BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.3//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-414@witruck.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T153000 DTSTAMP:20250211T174255Z URL:https://witruck.org/events/seminar-fmcsa-compliance-essentials-staying -ahead-of-the-curve/ SUMMARY:Seminar - FMCSA Compliance Essentials: Staying Ahead of the Curve DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="26585" img_size="lar ge" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column widt h="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]\nWhere\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c ss=""]\nThe Gathering Room at the Inn\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image i mage="26275" img_size="Medium" alignment="center" css=""][vc_column_text c ss=""]\n601 Michigan Ave N. Stevens Point\, WI 54481\n\n[/vc_column_text][ vc_column_text css=""]\nSponsored By\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image im age="10110" img_size="Medium" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][vc_co lumn width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]\n\nSafety Council Member - $100\n WMCA Member - $125\nNon-Member - $150\nRegistration is closed!\nInvoicing is only available for WMCA members!\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_colu mn width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]\nAgenda\n[/vc_column_text][vc_colum n_text css=""]\n8:30AM - Registration Opens - Coffee &\; Pastries\n9:00 AM - Seminar Begins\n12:00PM - Lunch\n1:00PM - Seminar Resumes\n3:30PM - S eminar Ends\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="26276" img_size="med ium" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc _column_text css=""]\nCourse Description:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_tex t css=""]In this one-day seminar\, we will dive into the Federal Motor Car rier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations covering companies\, drivers\, and vehicles. Topics covered wi ll include:\n\n Company responsibilities\, including credentialing\, reco rdkeeping\, and safety management controls.\n Driver qualifications\, hir ing\, licensing\, and tracking.\n DOT drug and alcohol testing.\n Hours- of-service compliance and management\, including the limits\, records of d uty status\, and common exceptions.\n Vehicle requirements\, including th e required parts and accessories\, and inspection and maintenance.\n Enfo rcement programs used by FMCSA to verify and ensure compliance.\n Upcomin g and proposed changes to key regulations.\n\nThis seminar is not only for "trucking companies that use big trucks". It is intended for any company that operates what FMCSA or the State of Wisconsin considers a "commercial motor vehicle"\, or CMV (a single or combination vehicle used in the cour se of business that has an actual weight or rated weight of 10\,001 pounds or more). During the seminar\, we will clarify which of the regulations a re applicable to all CMVs and their drivers (non-CDL CMVs and CDL-required CMVs)\, and which ones are unique to CDL drivers and their employers.[/vc _column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_colum n_text css=""]\nSpeakers:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""]Thomas Bray\, Business Advisor - J.J. Keller &\; Associates\, Inc.\n\nTom join ed J.J. Keller &\; Associates\, Inc. in 2005 as an editor in the Transp ortation Publishing Department\, Editorial Resource Area. Tom specializes in motor carrier safety and operations management. He serves as editor of the monthly Transportation Safety Management Today newsletter for both pri nt and online publication. Tom also contributes to the development of form s\, training programs and kits\, software\, and online services.\n\nBefore joining J.J. Keller &\; Associates\, Tom had 23 years of industry expe rience. While employed in the industry\, Tom held various safety-related p ositions\, including driver\, driver trainer\, claims manager\, safety sup ervisor\, lead instructor\, and Safety Director. As Safety Director\, he w as responsible for DOT compliance\, policy development\, driver human reso urces\, driver training\, CDL testing\, and accident prevention for a flee t of 350 trucks and drivers.\n\nTom is involved in the National Private Tr uck Council\, Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association\, and Wisconsin Safety Management Council. He has completed all of the roadside inspector trainin g courses offered by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) and has been a voting committee member and program secretary for CVSA. He is also an instructor at MidState Technical College\, a chief officer and advance d emergency medical technician for the Amherst\, WI fire department\, and previously served as a fire investigator on the Portage County Fire Invest igation Task Force.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""]Steve Bojan\, D irector - Transportation Safety Services - Sentry Insurance\n\nSteve Bojan brings almost 30 years of operations\, safety\, and risk management exper ience in the transportation industry to Sentry Insurance. He came on board as the leader of Sentry's transportation safety consulting services. He s erves as a resource for the team in the field as well as for other groups within Sentry Safety Services. His areas of focus are commercial vehicle c ompliance\, truck crash prevention and transportation client risk assessme nt.\n\nAs head of Transportation Safety Services\, Mr. Bojan leads a team of 8 dedicated transportation safety professionals. His responsibilities i nclude team training\, management and resource management. Additionally\, he assists in creating client facing safety materials\, managing transport ation training events\, and working with other internal stakeholders in fl eet risk management.\n\nDuring his career\, Mr. Bojan has served as a Risk Management Analyst for USF Logistics\, Operations Manager for a large mov ing and storage company\, Insurance and Claims Manager for JDC Logistics\, and as a Risk Engineer for Zurich's Transportation Division. Most recentl y before coming on board at Sentry\, Mr. Bojan was the director of risk ma nagement and crash prevention for UniGroup\, the largest moving organizati on in North America with a fleet in excess of 4000 vehicles. He was respon sible for identifying safety related risk\, purchasing insurance for the e nterprise\, critical crash management.\n\nAs an Insurance and Claims Manag er at JDC Logistics ($120M truckload carrier)\, Mr. Bojan was responsible for purchasing all lines of insurance and managing all claims\, including workers compensation\, auto liability\, and cargo. He also worked as part of the safety team to identify loss trends and implement a number of best practices to reduce the cost of risk. He reduced the cost of premiums for all lines of insurance\, worked proactively with insurance carriers\, and assisted with the implementation of new safety programs to reduce the numb er of accidents serve as a resource for hazmat\, OSHA\, and created cargo claims program.\n\nAs Risk Management Analyst at USF Logistics\, Mr. Bojan served as a safety and compliance resource for dedicated logistics accoun ts throughout North American and managed the claims process for large auto and workers compensation claims. In this role he coordinated accident sit uations\, including hazmat and DOT reportable situations\, negotiated and processed the settlement of physical and property damage claims\, assessed liability exposure and created an accrual for all accidents. He coordinat ed legal counsel on litigated claims\, expedite the TPA's handling of clai ms\, and prevented fraudulent claims.\n\nMr. Bojan holds a Bachelors of Sc ience degree in Media Studies from the University of Illinois\, and a Mast er of Business Administration with an Industrial Marketing Concentration f rom Miami University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][ vc_single_image image="25051" img_size="medium" alignment="center" css=""] [vc_single_image image="13402" img_size="medium" alignment="center" css="" ][vc_empty_space height="200px"][vc_single_image image="26586" img_size="m edium" alignment="center" css=""][vc_single_image image="10110" img_size=" medium" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row] LOCATION:SentryWorld\, 601 Michigan Ave N\, Stevens Point\, WI\, United Sta tes GEO:44.545847;-89.565742 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=601 Michigan Ave N\, Steven s Point\, WI\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=SentryWorld:geo:44 .545847,-89.565742 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR