2003 - 82nd Annual Meeting

Session 203

Security Technologies for Hazardous Materials Transportation

Monday 08:00am - 09:45am Marriott

Bill Quade, FMCSA, presiding

Panel Discussion

Joesph Delorenzo, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Daniel Murray, American Transportation Research Institute

Michael P. Onder, Federal Highway Administration

Maurice Stewart, Defense Logistics Agency

Note: Panelists will discuss various technologies ranging from those in field testing and deployment phases of development to emerging technologies that have the potential for improving the security of hazardous materials transportation in all modes.

Session 241

Factors Affecting the Transport of Hazardous Materials

Monday 10:15am - 12:00pm Marriott

Cherry Burke, DuPont, presiding

Analysis of Railroad Derailment Factors Affecting Hazardous Materials Transportation Risk

Christopher P. L. Barkan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Homeland Security and Bulk Liquid Supply Chain: Strengthening the Role of the Private Sector

Roberta E. Weisbrod, Partnership for Sustainable Ports

Catherine Theresa Lawson, University at Albany

Probability of Hazardous Materials Truck Accident in New Jersey

Mahesh Damodaran, DMJM + Harris

Janice Daniel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Session 555

Hazardous Materials Risk Management: Dealing with Safety and Security

Tuesday 07:30pm - 09:30pm Marriott

Mark Abkowitz, Vanderbilt University, presiding

Transportation Risk Management: A New Paradigm

Mark D Abkowitz, Vanderbilt University

Panel Discussion (P03-6423)

Cheryl Burke, Dupont Safety-Health-Excel Center

Robert E. Fronczak, Association of American Railroads

James Reed, National Conference of State Legislatures

Douglas Reeves, U.S. Department of Transportation

Adam Thiel, Virginia Department of Fire Programs

Note: Following the paper presentation on transportation risk management (TRM), panelists will provide their perspectives on the topic with emphasis on the definition of TRM, distinguishing characteristics between safety and security within TRM, significant TRM accomplishments since September 11, 2001, critical TRM challenges that lie ahead, and actions that their organizations and industries are taking to address these challenges.