2019 Annual Convention AUGUST 1,2019 - AUGUST 3, 2019 HILTON SANDESTIN BEACH GOLF RESORT & SPA
MIRAM
AR BEACH, FL
Program Highlights
LTMA’s 2019 Annual Convention includes a great schedule featuring industry professionals, key membership meetings, knowledgeable speakers, impactful panels and informative breakout sessions you don’t want to miss! There will also be a variety of networking opportunities between the Family Welcoming Reception, Mimosa & Bloody Mary Breaks, LMTA Dinner Reception and Officer’s Banquet. In your wealth of free time outside of convention events, enjoy the beautiful Hilton Sandestin Golf Resort & Spa in Miramar Beach, Florida. Bring your families, we can’t wait to see you there!
Sponsors
WELCOME RECEPTION
Schedule at a Glance
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1
7:30 - 7:55 a.m. ....................................................Golf Tournament Registration 8:00 a.m. ................................................Bill Clark Memorial Golf Tournament Presented by McGriff Insurance Services
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. ...........................................................Convention Registration 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ..................................................................Welcome Reception Presented by Cobbs Allen & Hall Freightliner, & Dealers: Empire, Lonestar & Capitol
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 ATA BREAKFAST
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. ................................................................................Registration 8:00 - 9:15 a.m..........................Breakfast Panel: ATA & ATRI Deliver For You Presented by Triple G Express, Inc.
9:15 - 9:45 a.m. ..................................................Mimosa & Bloody Mary Break Presented by Walmart & SevenOaks Capital Associates, LLC
9:50 - 11:00 a.m. ....................................................................Breakout Sessions 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. .................................................Reception: Class Pays & Plays Presented by Peterbilt of Louisiana
OFFICER’S BANQUET
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
7:30 - 9:15 a.m. .......................................Registration & Continental Breakfast
Presented by J.J. Keller & Associates
8:00 - 9:15 a.m. ...........................................Breakfast Panel: Politics & Policies Behind Tort Reform, Billboard Lawyers and Insurance 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. ...............................................Mimosas & Bloody Mary Break Presented by Grammer Industries & Kenworth of Louisiana
HOSPITALITY SUITE
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. .............................................. TRUCK PAC Membership 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. .................................................... Young Professionals 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ......................................... Board of Directors Meeting 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ...........................Officers’ Banquet & Dessert Reception Presented by Old River Truck Sales
9:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. ..............................................................Hospitality Suite
Presented by RoadRunner Towing & Recovery
ATTIRE FOR ALL MEETINGS & OFFICERS’ RECEPTION BANQUET IS RESORT CASUAL.
Register & Book Online
Visit our Events page at www.lmta.la to register for the 2019 Annual Convention August 1-3 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Miramar Beach, Florida. All purchases regarding this event can be found in the same online registration form! A block of rooms has been reserved for July 31 - August 5, 2019. The special room rate will be available until July 1st or until the group block is sold out. The link to reserve your rooms can be found on the same event page as the registration form. Book before it’s too late!
Convention Registration Information
Member, Non-Member and Guest Registration Fees include admittance to all meeting and dining functions for one participant. Please register before June 15, 2019, to take advantage of Early Bird Registration Pricing. Dress for all meetings, Officers’ Reception and Installation Banquet is resort casual. Fully registered participants can purchase additional breakfast tickets for $25 per child or $30 per adult. Extra banquet tickets are available at $75 a piece. MEMBER FEES: $360: *Early bird $400: Regular Registration
NON-MEMBER FEES: $460: *Early bird $500: Regular Registration
*EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JUNE 15
GUEST FEES: $145: *Early bird $170: Regular Registration
Break fast Panel
ATA & ATRI DELIVER FOR YOU
Friday August 2, 2019 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Presented by Triple G Express, Inc.
REBECCA BREWSTER
BARRY POTTLE
RANDY GUILLOT
What happens at the national level matters to the trucking industry. The American Trucking Associations and American Transportation Research Institute deliver for your business in a major way, every day. Hear from the leaders of these two national organizations that exist to advance the trucking industry. The panel discussion will be held over breakfast and moderated by Randy Guillot of Triple G Express.
Breakout Sessions GETTING BEYOND WHERE YOU ARE Chris King, founder and Managing Partner of Next Level Solutions in Baton Rouge, will share his insights in helping executives look beyond the horizon of their current business path. He will discuss the key metrics of financial and operational success in the transportation business, and in particular, the foundational steps that are needed to build reliable dashboards that are forward-looking indicators for increased growth and profit.
CEO SPEED DATING
Young professionals have the opportunity to hear from two Louisiana trucking industry heavyweights, Mike Coatney of ACME Truck Lines and Tom O’Neal of Hercules Transport. Mike will share his story and perspective on leveraging human capital to grow and expand your business. Tom will articulate why “get into politics, or get out of business” is a true statement, especially in trucking.
ROADSIDE DEFENSE
As we endure an insurance crisis fueled by frivolous lawsuits, strategic self-defense is key. With insurance fraud on the rise, hear from LMTA General Counsel Doug Williams on what you can do to better protect your company, and what the legal and insurance industries can do to help each other.
Friday August 2, 2019 9:50 - 11:00 a.m.
CHRIS KING
Friday August 2, 2019 9:50 - 11:00 a.m.
MIKE COATNEY
TOM O’NEAL
Friday August 2, 2019 9:50 - 11:00 a.m.
DOUG WILLIAMS
Door Prizes
Break fast Panel
Saturday August 3, 2019 POLITICS & POLICIES 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. BEHIND TORT REFORM, BILLBOARD LAWYERS AND INSURANCE
Annual Convention Registration
Single Registration Fees include admittance to all meeting and dining functions for one participant. Couple registration fees include admittance to all meeting and dining functions for two participants. Dress for all meetings is resort casual. Dress for the Officers’ Reception and Installation Banquet is cocktailTYLER attire. JACK MCFARLAND GRAY BRIAN LANDRY CHANCE MCNEELY Member Trucking isFees: taking it on the chin, but Non-Member insurance rates Fees: and our state’s legal climate impact every person Couple Registration: $505 Couple Registration: $605from Representative and logger Jack and every industry. Hear perspectives on the past and future Single Registration: $360Tyler GraySingle Registration: $460 Midcontinent Oil & Gas Association, McFarland (R-Winnfield), the President of Louisiana and Brian Landry the Political Director of the Louisiana Chemical Association. This panel discussion will be moderated by LMTA’s Executive Director, Chance McNeely over breakfast.
Additional Meal Tickets Officer Reception & Banquet
Fully registered participants can purchase additional breakfast tickets for $25/child or $30/ adult. Extra banquet tickets are available at $75 a piece.
Presented by Old River Truck Sales
ATTIRE FOR OFFICERS’ RECEPTION BANQUET IS RESORT CASUAL!
Bill Clark Memorial Golf Tournament Fees
Join officers, members and collegues from across Louisiana’s trucking industry for a banquet you are not likely to forget.
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50/50 Reverse
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BRUCE WILKINSON
LMTA Young Professionals
Join LMTA’s Young Professionals group for a variety of sessions of meetings geared toward the next generation of Louisiana’s trucking industry! A special breakout session, CEO Speed Dating presented by industry leaders Mike Coatney and Tom O’Neal, aims to open professional conversation about the industry. The Young Professionals meeting is one you will not want to miss! Another presentation given by Bruce Wilkinson will give Young Professionals the tools to become successful not only in the industry but through their careers!
Bill Clark Memorial Golf Tournament
On Thursday, August 1, 2019 a memorial golf tournament will be held at Baytowne Golf Club located on the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in honor of Bill Clark. The tournament will begin at 8:00 a.m. with a shotgun start, four-man scramble. In addition to the $15,000 hole-in-one, longest drive and closest to the hole, this year’s tournament will be filled with other special awards and surprises, register online today! MEMBER FEES: $105: Convention Registrant $130: Convention Guests $155: Not Registered
50/50 Reverse Raffle
Throughout the convention, we’ll pick the losers, leaving the last 10 tickets to be drawn at the Officer’s Banquet, Saturday, August 3, 2019. Purchase your raffle tickets online now when you register today!
NON-MEMBER FEES: $210: Convention Registrant $310: Not Registered
Door Prizes
Fully registered participants of LMTA 2019 Annual Convention are eligible to win daily door prizes throughout the convention! Winner must be present to receive their prize.
2019 ANNUAL SPONSORS
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2019 ANNUAL CONVENTION SPONSORS
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Hospitality Suite Sponsor
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Comdata Network, Inc. FreedomTrucks of America LA Household Goods Carriers
Annual Convention Event Supporters Lake City Trucking Peterbilt Truck Center of Shreveport, LLC. Pilot Flying J Retif Oil & Fuel, LLC. Timmons Truck Center Wells Fargo Equipment Finace, Inc.