2025 WTA Leadership Conference & Vendor Showcase

June 1, 2025 - June 3, 2025

Description

The 2025 WTA Annual Leadership Conference & Vendor Showcase will take place at the beautiful Coeur d'Alene Resort in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. 

Attending the WTA Annual Leadership Conference & Vendor Showcase is one of the best ways to get the most out of your membership. Packed with high-level discussion, pressing industry issues, and networking with the best and brightest in the industry, it allows you and your staff to stay current on the industry and improve your bottom line.

To book your lodging, please click here or call 888.965.6542 and advise you are with the WTA. Room Block Now Closed. Need lodging? Contact Crystal, crystal@watrucking.org. 

📅 Conference Agenda

• Sunday, June 1
  • 8:00AM – 12:00PM | Trap Shoot – Fernan Rod & Gun Club
  • 1:00PM – 4:00PM | Registration Open
  • 2:00PM – 4:00PM | WTA Board Meeting – WTA Members Only
  • 5:00PM – 7:00PM | Allied Supplier's Reception
  • 7:00PM | Dinner on your own
• Monday, June 2
  • 7:15AM – 8:00AM | Breakfast Buffet
  • 8:00AM – 8:30AM | CEO & Chairman’s Welcome
  • 8:30AM – 9:20AM | Chris Spear, President, American Trucking Associations – “Industry Issues, National Perspective”
  • 9:20AM – 9:30AM | Michael Baumgartner, US Congressman – “Special Welcome”
  • 9:45AM – 10:15AM | Robert Stull, State Traffic Systems Asset Management Engineer, WSDOT – “Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS)”
  • 10:15AM – 11:15AM | Lee & Terry Resnick, Partners, Resnick Succession Group – “Business Succession Planning”
  • 12:00PM – 1:00PM | Raymont Harris – CEO, Elite Mindset & Performance / Former NFL Running Back – “Control the Controllables”
  • 1:15PM – 2:45PM | Tyler Tigges, VP General Council and Secretary; Matthew Wise Manager of Risk Control Services, Great West Casualty – “The Trucking Industry Getting Squeezed by Claims”
  • 3:00PM – 3:30PM | Mark Savage, Director of Connected Truck Solutions, Drivewyze – “TPIMS System & Parking Through ELDs”
  • 3:30PM – 4:30PM | WTA Annual Meeting – WTA Members Only
  • 5:30PM – 8:00PM | Boat Dinner Cruise (Boarding: 5:30PM | Departs: 6:00PM)
• Tuesday, June 3
  • 7:15AM – 8:00AM | Breakfast Buffet
  • 8:30AM – 9:30AM | Chris Green, President; Brian Young, Deputy Director, Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association – “Hydrogen Hub Updates & Plans”
  • 9:45AM – 10:45AM | Mike Gribner, Deputy Director, WSDOT – “WSDOT Updates”
  • 10:45AM – 11:45AM | Brandi Kruse, Host, [un]Divided – “Restoring Hope in Washington State”
  • 11:45AM – 12:00PM | Wrap-Up Announcements
  • 12:00PM – 12:30PM | Lunch on your own or Tee Times Begin (1:10PM–2:30PM)
  • 5:00PM – 7:00PM | Golf Reception