Technology Drives Discussions at the 2014 NationaLease Spring Business Meeting

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Technology Drives Discussions at the 2014
NationaLease Spring Business Meeting
1888PressRelease - The impact technology is
having on the transportation industry is the main
topic of discussion at the annual meeting of the
full service truck leasing organization. The
2014 NationaLease Spring Business Meeting was
held this past March at the Westin Kierland
Resort in Scottsdale, AZ, in conjunction with
TRALA's Annual Meeting. Two full afternoon
sessions were devoted to NationaLease members and
covered issues that are top of mind for leasing
executives a dominant issue being technology and
its impact on the trucking industry. The first
day of the meeting, Jim Angel, General Manager of
the Trucking Division at DriveCam, started the
technology discussion which continued with
discussions on managing maintenance costs through
a new vehicle's first year of in-service, selling
full service leasing in the age of higher capital
equipment costs, and choosing and utilizing CRM
systems. Discussions of these topics were
facilitated by Mike Margarone, President,
DeCarolis Truck Rental, Inc., a NationaLease
Member David Deon, President, Velocity Truck
Rental and Leasing, a NationaLease Member and
Kurt Kettner, Vice President, Koch
NationaLease. The second day began with a
conversation with NationaLease staff. Dean Vicha,
President Jane Clark, Vice President of Member
Services Jeff Spence, Vice President of National
Accounts and David Nitzsche, Senior Vice
President of Supply Management, shared successes
of the NationaLease organization and discussed
goals for 2014. The afternoon session concluded
with discussions on National Accounts and best
practices related to fuel economy and maintenance
cost savings. These discussions were led by Jim
Smith, General Manager, Southeastern NationaLease
and Bill Schultz, President/COO, Lawrence
NationaLease.
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About NationaLease Founded in 1944, NationaLease
is one of the largest full service truck leasing
organizations in North America, with over 600
service locations throughout the U.S. and Canada
and a combined customer fleet of over 125,000
tractors, trucks, and trailers. The company
provides comprehensive fleet management services
for private fleets and transportation service
providers. More information can be found at
http//www.nationalease.com.