McLeod Software will feature a new Executive Leadership Tracks program as a part of its 13th annual users’ conference to be held Sept. 24-27 at the Sheraton Birmingham Convention Center in Birmingham, Ala.

Executives from McLeod’s 425 trucking company customers are invited to attend and participate in the program.
Administrative topics, panel discussions and roundtable sessions have been developed for high-ranking company officials, including presidents and owners, CFO’s and accountants, operation managers and general managers.
"Our intention is to provide information that trucking company executives can take back and use to better run their companies," said Mark Stephens, director of marketing and coordinator of the conference. "It’s an excellent way to network with hundreds of fellow trucking company executives."
Topics planned for the Executive Leadership Tracks program include:
-- Incoming ATA Chairman Speaking on Tort Reform
-- Presidential Issues Roundtable
-- CFO Issues Roundtable
-- Taxes and Legalization Roundtable
-- A Key Performance Indicators Panel
-- More Great Ways to Enhance Profits
-- Developing a Driver Handbook that Works
-- Nine Characteristics of Leading Edge Companies
-- Improving Sales Performance
-- Value Based Management
-- Asset Protection and Succession Planning
-- Truckload Pricing Profitability
-- How to Hire and Retain Top-Performing Drivers
-- What Carriers Can Do to Get Paid Quicker
-- The Disconnect Between Dispatch and Credit
-- Crash Avoidance Technology
-- Insurance Costs and Your Bottom Line
-- Understanding the Value of the EDI Shipper Relationship
-- Managing Fuel Through Technology
-- SWOT Analysis
-- Benefits of Optimization Panel
In addition to this new program, McLeod offers attendees free software training and software support, as well as demonstrations of its latest LoadMaster software products, modules and interfaces.
Also, more than 35 trucking technology and service providers will comprise the annual technology tradeshow at the conference. More conference information can be obtained via the McLeod Software web site at www.McLeodSoftware.com.
NASCAR fans will be happy to know that this year’s McLeod Software conference coincides with the Talladega Superspeed-Way race weekend in Birmingham.
McLeod Software, based in Birmingham, is a leading provider of fleet management software available to the trucking industry.