Steven Dutro spoke at the Transportation Lawyers Association convention as part of a seminar called “Solving the Insolvency Conundrum: Dealing with Businesses on the Edge of Financial Abyss.” The topic covered strategies for protection from customers in financial distress as well as strategies to protect trucking companies in financial distress.
In an article for the Automotive Market Research Council (AMRC) of Marco Island, Fla., Richard Mikes, managing partner for Transport Capital Partners (TCP), wrote a segment on the “History of Trucking,” beginning in the early 1930s. Download a PDF of the article.
Transport Topics published an editorial opinion entitled “Looking for Liquidity in 2006” co-authored by Richard Mikes and Lana Batts. The piece discussed the reasons why certain executives are selling their companies and what types of carriers buyers are seeking.
Lana Batts gave the keynote address before the Annual Landstar Logistics Carriers Conference in Dallas, TX. She discussed “Change, Uncertainty and Profits: How to Thrive in Logistics.” (February 25, 2006)
Lana Batts was quoted in Transport Topics for a story concerning “On-Board Electronic Recorders”. She noted that many of the objections to electronic onboard recording of drivers’ logs are no longer appropriate as prices have come down, reliability has gone up, and driver acceptance is high.
James Schnoes and Richard Mikes spoke before the Arizona Trucking Association in Tucson, Arizona. The title of the speech was “Life Cycle Costing: Key to Better Asset Management.”
Lana Batts spoke before the Unipro Food Service’s Operations Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her speech was entitled “How to Thrive in Uncertain Times.”
American Shipper discusses the recent acquisition of North American Van Lines, by Gainey Transportation Services. Transport Capital Partners assisted with the transaction and says that Gainey plans to keep the flatbed business operating out of Fort Wayne. Click here for more information.
Lana Batts was the Keynote speaker for the PeopleNet Communications Annual Users Conference. The title of her speech was “Change, Uncertainty and Profits: How to Thrive in the Trucking Industry.”
James Schnoes and Miller Welborn were speakers at the Commercial Carrier University, held in conjunction with the Texas Motor Truck Association’s annual meeting in Austin, TX. The topic of their presentation was the value of education and training and how to better utilize the resources of Commercial Carrier University.