The 6th annual Recruitment & Retention Conference, presented by Truckload Carriers Association and ACS MultiMedia, will be held Jan. 29-31, 2007, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.
Registration and a reception will be held Monday, Jan. 29.
The first general session begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30.
Below is the conference schedule:
Welcome speakers:
Kelley Walkup, divisional vice president, ACS
Chris Burruss, president, Truckload Carriers Association
Kevin Burch, president, Jet Express Inc.
8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Getting It Done-How to Lead When You Are Not in Charge
Speaker: Bill Webb, vice president, Marketing Relations and Stakeholder Value FFE and founder of the Blue Flame Project
9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Full Circle Media Planning
Speaker: Lori Furnell, director of client services, ACS, MultiMedia Advertising
Panel:
Ed Leader, vice president, Trucking Division, Target Media Partners
Darin Williams, president, CDLjobs.com, Lisbon, Iowa
Robert Lake, Randall – Reilly Media
Workshops
1.De–Mystifying Internet Recruiting – How to Maximize Your Recruiting Efforts While Minimizing Your Cost Per Hire
Speaker: Darin Williams, president, CDLjobs.com
10:50 a.m. -3:25 p.m.
2. The Friendly Side of Technology
Speakers:
Mike Hanisch, vice president Sales, TenStreet
Chad Goins, ImageSafe
Jarod Delozier, Strategic Business Unit Manager, ACS MultiMedia Advertising
10:50 a.m. -3:25 p.m.
3. Recruiting Owner-Operators - It Takes a Business Approach
Speakers: Todd Amen, president, American Truck Business Services
Scott Ray, director of recruiting & retention, Landstar Carrier Group
10:50 a.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Recruiting Basics-Recruiting Boot Camp (These workshops are directed to new recruiters and/or recruiters that would like a refresher course)
Recruiting Boot Camp
10:50 a.m. - noon
1. 10 Ways to Increase Recruiting Productivity -What Are the Elements of a High Performing Recruiting Department?
Speakers: Kelly Anderson, president and CEO, Impact Transportation Solutions Inc.
Don Davis, vice president and Development, Smith Transport
1 p.m. -2:10 p.m.
2. Following-Up on the Drivers that Got Away
Speakers: Kelly Anderson, president and CEO, Impact Transportation Solutions Inc.
Gary Hess, vice president Safety and Recruiting, J&R Schugel
2:15 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
3. Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Interviewing and Screening Drivers
Speaker: Eddie Wayland, partner, King and Ballow
General Session II
4 p.m. -5:30 p.m.
Recruiting Sales Skills to Close the Deal – The Top Ten Ways To Become More Effective In Driver Recruiting
Speaker: David Mattson, vice president Sandler Sales Institute
7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
General Jackson Dinner Cruise
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
General Session III
9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
A Strategic Approach to Reducing Turnover - Four Company Success Stories in Driver Retention
Presenter-Moderator: Rim Yurkus - president & CEO, Strategic Programs Inc.
Panel: Tom Glazer, president and COO, Celedon Trucking
Joyce Jordon, COO and EVP of Sales and Marketing, Dart Transit Co., Dallas Operating Center
Ellen Voie, retention marketing manager, Schneider National Inc.
Tom Witt, vice president of Sales and Operations, Smithway Motor Xpress
Interactive Activity
10:15 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
Putting it into Action -Developing Strategies and Initial Actions Plans to Retain Drivers
Presenter-Moderator: Don Sanford, managing director and national practice leader, Communication Line of Business, Buck Consultants
Final General Session
The Gun Is Loaded. Now Go Fire It!
Speaker: Bill Webb, vice president, Marketing Relations and Stakeholder Value FFE and founder of the Blue Flame Project.
The cost for the three-day event for TCA carrier members is $495; and $595 for non-members.
For registration information, call Virginia (Ginny) DeRoze, director of education and training for the Truckload Carriers Association, at (703) 838-1950, or e-mail her at vderoze@truckload.org.
