March 3-4, 1998
Adams Mark Hotel
Fourth and Chestnut Streets
St. Louis, Missouri
Tuesday, March 3
9:00 a.m.------- Convening of Hearing and Opening Statements
9:30 a.m.------- Panel 1: "Safety Programs in Transit Companies"
• Bi-State Development Agency
Thomas Sehr (General Manager of Operations)
Nathan Knicker (Director of Safety and Training)
• New Jersey Transit
Penny Page (Director of Safety)
• American Public Transit Association
Fred Gillian (Deputy Executive Director)
12:00 noon ----- LUNCH BREAK
1:15 p.m.------- Panel 2: "States' Oversight of Transit Safety"
• Missouri Division of Motor Carrier & Railroad Safety
Stephen Waters (Director)
• Texas Department of Public Safety
Capt. David Kemp (License & Weights Services)
• California Highway Patrol
Linn Holmes (Manager, Motor Carrier Services)
• New York Public Transportation Safety Board
Norman Schneider (Director, Passenger and Freight Safety
Division)
(NOTE: Also representing the American Association of
State Highway Transportation Officials)
5:00 p.m. ------- Adjournment for the day
Wednesday, March 4
8:30 a.m.-------- Panel 3: "Federal Oversight of Transit Safety"
• Federal Transit Administration
Jerry Fisher (Safety Specialist)
• Federal Highway Administration Office of Motor Carriers
Steve Barber (National Program Coordinator for Motor
Coach Operations)
10:15 a.m.------ Panel 4: "Transit Bus Accidents and Exposure Data; Pupil Transportation Issues"
• Federal Transit Administration
Jerry Fisher (See above)
• Federal Highway Administration Office of Motor Carriers
Steve Barber (See above)
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Terry Klein (Chief, Mathematical Analysis Division)
• National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation
Terry Voy (President)
12:00 noon ---- LUNCH BREAK
1:15 p.m.------ Panel 5: "Selection, Qualification, and Training of Transit Bus Drivers"
• New Jersey Transit
Penny J. Page (Director of Safety)
• Community Transit Association of America
Chris Zeilinger (Assistant Director of Government Affairs
and Training)
• Professional Truck Driver's Training Institute of America
Lana Batts (President)
• American Public Transit Association
Stephen Vidal (Chief Training Officer, MPA, New York
City Transit)
5:00 p.m.------ Adjournment of Hearing
