Technical Advisory Committee

The Technical Advisory Committee is instrumental in the planning and coordination of the CMV Summit. The TAC continues to provide feedback and insight into commercial vehicle safety topics and facilitates positive partnerships among university researchers, government, private agencies, law enforcement, and CMV industry representatives.

Please note: the titles and organizations of committee members listed below are reflective of the indicated years in which they served on the committee(s).

2024 Technical Advisory Committee

Name Title & Organization Contact
Ken Colvert West Central Region TMC Manager, ALDOT colvertk@dot.state.al.us
Jacob Davis Alabama Division Administrator, FMCSA jacob.davis@dot.gov
Tim Frazier Safety Director, Alabama Trucking Association tfrazier@alabamatrucking.org
Jonathon Huff Lieutenant, Georgia Highway Patrol jhuff@gsp.net
Dr. Steven Jones Interim Executive Director, Alabama Transportation Institute, The University of Alabama Interim Director steven.jones@ua.edu
Stephanie Mann Tennessee Division Administrator, FMCSA stephanie.mann@dot.gov
Jon McCormick North Carolina Division Administrator, FMCSA Jon.mccormick@dot.gov
Danny McPeters Georgia Division Administrator, FMCSA danny.mcpeters@dot.gov
Shannon Newton President, Arkansas Trucking Association President shannonnewton@arkansastrucking.com
Dr. Jeremy Pate Director, Center for Advanced Public Safety, The University of Alabama jrpate@ua.edu
Clinton Seymour Southern Service Center Field Administrator, FMCSA Clinton.seymour@dot.gov
Dr. Georgia Steele Regional Field Administrator, Southern Region, FMCSA georgia.steele@dot.gov
Michael Stewart Mississippi Division Administrator, FMCSA michael.stewart@dot.gov
Troy Thompson Chief, Florida Highway Patrol troythompson@flhsmv.gov
Jake Zimmerman Sargeant, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Jacob.zimmerman@alea.gov

2022 Technical Advisory Committee

Name Title & Organization Contact
Kevin Breedlove FMCSA Arkansas Division Administrator  kevin.breedlove@dot.gov
Sgt. Stephen Burnham  MCCD Special Operations,
GA Department of Public Safety
Jacob Davis FMCSA Alabama State Program Specialist   jacob.davis@dot.gov
Jon Dierberger FMCSA Field Administrator jon.dierberger@dot.gov
Brandon Dixon Associate Professor, Computer Science, The University of Alabama dixon@cs.ua.edu
Chief Jeff Dixon Florida Highway Patrol   jeffreydixon@flhsmv.gov
Tim Frazier Vice President Safety & Compliance, Alabama Trucking Association tfrazier@alabamatrucking.org   
Major Freddy Johnson North Carolina Highway Patrol freddy.johnson@ncdps.gov 
Steven Jones Director, Transportation Policy Research Center
Deputy Director, Alabama Transportation Institute
The University of Alabama		 sjones@eng.ua.edu
Jon McCormick FMCSA North Carolina Division Administrator jon.mccormick@dot.gov
Captain Joseph A. Memory, IV Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section, North Carolina State Highway Patrol joseph.memory@ncshp.org
Teresa Murray FMCSA North Carolina State Program Specialist teresa.murray@dot.gov
Shannon Newton President, Arkansas Trucking Association shannonnewton@arkansastrucking.com
Jeremy Pate Director of Research Operations,
Alabama Transportation Institute
The University of Alabama		 jrpate@ua.edu
Brian Preston FMCSA Arkansas State Program Specialist brian.preston@dot.gov
Captain Tim Pullin MCSAP Commander, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency timothy.Pullin@alea.gov
Jeff Sanderson FMCSA Florida Division Administrator  jeff.sanderson@dot.gov
Clinton Seymour FMCSA Alabama Division Administrator clinton.seymour@dot.gov
Major Jeremy Vickery Georgia Motor Carrier Compliance Division  j.vickery@gsp.net

2018 Technical Advisory Committee

Name Title & Organization Contact
Derek Barrs Chief of CVE, Florida Highway Patrol derekbarrs@flhsmv.gov
Jake Davis State Program Specialist
FMCSA, Alabama Division		 jacob.davis@dot.gov
Jon Dierberger Field Administrator, FMCSA, Southern Service Center jon.dierberger@dot.gov
Tim Frazier Director of Safety & Member Services, Alabama Trucking Association tfrazier@alabamatrucking.org
Chris Hilyer Operations Manager, Alabama Department of Transportation hilyerc@dot.state.al.us
Kenny Price AL Division Administrator,
FMCSA		 kenny.price@dot.gov
Darrell Ruban Regional Field Administrator
FMCSA, Southern Service Center		 darrell.ruban@dot.gov
Jay Starling  Director, Motor Vehicle Division
Alabama Department of Revenue		 jay.starling@revenue.alabama.gov
Jacob York Program Officer, FMCSA, Office of Safety Programs, State Programs jacob.york@dot.gov