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Truckload Operations Seminar — Columbus
Thursday, June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
(Lunch Provided)
TCA is hosting a seminar series this summer in a city near you:
- June 15, 2023: Columbus, OH (Operations)
- June 22, 2023: Indianapolis (Operations)
Registration Fees:
- TCA For-Hire Carrier members receive a special discounted registration rate of $249 per person.
- Non-TCA Members are $499 per person.
Operations Workflow Best Practices
Agenda
Call to Order at 8AM (Amanda Pearson)
- Opening Comments
- Anti-Trust Review
- Roundtable Introductions:
- Name, Role
- Business Attributes: Location, Operational Locations, # of Trucks, Operating Mode
- Main Strengths of your Operational Team?
- Main Weakness of your Operational Team?
TPP Operations Metrics Review:
- Key Metric Review from InGauge
- Measure Trends and Comparisons
- Weekly Operating Control Report
Break at 10:00AM
Customer Service and Load Processing
- CS Team review
- Order processing workflow
- OSD and reschedule protocol
- Open Discussion with Q&A from the Members
Driver Managers
- Responsibilities of Driver Managers
- Training and Career Advancement
- Avoiding burnout
Communication Throughout Operations Team
- Booking loads to meet driver needs
- Service failure protocol
- KPIs to keep the team moving
- Open Discussion with Q&A from the Members
Lunch at Noon
Sponsor Presentation
- Company Overview
- Industry Challenges addressed
- Platform demonstration
- Open Discussion with Q&A from the Members
Break @ 3:00 PM
Retaining Talent
- Operational culture
- How to keep your team motivated
- Retention offers other than salary
- Open Discussion with Q&A from the Members
How TCA Can Enhance Your Ability to Improve Operational KPI’s
- The new Truckload Academy
- Advocacy efforts to help widen the net for recruiting
Town Hall Closing Session: Open Question & Answers
ADJOURN @ 4PM
Venue:
NOTE: Hotel booking information will be sent upon registering for the event.
Columbus Airport Marriott
1375 N Cassady Ave
Columbus, OH 43219
Room Rate: $139.00 per night
Dress Code:
Dress code for this meeting is business casual.
Questions
For questions about the workshop, contact TCA’s Jim Schoonover at jschoonover@truckload.org or by calling (571) 444-0310.