2023 AFC Fourth Quarter Meeting
Register for the fourth quarter meeting of the Arkansas Trucking Association Accounting & Finance Council at Maverick Transportation, 13301 E Valentine Rd., North Little Rock on December 12 at 10:30 a.m.
Topics will include fuel fraud prevention and cost savings and a carrier panel discussion recapping the highest highs and lowest lows of budgeting and hiring in 2023. Carriers will share how their current year experience is forming their expectations and planning for the year ahead.
This meeting is sponsored by:
AFC Meeting Participants will
- learn about the fuel fraud epidemic
- discuss how fuel fraud is impacting profitability
- learn prevention and cost saving methods to improve overall cost
- discuss the biggest and lowest moments of budgeting and hiring in 2023
- discuss expectations and planning for 2024
In order to be awarded the full credit hours, you must be present, register your attendance and departure on provided attendance sheets at registration desk.
Fields of Study: Management Services, Finance
Prerequisites: No prerequisites required
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Live
Fuel Fraud: Lowering exposure and savings cost
(CPE Management Services - 1 credit)
Presented by Jarrod Carson, Sr. Manager Strategic Partnerships, Motive
During this presentation fleets can expect to learn about areas that are impacting their cost of doing business. We will do a deep dive into the fuel fraud epidemic, we will assess the impact fuel fraud has on profitability, discuss limitations in current fraud prevention, explore different methods & technology fleets can implement to lower their exposure to improve their overall fuel cost.
2023 Recap and Review - Carrier Panel Discussion
(CPE Finance - 1 credit)
Moderated by Tracy Rainey, VP Human Resources Morris Transportation Services, LLC
Panelists:
Bryan Swaim, VP Pricing, Treasurer and Controller, ABF Freight
Colton Smith, Region Project Controller, DB Schenker
Eric Grant, VP Finance, Maverick Transportation
Erin McConnell, CFO, McConnell & Son, Inc.
This panel will discuss the highest highs and lowest lows of budgeting and hiring in 2023. They will touch on expectations versus realities and how those experiences will impact their planning for the year ahead.
Arkansas Trucking Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org