Material Handling and Transportation & Logistics Technology Committees Joint meeting

6 May 2025 • Music City Center, Room 102B • Nashville, TN, USA

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  1. Chair’s opening remarks          <Noon>                                                                                       
  2. Appoint minute-taker
  3. Antitrust guidelines
  4. Membership and attendance
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting
  6. AIST Staff Announcements
  7. Main agenda items
  • Review Material Handling TC Mission Statement:
    • To serve and support the iron and steel industry by providing forums for technical information exchange, personal development and networking through technically focused committee meetings, participation in the annual AISTech conference, and joint committee ventures that promote safe and cost-effective methods for material handling.
  • Review Transportation & Logistics TC Mission Statement:
    • To support the iron and steel industry by providing forums for technical advancement with safe and cost-effective material movement by land, air, rail or water for the continuous transporting improvement of raw materials to finished steel products.
  • Material Handling Conference
    • Fall 2026 ?
    • Location ?
    • Planning committee ?
  • Material Handling TC Election of 2025-2026 Officers
    • Chair – John Marsh, California Steel Industries
    • Vice Chair – Keith Gallup, California Steel Industries
    • Papers Chair – David Argue, CMC Steel Arizona
    • Education Chair – Mike Leard, Pannier Corp.
    • Young Professional Chair – Sam Beck, L.B. Foster
    • Digitalization Liaison – Jagannathan Rajagopalan, Pesmel
    • Decarbonization Liaison – Larry Cox, PGT Trucking
  • Transportation & Logistics TC Election of 2025-2026 Officers
    • Chair – Matthew Moore, Freight North Logistics
    • Vice Chair – Keith Badten, Steel Dynamics Inc. - Flat Roll Group SouthWest - Sinton Division
    • Papers Chair – 
    • OTLR Chair – Rance Wetzel, American Cast Iron Pipe
    • Education Chair – Mike Leard, Pannier Corp.
    • Young Professional Chair – Sam Beck, L.B. Foster
    • Digitalization Liaison – Jagannathan Rajagopalan, Pesmel
    • Decarbonization Liaison – Larry Cox, PGT Trucking
  • Present Chair Plaques
    • John Marsh – Material Handling TC
    • Chance Suggs – Transportation & Logistics TC
  1. Discussion items
  2. Next meeting
  • Fall 2025
  • Option A
    • Date?
    • CMC Arizona
    • Topic
  • Option B
    • Date?
    • American Cast Iron Pipe Co., Birmingham, AL
    • Topic 
  • Winter/Spring 2026
  • March 2026
  • California Steel Industries, Fontain, CA
  • Joint with AAR
  1. Chair conclusions
  2. Adjourn        <1:30pm>