Backhaul Freight Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.2349

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science – Wisconsin State University
Graduate School work – Northeastern University, Chicago, IL

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

National Graduate University – “Principles of Grant & Contract Negotiation”
Stone Management Seminar  – “Reducing Freight Costs”
University of Wisconsin – Dept. of Engineering Extension – “Land Planning”, Transportation Brokering Management”, “CPM/PERT-Critical Path Method Workshop”
Trained for reporting, deposition, and testimony by professional organizations
Accepted as an Expert by United States Justice Department

PRESENT EXPERIENCE

President of an Arizona investment corporation and an Agent for Savon Freight.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Federal Service: HEW & HUD, VP of Worldwide Distribution of Prime Electronics, PRB Corp.;
Owner/President of Qwik Truk, a Motor Carrier, sold to Peterbilt Dealership of Waukesha, WI
Owner/President of QTI, a service corp., a Property Brokerage, sold 1999
Owner/President of Carrier Information Exchange, Inc., a license brokerage, sold to Advantage Transportation, St. Paul, MN in 2003

SPEAKER AND TEACHER

Lead seminars and classroom instruction for transportation entrepreneurs, weekly since 1987.
Considered an expert and allowed for testimony by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Lectures and consults on current surface transportation market economic conditions to think tanks and fund managers beginning 2001.

INVENTOR/CREATOR OF NEW WAYS OF DOING BUSINESS

The Nation’s first freight auction website, where shippers can name their own “freight rate”.

Sold the trademark “Backhauler” to Advantage Transportation, St. Paul, MN in 2003.

Loadshome.com, a future trucking capacity coordination VOIP

Savon Freight Creator

Pegasus Reservation System, a truck capacity coordination program to provide the same kind of capacity coordination to trucking industry that “Apollo” and “Sabre” reservation systems bring to the airline industry.  The Pegasus Project was funded via the Venture Capital Fair at the University of Wisconsin, Graduate School of Business and sponsored by Professor James Blakely.

Started the nation’s first transportation brokering school where text book reading is coupled with Hands-on training in a working transportation provider, designed for transportation professionals.  School has been in continuous operation since 1987.  Currently licensed by the State of Arizona, Dept of Private Post Secondary Education to operate the transportation school.

AUTHOR

Publication list available upon request.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Association of Transportation Law Professionals
Roundtablegroup.com adjunct faculty
“The Society of Industry Leaders”, Vista Research, a div. of Standard & Poor’s
“Primary Insight”, div of Bear/Stearns

ADDITIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE

Qualified to render opinions after personally presiding over 90,000 transportation purchases from authorized and insured motor carries on behalf of shippers throughout North America.

Presided over the market quotation, receiving orders, searching and soliciting transportation, credit qualifying shippers, qualifying for credit from motor carriers and in turn qualifying the suitability of the motor carrier for cargoes, managing the A/R & A/P and cash flow of $94 million plus in brokering revenue.

Adjudicated claims pro se for cargo overage, shortage and damage, as well as hidden damage, and re-consignments, on thousands of occasions.

Created and/or drafted numerous transportation contracts between shipper & customer, vendor & shipper, shipper & broker, shipper & motor carrier, motor carrier & broker, motor carrier & motor carrier.

Negotiated terms and freight rates for thousands of transportation contracts.  Terminated contracts.

Provided accurate transportation market pricing and supply and demand predictions.

Retained 4000+ transportation clients regarding consulting services; involving traffic management, logistics alternatives, brokering as a licensed broker, and truck broker, business marketing and sales, geographic development and economic issues.

Experience in qualifying, hiring, and terminating drivers as employees and owner/operations.

Evaluated safety programs for motor carriers and insurance programs for transportation providers, trucking and brokering, and transportation buyers.

Conducted talent searches and qualified individuals for traffic managers and for other specific applications.

Given opinion in defense and plaintiff issues: criminal trial, personal injury lawsuit, transportation contract litigation, attorney case preparation consultation, and economic and current surveys of customary transportation practices for lawsuits.