Driver Lifestyles

Learn, Explore, Discover in Columbus

So you haven't attended an Expediters Workshop yet?  Well, you still have one more opportunity this year to make it to a Workshop, but don't delay!  Make your plans now to attend the final event of the 2005 EO Workshop series to be held in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, December 14. 

And, it's free!

"We enjoy conducting these events," says Lawrence McCord, General Manager of Expediters Online.com, the host of the Expediter Workshop series.  "Along with the 'Expediter Experience' that we'll be presenting at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville in 2006, and our annual Expedite Expo's every summer, we have a mission to bring the expediting opportunity and information to as many people as possible.  And, because of our sponsors, we can offer these events free of charge to the public."

Ms. Micki McIntyre is the Director of New Business Development for Expediters Online.com and the Coordinator of the Expediter Workshop series gives an overview of the 2005 events:
"We've been from Atlanta to Cleveland, from Nashville to Detroit and points in between.  We've tried to bring the world of expediting to a wide range of people and hopefully, we've been able to introduce this marvelous business to people looking for a new career challenge, that of owning their own trucking business."

"We've met some great people at our events, including a number of folks who are looking into expediting as a second or third career.  And, there are many mature couples who are on the verge of retiring and who are looking for that second career that they can share together."

Henry and Karen Shell of Lawrenceburg, IN recently attended an Expediter Workshop and they and they say this about the event: "We actually got more information about expediting than we expected. This was the first time that Karen has been to a seminar like this and she enjoyed it very much.  Karen and I are thinking about expediting so we can have our own business and travel together."    

The Workshop Sponsors

The Expediter Workshop gives you the chance to meet one-on-one with representatives from the following premier truck dealers and suppliers:
 
*Bob Caldwell Dodge
*Churneys Truck Center
*Freightliner of Knoxville
*Fyda Freightliner of Columbus
*Leyman Liftgates
*Middle Georgia Freightliner-Isuzu

The Expediter Workshops also feature many world-class expedited carriers' representatives who want to share the opportunities available with their companies.

*Bolt Express
*Con-way NOW
*Express-1
*FedEx Custom Critical
*Landstar Express America
*Panther II Transportation
*Tri-State Expedited Service, Inc.

The workshops are presented in a casual, informal manner but are loaded with facts and details about the fast-paced expedited trucking business and your potential role in it.

Terry O'Connell is one of the presenters at the Workshops and he says that he's been impressed by the attendees' research into expediting and by the thoughtful questions he receives:  "These folks have a real interest about this business and they're looking for serious information on how they can get started.  They take notes, ask great questions and talk to the sponsors/exhibitors before and after the event.  These are the kind of business-minded people who will be successful in expediting and I hope we can help them achieve their goals."

As Terry says, information is the stock in trade at the Expediter Workshops.  The Columbus event will feature presentations by four, very knowledgeable expediting professionals, including:

*The Truck Purchase Process A to Z
Presented By: John LaLonde
Expedite Truck Specialist

*Insider Tips on Commercial Truck Financing
and Growing Your Fleet
Presented By: Dan Tilley
Expediter Financial Group
During his years in expediting truck sales, Dan has assisted many truck buyers in finding financing for their equipment and he will share those techniques with the Workshop audience.

*Expediting: Facts & Fiction
Presented By: Terry O'Connell
Expediting Owner-Operator
With a seventeen-year career in expediting, Terry knows whereof he speaks and entertains the attendees with gentle wit and personal anecdotes about the emergency freight business. 

*So You Want To Be an Expediter
Presented By: Jon Mosier
Expediting Truck Specialist
Jon has a background in expediting recruiting and truck sales and can speak about this business from a number of perspectives.

*Expediting Truck Preventive Maintenance
Presented By: Heath Wood
Expedite Truck Specialist
Heath has spent his life around trucks and trucking and with his diesel mechanic's background; he will share his tips on how to keep that truck running economically.

Micki McIntyre reflects, "We had a number of couples who made it to the last Workshop and when talking to them after the show, we discovered that many of them had been collecting information on Expediters Online.com for some time. 

She continues, "We've had a great time presenting the Workshop series this year, meeting hundreds of prospective expediters and spreading the word about this business.  Expediting has been the fastest-growing segment of trucking for a number of years now and it's exciting to see people come to the Workshops and see that they can have a role in expediting business ownership."

Micki adds, "It's important to remember that these Workshops are not only for people who are considering entering the business but for current expediters as well, because there's always something new to learn.  You would be hard-pressed to find a larger, more knowledgeable group of expediting professionals gathered in one spot at one time."  

"It's a fun, no-pressure event that gives the prospective expediter a chance to look over this business and meet some of the people involved in this industry.  We take a break for refreshments and the sponsors provide giveaways as well." 

"We're really looking forward to the 2006 Expediter Workshop Series!"  

The details

DATE: Wednesday, December 14, 2005
TIME: 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio (Worthington)
VENUE: Holiday Inn - I-270 ext 23
 
Questions? Call Micki McIntyre at 859-746-2046 ext 102.

For online registration and information on this admission-free event, visit the Expediters Workshop Homepage.