Lana Batts participated in a panel discussion at the National Academy of Science’s Transportation Research Board, 84th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Topic: “The Truck Driver Shortage”.
January 13, 2005 -
Batts Discusses Driver Shortage
January 10, 2005 -
Dutro: “Capital is Available”
Steven Dutro was interviewed for a Transport Topics story called “Fleets Use Varied Strategies to Boost Value to Investors.” Dutro noted, “Clearly, what some people call the ‘capital window’ is open. Capital is available from a variety of sources for the trucking industry.”
January 1, 2005 -
Batts Makes Industry Headlines
Lana Batts was quoted extensively in Heavy Duty Trucking’s article about the truckload industry 25 years after deregulation. She also contributed an article on the history of the Truckload Carriers Association, where she was president from 1994-2000.
October 28, 2004 -
Batts Speaks at Commercial Vehicle Seminar
Lana Batts gave a speech at Americas Commercial Transportation Research’s 30th Commercial Vehicle Seminar, Columbus, IN. Topic: “Truckload Carriers for Sale: A Distress Situation or Window of Opportunity?”
July 16, 2004 -
Batts Speaks About Logistics, Capacity Constraints in Chicago
Lana Batts gave a speech at Landstar Logistics’ Annual Carrier Conference, Chicago, IL. Topic: “The Role of Logistics When Truck Capacity is Tight.”
May 16, 2004 -
Batts Speaks in Phoenix
Lana Batts gave a speech at TransCore’s Annual Customer Appreciation Conference, Phoenix, AZ. Topic: “What Do Carriers Want When There is Too Much Freight Chasing Too Few Trailers?”
February 1, 2004 -
Time is Right for Mergers and Acquisitions
Gailyn Larsen was quoted by the Commercial Carrier Journal in its article, “Merging Byte by Byte.” Larsen said, “Many potential buyers and sellers are looking at deals more favorably than in recent years when so many carriers were upside down on their equipment valuations. The biggest impediment to more deals is uncertainty over the effects of the hours-of-service regulations. But beyond that, the economic environment for consolidation is positive.”
January 28, 2004 -
Batts Speaks at TMI’s Recruitment and Retention Conference
Lana Batts gave a seminar at TMI-Multimedia’s 3rd Annual Recruitment & Retention Conference, Nashville, TN. Topic: “Accident Profiling.”
January 10, 2004 -
Dutro Discusses Financing Options
Steven Dutro was interviewed for a Transport Topics story called “Fleets Use Varied Strategies to Boost Value to Investors.” Dutro noted, “Clearly, what some people call the ‘capital window’ is open. Capital is available from a variety of sources for the trucking industry.”
December 10, 2003 -
Schnoes Discusses New HOS Regulations
James Schnoes was quoted in Fleet Owner magazine regarding the favorable relative impact of team operations overall and specifically on carrier valuation, given the emerging changes in hours of service regulations. He said, “A small to mid-sized carrier that offers team service is going to be much more attractive to sell under the new rules, because team service is a great way for fleets to hedge their bets in terms of minimizing the impact of the new HOS regulations.”
