CCJ Innovators: Recruiting and Driver Pay

American Central Transport’s Tom Kretsinger Jr. and Aaron Thompson discuss the company’s new recruiting and pay initiatives to combat the driver shortage and increase profits.

CCJ Innovators: Improving IT Processes

CCJ Webinar: State of Trucking

Hear the latest on trucking and the economy from Noel Perry, principal of Transport Fundamentals and partner in transportation forecasting firm FTR Associates, and Avery Vise, executive director, trucking research and analysis, for Randall-Reilly.

CCJ Webinar: Managing CSA Compliance

The rollout of CSA’s SMS scoring system puts fleet safety practices under the microscope on a monthly basis. This webinar will discuss how fleets can better manage their SMS data, as well as how fleets can work with shippers and brokers to ensure compliance. Speakers include Scott Randall, director of safety at Hogan Transports, Inc., and Annette Sandberg, attorney for Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary.

CCJ Innovators Webinar: Employee Retention

Mike Heaton, senior vice president for Southeastern Freight Lines, discusses the Lexington, S.C.-based company’s no-layoff policy during the recent downturn and how the strategy is paying off now that the economy is on the rebound.

CCJ Innovators: Improving Customer Service

Saia’s Sally Buchholz and Karla Staver discuss how the company’s Customer Service Indicators program and its new Exception-free Delivery metric are improving company performance and reliability.

View the archived webinar at www.ccjwebinars.com.

State of Freight

Join Noel Perry and Larry Gross, senior consultants with leading transportation forecasting firm FTR Associates, and Avery Vise, head of trucking research and analysis for Randall-Reilly for a discussion of the latest trends in freight demand, trucking capacity and costs.

CCJ Webinar: The Outlook for Trucking

John Larkin, managing director and transportation analyst for Stifel, Nicholaus & Co., will discuss the latest intelligence in the key areas of carrier profitability — freight demand, capacity, pricing and costs.

CCJ Innovators Webinar: Excellence in Efficiency

Douglas Petit, executive vice president of operations for Marten Transport, will share the refrigerated carrier’s latest fuel saving innovation and other company efficiency initiatives.

Preparing for CSA 2010

Motor carriers face public display of data and warning letters in less than two months. This webinar discusses some strategies for attacking your problem areas aggressively.

For attendees inquiring about the so-called “Red Flag Violations,” that information can be found by clicking here.

Assessing Repair Needs Quickly

Uptime is king, and fleet owners need their outside service providers to diagnose problems ASAP. This webinar will address fleet expectations and service providers’ best practices to meet them and will review the efforts of the Technology & Maintenance Council’s Service Provider Committee on the issue. Our panelist are David Foster, VP-Maintenance, Southeastern Freight Lines and Charles Voyles, Service Director of Truck Centers and Chairman of the TMC Service Provider Committee.

Innovators: Spotlight on Safety

Please join us and learn from Industry safety leaders Roehl Transport and Bison Transport as they discuss their recent successes with innovative safety initiatives.

This webinar is sponsored by ACS, Castrol, J. J. Keller and PeopleNet.

The Outlook for Trucking

Eric Starks, president of forecasting firm FTR Associates, will discuss the outlook for various types of freight and the effect on specific segments of the trucking industry. This free webinar is Sponsored by XATA.

The latest on CSA 2010

Please join us as Bryan Price, a key member of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration team developing and implementing the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program, brings us up to speed on the implementation of the program and clarifies misunderstandings about the program. This webinar is sponsored by PeopleNet.

Pushing the Envelope

Trucking companies recently featured in CCJ’s Innovators Program share their ideas and best practices that keep them on the forefront of the transportation industry. Learn how you can apply their innovations in your fleet operation.

Fighting Driver Distraction

The federal government has existing regulatory authority to ban drivers of commercial motor vehicles from texting on handheld while driving. Learn what more might be in store from the government and what best practices fleets have used to fight distraction in the cab.

The Outlook for Trucking

John Larkin, Managing Director and Head of Transportation Capital Market Research will discuss the most recent developements in freight markets and the overall economy to help fleet owners assess their threats and opportunities in the coming months. This webinar is Sponsored by FleetOne.

The latest on California’s regulations

California is finalizing or about to enforce several major regulations that affect equipment management for fleets operating there whether or not they are based in the state. The rules directly address engine technology, aerodynamics, tires and trailer refrigeration and could have a significant impact on carriers throughout the country. Michael Tunnell, director of environmental affairs for the American Trucking Associations, will bring fleet managers up to speed on what they will need to do to operate legally in California.

Working with brokers

Carriers can’t field their own sales staff in every market, but by working intelligently with brokers you can expand your opportunities without giving away the store. The session, which will include Transportation Intermediaries Association President Robert Voltmann and executives from a carrier and a broker, will address working with brokers day to day, what to expect, getting paid and building long-term relationships.

The Outlook for Trucking

Recent data seems to suggest that the worst is behind us in the economy. Is this the case? And if so, how soon will freight demand return? What’s happening with capacity and the outlook for pricing? Donald Broughton, Managing Director and Senior research analyst-transport for Avondale Partners LLC, will address these and other questions.

New thinking on managing profit

With the recession in trucking going into its fourth year, it may be time to consider creative approaches to both the measurement and management of trucking profitability. Bob Matheson, senior manager of accounting firm Reznick Group, will offer fresh insights into the measurement and management of profit and loss.

Shop Technologies

Keeping your service facitity state-of-the-art requires evaluating and integrating the right technologies to maximize effiency and productivity. The new tools and systems that can take your shop to the next level will be the focus of the fourth in a series of monthly business building Webinars.

Managing Risk: Indemnity & Insurance

Motor carriers face increasingly liability for the actions of others, including subcontractors and shippers. Learn how to limit your risk in such areas as negligent entrustment, vicarious liability and insurance gaps loopholes presented by Hank Seaton.

Outlook For Freight Demand

The outlook for the economy seems to change hourly as everyone pounces on the latest indicators. Join our knowledgeable analyst as Bob Dieli sorts through the data to see where the economy in general and the trucking industry in particular are headed in the coming months.

FMCSA’s New Maximum Fines Policy

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently adopted a supplemental policy on assessing maximum fines as called for by Section 222 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999. Jack Van Steenburg, director of FMCSA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance, will explain and discuss the new maximum fines policy.

Surviving The Recession

The U.S. economy and the trucking industry are in the midst of the worst recession in decades, and indications are that it will continue for most of 2009 – if not longer. Hear leading financial advisors in the trucking industry discuss steps carriers can take to make it through.

Update on 2010 Engines

Representatives of Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Mack, Navistar, Paccar and Volvo will discuss their 2010 engine solutions, readiness for the market and challenges that lay ahead

A Look At 2009

Leading transportation analyst John Larkin – managing director of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company – will discuss the most recent developments in freight markets and the overall economy to help fleet owners assess their threats and opportunities in the coming months.

THE FUTURE OF SAFETY OVERSIGHT

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and its partners today audit only a tiny fraction of motor carriers. Learn how FMCSA’s current targeting system works today, how the agency plans to use information technology to change the way it oversees trucking companies and private fleets and what all this means to you.

IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA ON TRUCKING OPERATIONS

California has been a challenging environment for trucking for years, but recent developments are making it more difficult than ever to operate in the state — even if you aren’t based there. In addition to environmental efforts at Southern California ports, the State of California is on the verge of adopting an aggressive phaseout of older engines as well as mandatory truck and trailer specifications for long-haul operations. Meanwhile, the state is cracking down on employment practices that could make it even more expensive to operate there. This webinar will update these efforts and discuss the outlook for doing business in the nation’s most populous state.

FLEET STRATEGIES FOR SAVING FUEL

High and volatile fuel prices are leading fleet owners to rethink their operations. Tom Kretsinger, Jr., president and chief operating officer of American Central Transport, leads a discussion of steps fleets can take in equipment and operations management to become more fuel efficient..

THE OUTLOOK FOR TRUCKING

Mr. Broughton will address the outlook for key drivers of trucking revenue and profitability, such as:

Known to many in the trucking industry for his tracking and analysis of trucking bankruptcies, Donald Broughton joined investment banking firm Avondale Partners in 2008 after 12 years as a senior research analyst for A.G. Edwards covering trucking, air freight and railroads. Previously, he worked 8 years in various distribution and operations management roles in the beverage industry, including serving as the corporate distribution manager for the Dr Pepper/Seven Up companies and chief operating officer of Bevmark Concepts.

AVOIDING THE DIRTY DOZEN

Has a shipper ever held you responsible for its own negligence?
Have you been told you must cover the cost of an assembly line shutdown?
Have shippers withheld legitimate freight charges to cover cargo claims?
Have you been held liable for a shipment count your driver couldn’t verify?

These are just a few actions that shippers may be able to take legally if you let them write the contract.

Federal laws and regulations give you certain protections and assurances in your dealings with shippers, but that security vanishes if you waive those protections by contract. Veteran transportation attorney Henry Seaton discusses 12 provisions shippers and brokers frequently insert into motor carrier contracts and how to respond to them

GOING GREEN, SAVING GREEN

With diesel prices above $4.50 a gallon and pressure coming for trucks to reduce greenhouse gases, fleet owners find that reducing fuel costs is good for the environment and essential for the bottom line.
Speakers:
Dennis Beal – VP- Physical Assets FedEx Freight
Avery Vise – Editorial Director Commercial Carrier Journal