Truck Leasing Executives Share Best Practices at the 2014 NationaLease Financial Officers Meeting

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Truck Leasing Executives Share Best Practices at
the 2014 NationaLease Financial Officers Meeting
1888PressRelease - The two-day gathering covered
a broad range of issues that are top-of-mind for
those in the truck leasing industry. Attendees
at this year's NationaLease Financial Officers
Meeting, last month in Ft. Lauderdale, heard
experts from a variety of disciplines discuss the
challenges facing businesses today. To face those
challenges head-on, the group shared best
practices, acknowledging that adherence is
essential to success. The two-day meeting opened
with Tom James, President of the Truck Renting
and Leasing Association (TRALA), who reviewed
upcoming changes to the International
Registration Plan and explained how TRALA is
engaging in other industry issues. He was
followed by speakers from the insurance and
finance industries discussing, respectively,
insurance captives, proposed changes to lease
accounting standards, and tangible property
regulations. An eye-opening presentation from
Robert Villanueva of the U.S. Secret Service
informed the audience of the rising trends in
cybercrime, including hacking and identity
theft. Attendees then heard from NationaLease
executives Jane Clark, VP of Member Services, who
offered updates on member programs, and Dean
Vicha, President, who shared the latest
developments in NationaLease's new technology
platforms. The afternoon concluded with one of
the most important sessions, the Best Practices
Roundtable, where members shared information on a
variety of topics that impact the industry.
The second day covered the issues that most
affect businesses, beginning with a glimpse of
the economy, near and long-term, from Mike
Skordeles, Senior Vice President with SunTrust
Banks, Inc. That was followed by sessions on
Employee Assistance Programs and Private
Exchanges in the employer-sponsored healthcare
marketplace.
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Next year's Financial Officers Meeting will be
held October 19-20, 2015, at the Wigwam Hotel in
Phoenix, AZ. 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.