ABOUT ITLC...The Information Technology & Logistics Council of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) is dedicated to supporting the interests of the trucking industry’s information technology and logistics professionals. ITLC is committed to educating members, developing industry best practices and providing technical input into ATA’s legislative and regulatory advocacy initiatives. ITLC members include information technology and logistics professionals and managers of motor carrier member companies. In addition to motor carrier employees, industry suppliers of logistics, supply chain management, business process management, telecommunications, software and consulting services are also part of the ITLC membership. For more information about ITLC call (703) 838-1763.

Formulates and disseminates best practices and standards for IT infrastructure consistent with the needs of transportation and logistics organizations.

Focus areas: Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Cloud-IaaS.

Chairman: James Gibson, YRCW Inc., (913) 344-3457 james.gibson@yrcw.com

Establishes and disseminates industry best practices in the areas of operations, finance, and other functional information systems used in the trucking industry.

Focus areas: Cloud Computer, SaaS, PaaS

Chairman: Vacant.

Addresses the information needs of motor carriers in the areas of wireless and telematics communications technologies as they pertain to asset, facility, and freight management operations.

Focus areas: RFID

Acting Chairman: Tom Cuthbertson, Xata Corp. Contact: (703) 801-2419 Tom.Cuthbertson@xata.com

Coordinates technical requests and activities of the five ITLC Tech Teams to ensure that a cross-disciplinary IT perspective is maintained in the development of industry best practices.

Focus areas: Open Source, Integration

Chairman: Marc Mitchell, McLeod Software, Inc., (630) 512-0570 marc@mcleodsoftware.com

Develops and disseminates information that will aid in the integration and execution of business technologies and processes affecting carriers, shippers and other parties in the supply chain.

Focus areas: EDI, CICA

Chairman: Woody Lovelace, Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc., (803) 939-3348 woody.lovelace@sefl.com