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?”
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.”
Lana Batts was the moderator of a panel at the American Trucking Association’s Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. Topic: “Achieving Business Process Improvements.”
Lana Batts was the keynote speaker at the Toledo Traffic Club, Toledo, OH. Topic: “Transportation of the Last 100 Years and What Will Happen in the Next Century.”
Lana Batts gave the keynote address at the PeopleNet User Group Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. Topic: “Making Technology Work for You.”
Lana Batts gave a seminar at TransCore, Portland, OR. Topic: “Load Exchange Customers.”
Richard Mikes spoke at Americas Commercial Transportation Research on the topic “Trends in the U.S. Truck Leasing Industry.”
The article “Added Security Will Trim Productivity,” quotes Richard Mikes, managing partner for Transport Capital Partners (TCP), while he served as executive vice president of RUAN Transportation Management Systems. The article was written after September 11, 2001 and reports the effect on the transportation industry. Read the full article here.