M.S. in guidance and counseling at Oakland University and Eastern Michigan University.
Beginning on the day an asset is purchased, an equipment manager begins planning for its maintenance and repair. Understanding warranty and performance guarantees can extend the life of the equipment and save your company money.
Topics Include :
• The value and negotiation power of documenting your maintenance practices
• More about pro-rated warranty reimbursement
• The value of looking at the supplier (dealer, OEM, other customers, etc.) not as the “enemy” when negotiating warranty and performance guarantees, but as a business partner eager to create a win-win relationship
• How to lessen risks with formal warranty/uptime agreements
Featured Speakers:
Bill DeRousse has been a Fleet Manager for 37 years. With experience in both private and public fleet operations. He is currently the Fleet Manager for the city of Everett and Everett Transit, in addition he servers as the information officer for the Public fleet Managers Association , serves as a committee chair with the Seattle chapter of NAFA, member of APWA, Appointed by the Governor of Washingtion State to the Governor's Safety and Health advisory board, A trustee with the University of Washington's engineering division, Technical advisor for a local Community Environmental Response Cooperative and serves on several national transit and vehicle committees. Bill is a public speaker and trainer in all areas of fleet management giving presentations through out the United States annually.
Bill will share with you his fleet operation processes and best maintenance practices.
David Wilson – Service Marketing Manager for John Deere Construction. David Wilson earned his degree in the area of Industrial Technology with an emphasis in Manufacturing Production and Automation Systems.
Certified in six sigma methodology, David is skilled in the areas of condition based maintenance and warranty coverage. David works with John Deere dealers and customers to help implement “Best In Class” maintenance packages to generate maximum productivity, uptime, and the lowest daily operating costs from their equipment.
In addition to ensuring a clean environment for our descendants, and improving the quality of life for all of us today, what are the other benefits of Emissions Reduction Programs to us as users, vendors and Maintenance/Fleet managers?
Topics Include:
• Why retrofit?
• What are we reducing?
• What technologies are we applying?
• What are the challenges?
• Servicing
• How do we do it?
Featured Speakers :
Lorne W. Fleming, CEM, is Director of Equipment Division at Grace Pacific Corporation.
Lorne worked for Genstar Construction in the Western US, eventually becoming Equipment Superintendent for the Region.
He operated a Maintenance Management Business in San Diego for ten years, specializing in Marine and Petroleum Jobber sites and Transportation. In 1999 Lorne became Territory Manager for ROADTEC, INC, a Construction Equipment Manufacturer, with responsibility for Arizona, California and Hawaii. In 2003 he accepted a position in Hawaii with Grace Pacific Corporation as Shop manager and was recently promoted to Director, Equipment Division.
Wade A. Wessels, Project Engineer, Exhaust/Emissions Group, Donaldson Company, Inc.
• Project Engineer in Emissions Engineering Group at Donaldson Company, Inc. a $2 B Global Filtration Supplier
• BS Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University of Science and Technology
• 3.5 years of work in the emissions and emissions retrofit businesses
• Field work and application experience with DOC’s, DMF’s, DPF’s, Crankcase filtration and DPF cleaning machines
• Experience in retrofitting both on-road and off-road applications
• Involved with product verification procedures with CARB and EPA
• Work standards for scheduling work, staff and space
• How to determine item cost vs. inventory volume
Featured Speakers :
Roger Thompson is Vice President of Bucher Willis and Ratliff Corporation. Mr. Thompson has more than 24 years of consulting experience in facility analysis and planning and fleet management analysis. Over the years he has provided assistance to a wide range of private, local, state and federal government clients in programming and planning maintenance facilities and evaluating and re-engineering fleet maintenance operations.
Dave Greenlee, CEM has worked for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company for 28 years, with 12 years in Fleet Management and fleet contractor oversight; responsible for fleet maintenance, acquisitions, leasing and surplus disposal. Dave joined the AEMP in 2004 and received his Equipment Management Certification in 2005. Dave also serves as Alyeska Logistics Chief for the Pipeline Incident Management Team.
Component-life expectations are an elusive part of the solution to one of the most important questions equipment professionals must answer if they’re going to field cost-effective equipment: What’s the economic life of each machine?
Construction Equipment regularly surveys contractors to find out how long they expect major components in various machines to last. In this web-based seminar, we’ll give you insight into the latest numbers on scrapers and motor graders,perspective on how to use them in determining O&O costs, and specific ways component lifecycle data can improve overall fleet efficiency and financials.
Speakers include Larry Stewart, executive editor, Construction Equipment, Mike Vorster of Virginia Tech, who teaches the Construction Equipment Institute and writes “Equipment Executive”; and Greg Kittle, equipment operations manager for Ryan Inc.
Rod Sutton, editor in chief, moderates a presentation on intelligent compaction: why it's coming, how it benefits our nation's roadways, and how it is being tested. Joining him are Matthew Corrigan from the Federal Highway Administration, Bob Horan, P.E., of SALUT Inc., and John Siekmeier, P.E., of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. You'll hear:
An overview of intelligent compaction
Highlights from the Federal Highway Administration's strategic plan for intelligent compaction
How intelligent compaction improves road construction
Federal plans to demonstrate intelligent compaction technology on a national basis
Rod Sutton, editor-in-chief, led a panel discussion on the challenges of measuring shop overhead, including a
presentation of Construction Equipment benchmarks. Additionally, the webcast presentation covered:
Ideas on how to track costs
Strategies on how to use benchmarking to improve maintenance costs, and boost overall company profitability
Insight into the numbers, perspective on their meaning, and specific ways to use benchmarks in your own shops
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