Kansas City: A transportation hub for the Midwest

The Kansas City metro area is home to more than 2.2 million residents and numerous logistics and supply chain companies. As such, the KC metro area serves as a transportation hub for commercial motor vehicles that move goods and services to millions of residents throughout Kansas and Missouri. It also operates as a major passthrough connection point in the larger Midwest supply chain.  

Truck in downtown KC
Funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

What is the Midwest Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit?

The Midwest Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit, or MCVSS, was created to reduce the number and severity of commercial vehicle crashes in the Midwest through an exchange of ideas and knowledge.

The inaugural summit was held in 2022. It was the first event dedicated to increasing commercial vehicle safety in the Midwest. Similar summits have been held on the east and west coasts for decades.

The summit is for:

  • federal agencies
  • private industry
  • law enforcement
  • transportation safety engineers
  • university researchers
  • insurance companies
  • nonprofits

Organization Team

Eric Fitzsimmons

Eric Fitzsimmons

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Learn more about Eric 

Debbie Kirchhoff

Debbie Kirchhoff

Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives

Learn more about Debbie

Jaclyn Wolf

Jaclyn Wolf

Professional Development Specialist

Learn more about Jaclyn

Contact Jaclyn with any questions:

Phone: (913) 307-7369

Email: jaclyn14@ksu.edu

Erin Muirhead

Erin Muirhead

Event Coordinator

Email: ekmerin@ksu.edu

Michael Christopher, Division Administrator for the Kansas Division of FMCSA

Michael Christopher

Division Administrator
Kansas Division of FMCSA

Gallery

See pictures of speakers, technology and spaces from the past summits. Click or tap on an image to enlarge it.