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Registration Open for FTR Virtual Conference

FTR has announced that registration is open for its first "virtual conference." The event is scheduled for April 7th and will include discussions and question-and-answer sessions on important topics in trucking.

by Staff
March 17, 2015
Registration Open for FTR Virtual Conference

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FTR announced that registration is open for its first virtual conference scheduled for April 7th, entitled "Trucking in 2015: A Pressure Cooker Market".

The five-hour event will include commentary from FTR’s industry experts and discussion of such topics as fuel prices and regulations as well as overviews of the environment for Class 8, trailer, and medium-duty sectors. In addition, there will be an “Ask the Experts” question-and-answer session.

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“We’re excited to be able to offer this unique format to not only provide some insights on the economy and trucking environment, but to also be able to address some of the hot topics on everyone’s minds,” said Eric Starks, president of FTR.

The event will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. with a 30 minute break for lunch. The price for subscribers is $495 and $695 for non-subscribers. To ask about group rates, contact FTR.

To register for the conference or check out the full agenda, click here.

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