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