Operators Meeting

2018 Annual Operator Meeting

IP Casino Resort & Spa
Biloxi, MS         
November 7-9, 2018

Wednesday, November 7
1:00 Registration

1:00 – 3:00 SCMA Board of Directors Meeting
     Presiding: Randal Steelman, President
     All operator members are invited to attend.

3:15 – 5:30 Operator Education

     3:15 – 4:15 Driver Training: How to Conduct a Training Meeting. /How Often? /What’s included?
          Speaker: Bob Crocker, Eastside Transportation, Greenville, SC
     4:30 – 5:30 ELD Discussion
          Vendor Panelists: GPS Insight, Saucon, KeepTruckin.
     4:30 – 5:30 Human Trafficking Awareness
          Speaker: Annie Sovcik, Busing on the Lookout (program of Truckers Against Trafficking)

6:30 Board Coach for Dinner

7:00 Dinner at Patio 44

 

Thursday, November 8

8:00 – 8:45  Breakfast

8:30 – 4:00  Registration

9:00 – 11:45  Operator Education

     9:00 – 10:00  Motorcoach Jeopardy
        
SCMA’s “Alex Trebec”: Tim O’Bryan, Service Insurance Agency
     10:15 – 11:45  What’s Your Profitability? How Do You Make a Profit?
         
Speaker: Spencer Tenney, The Tenney Group 

12:00 – 1:00  Lunch

1:15 – 3:45  Operator Education

     1:15 – 2:15 Evaluating Safety Programs
          Speaker: Matt Daecher, Daecher Consulting
    
2:30 – 3:45 Insurance: How Liabilities and Claims are Changing
          Speaker: Tim O’Bryan, Service Insurance Agency

4:15  Board Coach for mini-FAM

4:30 – 6:30  Tour the Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum

Tour the facility and enjoy appetizers, beer and wine.

6:35  Board Coach for Dinner

7:00  Betsy Ann River Boat Cruise and Dinner

 

Friday, November 9

8:00 – 8:45  Breakfast

9:00 – 11:30  Operator Education

     9:15 – 10:15 Your Newest Competitor: How have the Limousine Transportation Companies Changed
                          the Market Place?
                       
   Panelists: Coach Manufacturers’ Representatives
                                         
ABC Companies
                                          Grech Motors
                                          Motor Coach Industries
                                          Prevost
                                          Temsa
                                          The REV Group
     10:30 – 11:30 Technology: it Can Be Good or Used Against You
          Speaker: Chris Riddell, Deliverabilities

11:30 – 11:45  Wrap up and Evaluation

Presiding:  Randal Steelman, President

12:00  Lunch