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    2008 AltWheels Co-Host Profiles:
(Members of Co-Host Organizations Enjoy Discounted Registration Fees.)
 

     
 

  Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association
    www.aflaonline.org

The Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) is the forum dedicated to improving communication between sellers, buyers, fleet managers, lending institutions, lessors, used vehicle marketers, and allied automotive service companies. In its 35+ years since its founding AFLA has emerged as a dynamic organization that promotes growth, expansion and professionalism within the fleet industry by providing education, research, technical standards, representation and advancement of member interests.

AFLA has brought unity to an industry so fragmented in 1969 that it had no networking forum for fleet buyers and sellers to exchange reliable industry information or education. Today AFLA has more than 300 member companies representing all industry segments, including: fleet managers and buyers; auto manufacturers and dealers; remarketers; fleet lease; management; maintenance and repair companies; safety, transporting, upfitting and many other specialized suppliers.

AFLA works with member companies to address key issues facing the entire industry and deliver leading-edge programs, on everything from advanced vehicle design to telematics and remarketing, that advance their skills and enhance the environment in which they sell products and services.

     
 

  American Public Works Association—New England Chapter
    newengland.apwa.net/

The New England Chapter of the American Public Works Association is one of 67 Chapters of APWA in the US and Canada. It has about 1,000 members who are part of the public works industry in five New England States (all except Maine, which has its own Chapter). The APWA New England Chapter's mission is to educate/further the public works industry, network amongst our peers and represent the public works professionals in New England.

     
 

  Environmental Protection Agency—New England
SmartWay transport Partnership
    www.epa.gov/ne and www.epa.gov/smartway/transport

EPA New England supports EPA's national SmartWay Transport Partnerhip. SmartWay is an innovative collaboration between EPA and the freight sector designed to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, and improve energy security.

Companies that provide or hire freight delivery and logistics services can become SmartWay Transport partners. EPA helps partners calculate their current environmental performance, set improvement goals, understand fuel-saving strategies and technologies, calculate cost savings, and win industry and public recognition for their efficiency and social responsibility.

Go to www.epa.gov/smartway to see why over 1000 shippers, carriers, logistics providers, and affiliates participate in the Partnership. See New England-based partners and contacts at www.epa.gov/smartway/transport/where-you-work/region1.htm.

Other dimensions of the SmartWay program include certifying "green" passenger vehicles, educating consumers on the benefits of cleaner vehicles and more efficient driving habits through the Leaf campaign, and promoting the benefits of renewable biofuels through the "Grow&Go" program.

     
 

  Maine Dept. of Transportation
    maine.gov/mdot

MaineDOT supports Governor John Baldacci's Energy Emergency Plan goal to assist Maine truckers facing significantly rising fuel costs. As Maine's transportation agency, MaineDOT is happy to co-host the AltWheels workshop to help truckers find ways to reduce their fuel costs and reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil.

Here is a brief description of what the Governor's Emergency Energy Plan's actions regarding trucks:

• Propose to ME Legislature a Truck Efficiency Tax Incentives Program (TETIP) of capped Corporate Tax incentives for energy saving/idle reduction technologies and efficiency improvements by Maine resident owned truck fleets.
• Continue to advocate for 100,000 lbs. limit for 6 axle trucks on non-Exempt Maine Interstate Highway System in Congress to increase payload productivity and reduce fuel consumption per loaded ton.
• Facilitate free training opportunities by private companies focusing on anti-idling, progressive shifting and speed reduction to save fuel.

     
 

  Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation
    www.eot.state.ma.us

The Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) is the primary transportation umbrella agency for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It has $1.4 billion in annual operating expenditures and a $1.4 billion capital program. EOT has direct oversight of the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD), the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission (MAC) and the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV), and works closely with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). The Secretary of Transportation also serves as the Chair of the MBTA's Board of Directors. Approximately 8,600 employees work for the agency.

EOT is charged with promoting economic vitality and a better quality of life by safely and efficiently moving people and goods within and through the Commonwealth. It manages 9,500 miles of roadway, oversees more than 2,800 bridges in the Commonwealth and serves 38 public use airports. It oversees the $500 million statewide road and bridge improvement program and Commonwealth motorist licensure. It also coordinates efforts to improve transit, water, bicycle and pedestrian modes of transportation in Massachusetts.

FALL 2008 EOT PUBLIC WORKSHOPS—You Move Massachusetts. This fall, the Executive Office of Transportation is kicking off a civic outreach effort to talk to Massachusetts residents about their experiences using the transportation system. See the website for times and venues of the workshops across Massachusetts.

     
 

  MassHighway
    www.mhd.state.ma.us/

MassHighway's Environmental Section is responsible for overseeing the environmental compliance activities for MassHighway to ensure that the roadway and bridge construction and repair program as well as maintenance depot operations are conducted in an environmentally sound manner. This includes preparing and reviewing various environmental documents such as: Environmental Impact Reports, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and developing environmental policy.

Environmental staff are engaged in numerous permitting activities across a broad spectrum of environmental resource areas. They also conduct training and provide regulatory guidance and technical expertise to support the Engineering, Maintenance, Construction and Right of Way functions of the department to insure that all activities are in compliance with current regulations. These duties and responsibilities are carried out within four units: Project Development, Cultural Resources, Wetlands and Water Resources and Hazardous Waste/Materials, which perform a common function of ensuring that impacts to the environment and cultural resources are avoided , minimized and mitigated to the maximum extent practicable and providing guidance for environmental enhancement.

   
 

  Mmta — Massachusetts Motor Transportation Association
    www.mass-trucking.org

MMTA is a non-profit trade association lobbying the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on behalf of the trucking industry. See their website for the full range of member benefits.

   
 

  MMTA — Maine Motor Transportation Association
    www.mmta.com

The Maine Motor Transport Association works to sustain the proud trucking tradition in Maine. As a trade association the MMTA is made up of a wide and diverse membership who actively seek ways to positively impact highway safety and provide leadership on other issues that impact Maine's future.

   
 

  NAFA - Fleet Management Association
          New Jersey and New York Chapters
    www.nafanewjersey.com and www.nafa.org

The National Association of Fleet Administrators, Inc. (NAFA) is a not-for-profit, individual membership professional society serving fleets of automobiles, SUVs, trucks, vans, and a wide range of specialized mobile equipment in the United States and Canada. NAFA provides statistical research, monthly and annual publications, regional chapter meetings, government representation, annual conferences and trade shows, educational seminars and more.

NAFA's Full and Associate Members are responsible for the specification, acquisition, maintenance and disposal of more than 3.5 million vehicles Ñ including in excess of 1.1 million trucks. NAFA Members across the North American continent have more than 350,000 medium and heavy-duty trucks in their fleets, totaling for more than $21 billion dollars in assets for medium- and heavy-duty trucks alone.

Whether commercial or public fleets, NAFA Members play an integral part in today's business environment. The more "traditional" fleet vehicles of passenger cars, vans, and SUVs managed by our Members total 1.4 million and account for $45 billion dollars in assets. This doesn't include a quarter million police sedans; 58,000-plus emergency vehicles; and 386,000 pieces of specialty equipment used by public service fleets, as well as commercial ones.

NAFA has more than 2,300 Full and Associate Members in 34 regional Chapters in the United States and Canada. NAFA's Members manage fleets for corporations covering a wide range of manufacturing and service organizations, governments (whether local, state and federal), or public service entities (law enforcement, educational institutions, utilities, etc.); still other Members serve financial institutions, insurance companies, non-profit organizations and the like. NAFA is also supported by more than 1,000 fleet professionals who do not qualify for either Full or Associate Member status yet have a great interest in the field. NAFA's Affiliates represent companies which have products or services, such as vehicles, aftermarket equipment, service shops, etc., to offer to Full and Associate Members.

   
 

  New Hampshire - Granite State Clean Cities Coalition
    www.granitestatecleancities.org

The Granite State Clean Cities Coalition is a collaborative of over 50 public and private interests from all regions in New Hampshire. Coalition members support the goals of reducing dependence on foreign oil, and improving air quality, through the use of domestically produced, cleaner burning alternative fuels and other fuel reduction strategies.

Alternative Fuel Vehicles that run on fuels such as electricity, natural gas, propane, biodiesel, ethanol and hydrogen can help reduce vehicle emissions, provide domestic economic benefits, and increase the energy security of the U.S. by reducing our dependence upon foreign sources of petroleum. The stability of our transportation future, and perhaps even the nation's economy, rests upon our ability to diversify the nation's fuel sources and types.

   
 

  Rhode Island - Ocean State Clean Cities Coalition
    www.uri.edu/cels/ceoc/osccc.html

Clean Cities is a government-industry partnership designed to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector by advancing the use of alternative fuels and vehicles, idle reduction technologies, hybrid electric vehicles, fuel blends, and fuel economy measures.

Rhode Island Coalition members include Abbott Chassis, Coventry RI; the American Lung Association of Rhode Island; Archway Bus Transportation, West Warwick, RI; GLB International, Trumbull, CT; Guardian Fuel and Energy Systems, Westerly, RI; New England Institute of Technology, Warwick, RI; Newport Biodiesel, Newport, RI; Providence Water Supply; REC Fleet Fuel Services, Providence, RI; Rhode Island Airport Corporation, Warwick RI; Town of South Kingstown; and the University of Rhode Island

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    2008 AltWheels Co-Organizing Organization Profiles:
 

  Classic Communications
    www.classic-communications.com

Classic Communications is a full-service public relations, marketing and event management agency based in Foxboro, Massachusetts. With clients in 14 states, Classic maintains a strong emphasis on promoting environmental organization's signature events such as the Charles River Watershed Association's Run of the Charles Canoe and Kayak Race, and the Environmental League of Massachusetts's Earth Night. Classic Communications recently helped the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Conventions with their activities during the Democratic National Convention, and of course is helping with AltWheels. For more details look here.

  Marin Strategies
    marinstrategies.com

For more than a decade Jeremy Marin has been providing communications and organizing expertise to non-profit and political clients. His work has put individuals on the front pages and top of the hour on major outlets nationwide.

Because he has spent his life working with and for non profits and politicians he understands what your needs are, how your organization works, and how to accomplish the goals you set.

Whether you are looking for public relations around a single event or a major campaign; if you're looking to build a crowd or build an organization; or whether you want some one-on-one communications preparation for an upcoming event or a day-long course for your leaders, I can help you meet your goals.

  MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
    lfee.mit.edu

The Laboratory for Energy and the Environment (LFEE), one of MIT's numerous multidisciplinary research labs, focuses on the technical, policy, and systems related research on energy supply and use and its impacts on air, land, water, health and the economy. Recent transportation related research has focused on world trends in the use of--and emissions from--cars, trucks and planes; how to radically reduce vehicle emissions in developing country megacities (Mexico City); and how good future hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles are compared to advanced hybrid-gasoline and diesel fueled vehicles on a "well to wheels" basis.

  Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
    www.wilmerhale.com

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP offers unparalleled legal representation across a comprehensive range of practices, offering a cutting-edge blend of capabilities that enable us to handle a broad range of clients' needs. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP was formed in May 2004 through the merger of two leading law firms, Hale and Dorr LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering LLP. Our culture embraces the staunch commitment to public service and the causes of justice and fairness for which both predecessor firms were justly famous. Many of our lawyers have played, and continue to play, prominent roles in public service activities of national and international importanceÑfrom counseling US presidents to opposing racial discrimination and fighting apartheid.