NATIONALCONFERENCE Information
The National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools
33rd Annual National Conference
Please come join us … In Asheville, North Carolina!
Truck Driving … It’s who we are!
March 27-29, 2023
Crowne Plaza Resort
1 Resort Drive • Asheville, NC 28806
Reservations made by Phone: 1-828-285-2667
Ask for Nat’l Assoc of Publicly Funded Trk Driving Schls
Room Rate: $129 2 queens/$144 king
Registration Fee:
• $475 EARLY BIRD (60 days-January 27, 2023!)
• $550 Member Registration Fee
• $700 Non-Member Registration Fee
• $150 Spouse Registration Fee
(IncludesALL meals)
• $ 75 Spouse Banquet Fee ONLY
Reservation cut-off date:
Saturday, March 5, 2023
Register online today … https://napftds.org/conference/
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North Carolina … or BUST!
NATIONAL CONFERENCE/NAPFTDS PARTNERSHIPS
PLATINUM Partner - $10,000 and includes:
• Space for Display booth at all receptions at National Conference
• Registration for four (4) participants at National Conference
• Space for display booth at all Region Meetings
• Annual membership dues
• Advertising in quarterly issues of Learning Curve
• Feature article in Learning Curve
• Listing associate company on links page on NAPFTDS website
• Placing company logo and link on all pages of website
GOLD Partner - $5,000 and includes:
• Space for Display booth at all receptions at National Conference
• Registration for three (3) participants at National Conference
• Space for display booth at all Region Meetings
• Annual membership dues
• Listing associate company on links page on NAPFTDS website
• Placing company logo and link on website “home page”
SILVER Partner - $2,500 and includes:
• Space for Display booth at all receptions at National Conference
• Registration for two (2) participants at National Conference
• Annual membership dues
• Listing associate company on links page on NAPFTDS website
• Placing company logo and link on website “home page”
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North Carolina … or BUST!
Meal Sponsorships NEEDED …
TheAssociation has prided themselves in making annual conferences affordable for our members. We cannot do that without your support! After our conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, theAssociation found out that the $$$$ have changed through the pandemic. So the Board thought long and hard about covering our costs and make it so that theAssociation could give our members the quality of conference that each member deserves.
The bottom line … we had to increase our meal sponsorships and registrations to cover our actual expenses … all members are still getting more bang for their buck!
MEAL Sponsorships
The companies who have sponsored to-date are those to the right of each meal.
$5000 – Breakfast (March 27)
$2500 - Morning Break Sponsor (March 27) TMC
$5500 - Lunch Sponsor (March 27)
$2500 - Afternoon Break Sponsor (March 27) Stevens
$5000 – Reception Sponsor (March 27)
$5000 – Breakfast (March 28)
$2500 - Morning Break Sponsor (March 28)
$5500 - Lunch Sponsor (March 28) Schneider
$2500 – Afternoon Break Sponsor (March 28)
$4500 – 2 Banquet Sponsors needed (March 28)
$5000 – Breakfast (March 29)
$2500 - Morning Break Sponsor (March 29)
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SO PLEASE … the Association wants your support to help cover our meals.
Contact Crissie Moffet (cmoffet@napftds.org) or call 316-425-3297.
NAPFTDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOTICEOFELECTION–2023
DEADLINE EXTENDED FROM January 15 to February 15, 2023!
The National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools (NAPFTDS) is giving formal notice to all members that NAPFTDS will hold elections for its Board of Directors at its 2023 annual conference. The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Tennis & Golf Resort, Asheville, NC.
In 2023, terms of two Full Member Directors will expire:
• John Thorpe, Central Tech;
• Michael McCarthy, Seward County Community College
(finished out Rob Behnke’s term as he moved to Interim Treasurer)
These two positions are voted on by the Membership as a whole (Full and Associate members only). The Executive Director positions are open as follows:
• John Rojas will move from President to the Immediate Past President position
• Lori Latigo moved from Vice President into the President’s position;
• therefore, the Vice President position is open
• the Treasurer position is open
• the Secretary position is open
The above positions are voted on by the Membership as a whole (Full and Associate members only). These nominations are to follow the following: Executive Board members must comply with Article VII Section 1. The terms of two Associate Board Members will be open:
• Lesley Vincent, Melton Truck Lines, Carrier Associate
• Jill Schutz, J.J. Keller & Associates, Vendor Associate
These 2 positions are three (3) year terms, voted on by the Membership as a whole (Full and Associate members only).
New or re-elected Directors who are elected at this conference will take office at the second board meeting of this conference.
The NAPFTDS Conference/Nominating Committee is responsible for collecting recommendations for candidates. The Directors are elected by vote at the annual conference. Voting members must be in good standing. For a candidate to be considered, the candidate’s organization’s membership dues must be current and have been a member a minimum of one year.
Members of the Board of Directors are required to attend the NAPFTDS conference/regionals, as well as the Board of Directors meetings held during the conferences, a Board Retreat-if needed, and regularly scheduled Board conference calls (11-13 conference call meetings on the second Wednesday of every month per year). Board Members are responsible for bearing the cost of attending all NAPFTDS functions.
All members of the NAPFTDS Board of Directors are eligible to serve as chairpersons of a NAPFTDS Committee. To be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors, the prospective Board member must dedicate time to actively fulfill the required duties.
If you are interested in being considered by the Conference/Nominating Committee as a candidate for the NAPFTDS Board of Directors, please submit your ‘Applicant Statement’ to the NAPFTDS Office via email cmoffet@napftds.org, or by mail to: 11511 Bekemeyer, Wichita, KS 67212.
If you have any questions regarding the process, please feel free to contact the Chairman of the Conference/ Nominating Committee Martin Garsee, office 713-718-8203, mobile 713-304-8324 or email martin.garsee@hccs.edu.
All submissions must be received no later than February 15, 2023. (this is an extension from January 15, 2023)
See the following page for the nomination process in its entirety.
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NAPFTDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOTICEOFELECTION-2023
The National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools (NAPFTDS) is giving formal notice to all members that NAPFTDS will hold elections for its Board of Directors at its 2023 annual conference. The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Tennis & Golf Resort, Asheville, NC.
In 2023, terms of three Full Member Directors will expire (John Thorpe, Central Tech; Michael McCarthy, Seward County Community College – Interim for Rob Behnke, Fox Valley Technical College). These three positions are voted on by the Membership as a whole (Full and Associate members only). Also, on the Executive Directors, John Rojas will move to the Immediate Past President position – moving Lori Latigo into President’s position; therefore, a newly elected Vice President position is necessarily as well as the Treasurer (Interim Treasurer-Rob Behnke) and Secretary (Mary Beth McCollum) positions. Executive Board members must comply with Article VII Section 1.
The terms of two Associate Board Members will expire (Lesley Vincent, Melton Truck Lines and Jill Schultz, J.J. Keller & Associates) of which the term is three (3) years and are voted on by the Membership as a whole (Full and Associate members only).
New or re-elected Directors who are elected at this conference will take office at the second board meeting of this conference.
The NAPFTDS Conference/Nominating Committee is responsible for collecting recommendations for candidates. The Directors are elected by vote at the annual conference. Voting members must be in good standing. For a candidate to be considered, the candidate’s organization’s membership dues must be current and have been a member a minimum of one year.
Members of the Board of Directors are required to attend the NAPFTDS conference/regionals, as well as the Board of Directors meetings held during the conferences, a Board Retreat-if needed, and regularly scheduled Board conference calls (11-13 conference call meetings on the second Wednesday of every month per year). Board Members are responsible for bearing the cost of attending all NAPFTDS functions.
All members of the NAPFTDS Board of Directors are eligible to serve as chairpersons of a NAPFTDS Committee. To be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors, the prospective Board member must dedicate time to actively fulfill the required duties.
If you are interested in being considered by the Convention/Nominating Committee as a candidate for the NAPFTDS Board of Directors, please submit your ‘Applicant Statement’ to the NAPFTDS Office via email cmoffet@napftds.org, via fax 316-425-3297, or by mail to: 11511 Bekemeyer, Wichita, KS 67212.
If you have any questions regarding the process, please feel free to contact the Chairman of the Conference/Nominating Committee Martin Garsee, office 713-718-8203, mobile 713-304-8324 or email martin.garsee@hccs.edu
All submissions must be received no later than January 15, 2023 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 15, 2023!
Request for Nominations No less than two months prior to the convention at which an election of Directors is to take place, the Nominating Committee shall distribute a Notice of Vacancies to all members of the Association.
Members interested in serving on the Board of Directors must comply with Article VI Section 2, 3 & 4 of the Association Bylaws. Members interested are responsible for contacting the NAPFTDS office (316-425-3297 or cmoffet@napftds.org ) to inform the Association of their interest. The NAPFTDS office shall then forward to the interested member an “Applicant Statement”. The member shall return the completed Applicant Statement to the NAPFTDS office no later than January 15, 2023 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 15, 2023. NAPFTDS Staff shall forward all “Applicant Statements” to the members of the Conference/Nominating Committee and shall publish it to all NAPFTDS members 1 month before the convention.
ARTICLE VI -BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 2. The total number of members of the Board of Directors of the Association (the “Directors”) shall be nineteen (19), comprised of the following: (a) twelve (12) Full Members, (b) four (4) Associate Members, (c) the current Executive Director, (d) the Immediate Past President and (e) one (1) Commercial Vehicle Training Association representative.
Section 3. Full Members – At the annual meeting of the Members, vacant Full Member positions on the Board of Directors shall be filled by qualified Full Members upon being elected by a vote of the Members. The election shall be conducted by presenting the full slate of candidates to the Members, who shall each be given the opportunity to vote for the number of candidates equal to the number of vacant Full Member positions. The candidates, in such number as is equal to the number of vacant Full Member positions, receiving the most votes shall be elected to the Board of Directors. Except as provided in these Bylaws, such Directors shall serve for terms of three (3) years.
Section 4. Associate Members – At the annual meeting of the Members, vacant Associate Member positions on the Board of Directors shall be filled by qualified Associate Members upon being elected by a vote of the Members. The election shall be conducted by presenting the full slate of candidates to the Members, who shall each be given the opportunity to vote for the number of candidates equal to the number of vacant Associate Member positions. The candidates, in such number as is equal to the number of vacant Associate Member positions, receiving the most votes shall be elected to the Board of Directors. Except as provided in these Bylaws such Directors shall serve for terms of three (3) years.
ARTICLE VII – EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. The Executive Board of the Association (the “Executive Board”) shall consist of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Executive Director and Immediate Past President. All Executive Board Members shall be Full Members of the Association, who have served one (1) year on the Board of Directors, and have been employed by a publicly funded Training Provider for a minimum of two (2) years
Conference/Nominating Committee Candidate Telephone Follow-up After the Conference/Nomination Committee has received applications for nominations from the membership. Committee shall conduct a follow-up phone call to prospective candidates prior to the conference at which the election is to be held, explaining the responsibilities and commitment of a Board member.
Procedure at Conference Each candidate shall be permitted to make a statement to the members, not to exceed two minutes. If candidate is not present at the conference a short bio will be provided. Following the presentations by candidates for the Board of Directors, the Conference/ Nominating Committee shall conduct a vote.
Balloting Ballots shall be prepared prior to the annual Conference by the Board Administrative Assistant. All members of the Association present at the conference shall be entitled to cast one ballot per Full or Associate members. Absentee Balloting is also permitted. There will be an absentee ballot available on the NAPFTDS Website after February 8, 2023 MARCH 1, 2023. All absentee ballots must be in the NAPFTDS office no later than February 28, 2023 MARCH 10, 2023! The ballots shall be counted by the Conference/Nominating Committee (2 Board members) with the assistance of the NAPFTDS Board administrative assistant. The results of the election shall be announced during the conference.
Please look at the Association News also for that application.
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Good food, great friends and a meet and greet with those you don’t know!
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at the Hilton Garden Inn
Reception
Autonomous Technology AAMVA Update Welcome!
Arizona DOT Networking... at an all time high! Thanks to all that made this meeting a success! Continued on page 8
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J.P. Richard
Transportation Driver …
Thanks for the ride J.P.!
Evening Meal at Karichimaka
Mexican Restaurant
None of us left hungry ...
Port of Tucson
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2022 Region 1 & 2 Sponsorships
The Association would like to thank each sponsor for ‘sharing the love’ with Region 1 & 2. Our regional meetings are a success because of you!
KUDOS to each of you!!!
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Mission Statement
The National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools, Inc. is an organization established for the promotion of safety, professionalism and quality education within the transportation industry.
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Committee Happenings …
Want to be a part of a working committee, please contact Crissie Moffet, cmoffet@napftds.org.
Carrier-Donnie Tulk, Chair. The Committee continues to reach out to prospective Carrier members by sending out email blasts on the post card as well as personal communication. There were potential carrier members that attended region meetings that would have not normally shown up if not for the efforts of the committee members reaching out. These carriers are considering joining NAPFTDS as a result.
Conference/Nomination-Martin Garsee, Chair. The committee continues to work on the 2023 agenda for Asheville, North Carolina. Did you see anything at regional meetings that you would like to see at the Annual conference? There will be some changes on the agenda...so look for it! Please email Crissie Moffet, cmoffet@napftds.org and we’ll work on it! So, Save the Date March 27-29, 2023 at the Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort, Asheville, North Carolina. The Dave Nemo Show will be sponsored again by Tenstreet at the Asheville Conference.
Education-John Thorpe, Chair. We are entertaining new ideas for webinars from the Association members. Anyone with good ideas are welcome to contact John Thorpe.
Marketing/Social Media-Kelly Carey, Chair. NAPFTDS is getting closer to making our website re-design after the 2023 conference in Asheville, NC as it is in its final stage. We would also like to promote followers on NAPFTDS social media: Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin. Right now there is approximately 246 followers on Facebook and 46 on Linkedin. The committee is promoting Facebook to reach 500 and Linkedin to reach 200 Please remember to like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ NAPFTDS and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/napftds/ and Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/ company/national-association-of-publicly-funded-truck-driving-schools/ The accounts are now linked and posts will appear on both!
We are looking to grow our digital presence and reach a larger audience with our mission of education and this is one way we can do so. Please send any content to Marilyn Surber, marilyn.surber@tenstreet.com
If you have suggestions for the marketing committee, or you would like to become a member of the committee please contact Kelly Carey kcarey@worwic.edu or Rob Behnke behnke@fvtc.edu
Membership-Dan Zdrojewski, Chair. The excitement continues for NAPFTDS and our industry. NAPFTDS continues to grow. The demand for truck drivers continues to grow with tens of thousands of openings nationwide. Many of the community colleges and other training providers are overflowing with students looking to earn their CDL and begin their new careers. Many publicly funded entities are looking at developing their own CDL training programs and are looking for answers and advice. NAPFTDS can help be a resource for these new training providers. The Membership Committee continues to process applications and increase the awareness of our association. To help us in our endeavors, please share your knowledge of NAPFTDS with the transportation industry and other public training providers. If additional information is needed, please reach out to me at zdrojedr@matc.edu or Crissie Moffet at cmoffet@napftds.org.
Regionals-Mary Beth McCollum, Chair. All regional meetings have been very successful and well attended. The Region Committee is looking for 2023 Host and/or Co-Host. Region meetings are from August through December. If your school is interested, please contact Crissie Moffet (cmoffet@napftds.org). We do have 3 regions with a host Region 1 & 2 is Utah State University, Price Utah, Region 3 is Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, Iowa and Region 4 Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas.
So … find out what it is all about and show off your campus by hosting a region meeting in 2023! Do you want to host a regional meeting in 2023? Contact Crissie Moffet, cmoffet@napftds.org. or call 316-425-3297.
Regulatory-Jill Schultz, Chair. The regulatory committee informs members of changes and proposed changes to federal laws, regulations, and policies related to truck driver training. News for January 2023 includes the following:
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted two exemptions to the entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements.
1. An exemption was granted to the state of Alaska, allowing the state to waive specified portions of the CDL skills test for drivers in 14 defined geographical areas that lack infrastructure to allow completion of the full skills test.
2. An exemption was granted to an individual, allowing him to conduct hazardous materials endorsement theory instruction without meeting the ELDT instructor requirements. This individual has over 24 years of experience as a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)-certified inspector and many years of experience as a hazmat and tank instructor at FMCSA’s National Training Center.
No other exemptions have been granted by FMCSA.
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New Members in 2022
Full Members
• Bridge Valley Community & Technical College, Charleston, WV
• West Virginia Northern Community, Wheeling, WV
• Fayetteville Technical Community Colleges, Fayetteville, NC
• Shasta Colleges, Redding, CA
• Asheville-Buncombe Tech Community College, Asheville, NC
• Mesalands Community College, Tucumcari NM
• Southeastern Community College, Burlington, IA
• Aims Community College, Greeley, CO
• Ft Scott, Community College, Pittsburg, KS
Associate Members
• The Trucker Media Group, Los Angeles, CA
The National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools (NAPFTDS)
is an organization for the promotion of public education for the transportation industry. Through membership, educators can network with other truck driving schools across the country to provide the highest quality, most cost-effective, and up-to-date training available.
Contact us: Martin Garsee, Executive Dir., NAPFTDS Martin.garsee@hccs.edu
713-718-8203 (O) 713-304-8324 (M)
Rob Behnke, Interim Treasurer, NAPFTDS rob.behnke7787@fvtc.edu
920-996-2889 (O)
Tina Frindt, Technical/Finance Assistant tfrindt@napftds.org
570-688-5710 (M)
Crissie Moffet Admin Assist to the Board cmoffet@napftds.org
316-425-3297 (O)
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John Rojas, President, NAPFTDS
