Event Preview
Specialized Transportation Symposium markets and equipment financing.
Topics of Interest
Other notable sessions include:
• How to attract and retain the next generation of workers.
• Permit harmonization in which state officials offer insight into their preferences for receiving permit requests.
• Keynote presentation from NASCAR visionary Andy Papathanassiou’ s philosophy on the characteristics of what makes successful teams.
• Accident reconstruction and how integrating that protocol into your business can lead to improved operations.
• Assessing the pros and cons of new technology for trip planning. In addition, there will be an interactive roundtable discussion from SC & RA’ s preferred producers who want to hear from members on how to assess, plan for and mitigate risks in the office and over the road.
The issue of risk management and insurance will be discussed. Another not-to-be-missed session is“ Navigating the Real-World Nuances of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement,” in which carriers and former truck enforcement officials review mock citations and provide insight on balancing reasonable application of the letter of the law.
“ I look forward to SC & RA’ s Transportation Symposium. No other industry event has a greater concentration of heavy equipment haulers and crane and rigging companies,” said Shawn Murtha, director of sales marketing of TRAIL-EZE Trailers.
After-Party and Networking Opportunities
With a current roster of 47( out of 50) exhibitors and almost 400 attendees, the STS Exhibit Center is the place to connect with heavy haul company management teams, insurance companies and other industry experts to talk safety, risk management and anything and everything in between.
“ The Specialized Transportation Symposium is one of my favorite events of the year. No other show matches the networking and educational opportunities in the specialized transportation industry,” said Marc Staley, heavy haul manager at Hale Trailer.
“ SC & RA puts together a great event every year,” Staley added.
Registration is currently open, and will remain so until the event premiers, although Smith encourages participants to sign up early.
“ The hotel sells out very fast and a lot of networking happens after 5 o’ clock. The last thing you want to have to do is take a taxi or Uber back to your hotel halfway across town,” he said.
For Smith, it’ s no wonder why the symposium continues to be so popular.
“ Our members lift and move the world,” he said.
For more information, visit www. scranet. org.
Attendees networking at a lively industry event hosted by SC & RA.
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