2024 GMTA Annual Convention
Speaker Bios
Rebecca Brewster
Rebecca BrewsterPresident & COO, American Transportation Research Institute
Rebecca Brewster is President and Chief Operating Officer of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). ATRI is the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, whose mission is research to improve the trucking industry’s safety and productivity.
Rebecca is the recipient of several awards including Fleet Owner magazine’s 2016 Dozen Outstanding Women in Trucking, the 2013 Influential Woman in Trucking award from the Women in Trucking Association, and the 2010 J.R. Bob Halladay award given by the 50 state trucking associations.
Rebecca has been with ATRI for over 31 years. Prior to that, she was the Public and Governmental Affairs Director for the Cary, North Carolina Chamber of Commerce and a Fleet Analyst with Moen, Inc. Rebecca has a B.A. in English from Wofford College and she is a Fellow of the North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership.
Sid Bream
Sid BreamSid signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in June of 1981 in the 2nd round of the June draft. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1985. He played in Pittsburgh for 5 years. He became a free agent in 1991, and signed a 3 year contract with the Atlanta Braves. In 1994, he became a free agent and signed with the Houston Astros. In 1995, he retired from baseball. He played in 12 seasons, but had 10 complete seasons under his belt.
Sid played in 4 consecutive National League play-offs; one with Pittsburgh and 3 with the Braves. He has also played in 2 World Series, while playing with the Braves. One was against the Minnesota Twins, and the other against the Toronto Blue Jays. Sid had many memorable moments, but the one that meant the most was sliding home in the 1992 National League Championship Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th game.
Sid was born in Carlisle, PA. and raised in Mt. Holly Springs, PA. He now resides in Zelienople, PA., with his wife, Michele. They have 4 children, three unbelievable daughter-in-laws, and three grandchildren and soon to be a fourth.
Sid is an avid outdoorsman and loves to talk about God's awesome handprint across this world. He attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. He now works as a Chaplain for PGT Trucking out of Aliquippa, PA. He has done some coaching, but most of his time is using the platform that God gave him to spread the message about his relationship with Jesus Christ.
Bob Costello
Bob CostelloChief Economist & SVP - International Trade & Security Policy, American Trucking Associations
Bob Costello is the Chief Economist & Senior Vice President for the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the national trade association for the trucking industry. Bob has been with ATA for 25 years.
Besides being Chief Economist, Bob also heads up ATA’s International Trade & Security Policy Department. In this capacity, he works on issues related USMCA, tariffs, customs, and security.
Bob is often cited in the news media as an expert on trucking economics, including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, FOX Business Channel, and National Public Radio.
In 2022, Bob was reappointed by the Secretary of Commerce to serve on the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness. He is on the Board of Directors for the Border Trade Alliance. Bob is also a member of the National Association for Business Economics and a member of the Industrial Economists Group at Harvard University.
Greg Warren
Greg WarrenGreg Warren recently released his special The Salesman, co-produced by Nate Bargatze and 800 Pound Gorilla Media. The project tells the story of his post-college phase when he had a stint selling Jif and Pringles for Procter & Gamble which eventually led to his decision to become a full-time comedian. According to The New York Times, Greg “…has done for peanut butter what Jerry Seinfeld did for Pop-Tarts and Jim Gaffigan did for Hot Pockets.” An honest mix of self-deprecation, frustration and an arsenal of lifelike characters highlight Greg’s colorful perspective.
He can be seen in his Amazon Prime Special, “Where The Field Corn Grows”, Fish Sandwich on Dry Bar Comedy, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Late Show and Comedy Central Presents. Greg attracts a diverse audience spectrum, having performed as a finalist on BET’s Coming to the Stage and on Country Music Television. He is a favorite on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Show, which led to touring theaters nationwide with The Bob & Tom All Stars Comedy Tour. Greg’s comedy has been a daily staple on Sirius/XM’s Laugh USA and Jeff and Larry’s Comedy Roundup channels for a decade. You can hear him guesting on
podcasts like Nateland, Never Not Funny, Bertcast, Dumb People Town, The Adam Carolla Show and many more. He’s performed as a New Face of Comedy at JFL, on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and NBC’s Last Comic Standing.
Greg hails from St. Louis, MO, where his father was a high school wrestling coach and his mother made him play clarinet in the band. He has captivated audiences with anecdotes about the conflict inherent in meshing the two disparate high school identities of varsity wrestler and band geek. Greg was also a West Point Cadet, where he distinguished himself by amassing an impressive tally of demerits and endless hours of pointless marching. After moving on to the University of Missouri, he studied journalism and became an All-American college wrestler.