For Immediate Release
August 7, 2003
Contact: Aimee Cirucci, Communications Manager
703/838-1950 or acirucci@truckload.org
Freight Charges: How
to Collect Them and Keep Them
TCA Announces Upcoming Audio Conference Alexandria, Virginia – The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is pleased
to announce its newest audio conference, "Freight Charges: How to Collect
Them and How to Keep Them," on September 10, 2003 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. In today's transportation market every dollar counts. To make a profit
trucking companies have to collect their revenues and hold on to them. This audio
conference will explain freight collection issues including: what contract terms
should be considered, what records should be kept, what "preferential payment" is
and how to avoid or defend against it.
The audio conference will feature Kenneth E. Siegel, Attorney,
Strasburger & Price,
LLP, Washington, DC; Kevin Burch, President, Jet Express, Inc., Dayton, OH; Billy
Leonard, Attorney, Strasburger & Price, LLP, Dallas, TX; Mike Patrick, Traffic
Manager, Jet Express, Inc., Dayton, OH; and Lela Stokes, Credit Manager, O & S
Trucking, Inc., Springfield, MO. This expert panel will address how to collect
and keep freight charges, as well as current Federal Regulations on billing,
DOT notice requirements, shipper penalties for late payment, the 180-day rule
and the statute of limitations.
This informative audio conference is ideal for Credit Managers,
Accounts Receivables Managers, Revenue Managers, In-house
Counsels and Sales and Marketing Managers.
Trucking companies can't afford to miss this opportunity. To register for
this audio conference visit CLICK HERE or call TCA
at 703/838-1950.
TCA is the only national trade association whose collective
sole focus is the truckload segment of the motor carrier industry.
The association represents dry van, refrigerated, flatbed,
and intermodal container carriers operating in the 48 contiguous
states as well as Alaska, Mexico, and Canada. Representing operators of over 200,000 trucks, which collectively produce an annual revenue of over $20 billion, TCA is an organization tailored to specific truckload carrier needs.
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