What is the Ohio Conference on Freight?
This is the fifth year for the conference that brings together transportation professionals to focus on the movement of goods through Ohio and the Great lakes region. It is a unique opportunity for dialog and exchange of information between all modes: rail, ground, pipeline, air, and sea.
Who Should Attend?
The conference has information for people who move freight, plan infrastructure, train a workforce, enforce regulations, or want their region to capitalize on development of the freight industry. In previous years attendees and presenters have included executives from trucking firms, railroads, seaports and airports; bankers, government agencies, researchers, entrepreneurs, elected officials, and others.
Conference Venue and Details
The Ohio Conference on Freight will again be held at the Dana Conference Center adjacent to the
Toledo Hilton. The program is two full days with two morning plenary sessions, two luncheon keynote presentations, up to 20 workshops to choose from, and tours of regional port and logistics facilities.
A special conference rate is available at the Toledo Hilton. Prevailing government state and federal rates will be honored if the guest indicates government employment upon registration.
To Register
Registrations will begin in June. Check back here for details. Click here to join our mailing list and receive updates as the 2011 program is confirmed.
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Sponsorship and vendor opportunities are available.
Contact Kathy Gries at 419.973.0404.
Exhibitor Reservation Form 
TMACOG welcomes your comments and contributions to the Ohio Conference on Freight. Please contact John Crandall, program coordinator at 419.241.9155, ext. 137.
Fact Sheet
Last Year's Comments:
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Topics addressed at the conference:
- Highway: federal legislation, trucking issues
- Rail: as a development tool, innovations, connections to east coast ports, Ohio update, short lines
- Freight Studies: load limits, state freight studies, pipelines
- U.S.-Canada Connections: trade, energy corridors
- Maritime: workforce development, future of ocean shipping
- Logistics: local freight councils and organizations, third party logistics providers
Optional Tours
(no additional cost)
*New equipment at the Port of Toledo has made the port into the most modern on the Great Lakes. A bus-based tour will show the two new mobile harbor cranes at Midwest Terminals, a new conveyor system, and the largest material handler in the world. The Toledo port is the largest landmass seaport on the Great Lakes. The port handles more than 12 million tons of cargo and 700 vessel calls each year.
*The Walgreens Distribution Center in Perrysburg is a state-of-the-art warehousing and logistics operation. This 90-minute walking tour will demonstrate use of automated guided vehicles, automated storage and retrieval cranes, high speed sorting equipment and pick-to-light technology. Participants should wear closed and comfortable shoes.
The 2011 Ohio Conference on Freight is hosted by the Toledo
Metropolitan Area Council of Governments in partnership with the National Association of Regional Councils, and the Ohio
Department of Transportation.
For current freight news all year round, check
www.ohiofreight.org
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