TeamFLD was out in force at this year’s National Private Truck Council conference
in Orlando May 11-13 and our man FLD Frank was on hand to get all the scoop!

• This year’s conference was a robust affair with solid buzz. Attendees were engaged and the show floor was a flurry of activity with conference goer’s anxious to swap stories with fellow attendees.

• Congratulations to our client The Sherwin Williams Co for being named the “Safest Fleet” in the large operator category! And to these companies for being named Fleet Operator magazine’s “Operators of the Year:” Oxy Occidental (small carrier); Brakebrush Transportation (medium operator); Marathon (Plus 1000 units.)

• NPTC honored three drivers who had posted an amazing 12 million miles of collective driving without a single accident or violation – simply amazing.

• Conference organizers did a great job of gauging attendee sentiment by conducting a series of live polls that yielded some intriguing insights including attendees “Top 5” pain points: 1) Driver-related issues; 2) Rising costs; 3) Accidents/injuries 4) Equipment and Maintenance. 5) Economy/business conditions.

• Attendees also reported that the average age of their on-road vehicles increased across 4 of 6 categories, with heavy duty up from 4 years to 5.1 years; medium duty increasing from 5 to 6 years, vans from 8.8 to 10 years; and flatbeds from 10.8 to 16.6. Only reefers – down 4 months – and bulk, down a year in age – improved year.

• And finally – in an incredible story – NPTC honored a Poland Springs Spring Water driver who stopped at a passing house fire to help first responders douse the blaze with 8,500 gallons of water destined for bottling – seriously folks, you can’t make this stuff up!

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