The Truckload Carrier Association (TCA) is hosting a new seminar called “Growing Your Company With Independent Contractors,” that will be held June 28-29 in Chicago.

The seminar, to be held at the Four Points Sheraton O’Hare, is intended to help fleets understand what they need to do operationally, legally and educationally to grow their company with independent contractors.
The topics to be addressed are:
Section 1 - Operations
· Setting Up a Fleet Independent Contractor Program
· Proper “Spec’ing”
· I/C Support Programs
· Equipment Financing
· Deciding the Proper Business Entity
· Internal Staff Training
· Benchmarks that Affect the Independent Contractor
Section 2 - Legal
· Lease-purchase
· Independent Contractor Contracts
· Independent Contractor Insurance Issues

Section 3 – Business Practices of Successful Independent Contractors
· Recordkeeping and Taxes
· Calculating Cost per Mile
· Controlling Costs
· Financial Planning
· Writing a business plan
For more information about the two-day seminar, call Virginia (Ginny) DeRoze, director of education and training for the TCA. She can be reached at (703) 838-1950. Or e-mail her at vderoze@truckload.org. Or visit www.truckload.org for more details.