ANNUAL MEETING RECAP
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Digital Delivery Age ” was the title of the first afternoon session on Friday . Moderated by conference chair Jason Burns of QCS Logistics , it included Brett Parker , Co-Founder / President , Cargomatic ; Josh Hamilton , CEO / Co-Founder , Bringsy and JC Burnett , President / CEO , Loadchief . Burns kicked off the session with these thoughts : “ Over the years our industry has been resilient . Now we face a real challenge to that resiliency . We can either forget everything and run or face everything and rise . It ’ s your choice .” With that he opened a session that included a discussion of mobile technology ; the sudden attraction of this industry to investors ; how larger shippers are looking for ways to use local carriers for the last-mile ; the impact of Uber and the shared economy . [ See story on page ? for details on this panel ].
The final panel was called “ Class Action Threats – What Courier
Companies Need to Know and What to do to Prepare .” It included remarks by two partners from the law firm of Scopelitis , Garvin , Light , Hanson & Feary , PC : Attorney Andy Butcher and Adam Smedstad . The session looked at the most common targets or problem areas that those filing class action suits focus on . The attorneys suggested areas within courier companies where self-audits could make a difference in such suits . The panelists talked about ways for executives to get ready for or even avoid these kinds of lawsuits , which are becoming more common .
The CLDA Annual Meeting wrapped up with rave reviews by participants . They commented on the quantity and quality of the business contacts they were able to take advantage of and the doors the conference opened for them . “ If I knew these meetings were this great I would have been to them sooner ,” concluded Natasha Boekholt a long-time CLDA member who was attending the Annual Meeting for the first time . She founded STAT Courier Service , Inc . in Lake St Louis Missouri 16 years ago , but has never before attended an Annual Meeting . She ’ s already planning for next year ’ s Annual Meeting at the JW Marriot Orlando on May 3 – 6 , 2017 .
Customized Logistics and Delivery Association | Fall 2016