Northeast Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition  Author Biographies and Presentations

Thomas Albrecht – BB&T Capital Markets

Mr. Albrecht, a Managing Director, provides equity research coverage of the transportation industry, including truckload and less-than-truckload carriers as well as the large integrated air cargo carriers. Prior to joining BB&T Capital Markets, Mr. Albrecht oversaw the transportation research effort at ABN AMRO, Inc. for almost 3 years and prior to that was at A.G. Edwards for 11 years, where he started the transportation research group. He has been quoted on the transportation industry by the national media including the Wall Street Journal, Traffic World, Transport Topics and the Journal of Commerce. He has also been a featured speaker at several American Trucking Association conferences. Mr. Albrecht holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a finance major from Central Missouri State University and he is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. His interests includes golf, politics and baseball, especially the St. Louis Cardinals. He is married with two children and resides in Richmond, VA.

Description of Session: Hours of Service and Other Current Trucking Issues
Mr. Albrecht will share his views on pricing and capacity trends, and the outlook for 2004-2005. He will also talk about the impact of hours of service regulations.