ITLC/ NAFC Annual Meeting Offers Single Forum forTrucking's IT, Finance Professionals.
ARLINGTON, Va., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Information Technology & LogisticsCouncil (ITLC ITLC Information Technology & Logistics Council (American Trucking Associations)
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The meeting theme, "Integrating Business and Technology, A Force for Success in the TruckingIndustry," will be highlighted through a combination of technical and educational sessions offered byboth ITLC and NAFC NAFC National Association For Continence (formerly HIP: Help for IncontinentPeople)
A Comprehensive Forum for IT, Logistics and Finance Professionals
The meeting kicks off the first-ever joint conference combining the trucking industry's IT, logisticsand financial decision makers.
The proper use of technology gives carriers a decisive edge in today's increasingly complex freightenvironment. Stringent shipper demands are forcing carriers to deploy best practices that providesupply chain visibility, as well as coordinate the flow of funds Flow of funds
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Of equal importance are the legislative, tax and financial considerations which shape the businessenvironment for carriers. This year's ITLC/NAFC Conference is the most complete forum in whichmotor carriers may keep abreast of these and other developments critical to a trucking company'sefficiency and bottom line.
ITLC/ NAFC Sessions
ITLC's technical sessions are focused on the role of information technology in the trucking industry,and will emphasize the value of automated processes now and in the future, as well as the successfulapproaches used by industry leaders to manage and develop their own IT strategies.
NAFC sessions will cover risk-management in a recovering economy, state tax issues and the creditlandscape while also allowing attendees an opportunity to earn CPE (Customer Premises Equipment)Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises.
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ITLC sessions include:
* Driving Transportation Efficiencies Through Service Oriented Architecture;
* Cloud Computing for the Trucking Industry;
* Pick-up Processing For the Future;
* A Look at Future Technologies Applicable to Trucking;
* Going Paperless in a Digital World;
* Implementing Server Virtualization Strategies;
* Managing Customer Websites and Portals; and
* ITLC Tech Team Roundtables.
NAFC sessions include:
* The Top 10 Obscure State Taxes That May Cost Your Business;
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* Risky Management in a Risky Business;
* Brokerage Operations in a Developing Environment;
* GAAP GAAP
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* Critical Developments in FASB FASB
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* Finding & Keeping Credit in Today's Financial Market.
Combined Sessions include:
* Keynote Address - Max Fuller, U.S. Xpress;
* Legislative Update - Tim Lynch, American Trucking Associations;
* Economic Update - Noel Perry, Transport Fundamentals, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs"under data link protocol.
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* Managerial Session - Jim Lichtman, Corporate Ethics.
Meeting and registration information is available online at http://itlc.truckline.com.
The Information Technology & Logistics Council, a technical council of American TruckingAssociations, is North America's premier information technology and logistics forum for truck IT andoperations professionals. ITLC features a diverse membership of industry IT and logistics managersand executives. ITLC member companies represent the broad range of the trucking industry,including truckload and less-than-truckload fleets as well as technology providers. Find out moreabout ITLC online at http://itlc.truckline.com.
The National Accounting & Finance Council is dedicated to supporting the interests of the truckingindustry's accounting and finance professionals. In addition to educating members, NAFC provideslegislative and regulatory advocacy programs in the areas of finance, accounting, federal and statetaxation and risk management. NAFC member companies include the trucking industry's taxation,finance, accounting and risk management executives. Find out more about NAFC online athttp://itlc.truckline.com.
American Trucking Associations, the national trade association for the trucking industry, is afederation of affiliated state trucking associations, conferences and organizations that includes morethan 37,000 motor carrier members representing every type and class of motor carrier in thecountry. ATA serves the interests of more than nine million people and 420,000 companies involvedin trucking before Congress, the courts and regulatory agencies. http://www.truckline.com
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