US Truck Rally Scheduled for Bloomington, Illinois – May 10-11 

If you're in the area this might be worth a look.  Besides the show events there will be two FREE Trucking Seminars on Saturday May 10th (1:00pm and 5:00pm) in pavilion number 1.

Successful Independent Truck Drivers W. Joel Baker and Stephen R. Florie will share their secrets to operating a profitable and compliant trucking business.  

W. Joel Baker is President of Partners in Trucking, LLC. He will discuss a variety of topics including how to get your authority without paying an agent, find your own direct customers, negotiate contracts, set and include fuel surcharge rates, unloading charges, tarp fees and detention time. He will also explain how IFTA fuel taxes really work. 
 
Stephen R. Florie is President of SRF Transportation Services. Steve is an expert on DOT compliance and performs specialized consulting throughout the mid-west. He will provide information on how to avoid DOT audits, how to keep your company organized for DOT auditors in the event you are audited as well as information on drug screening  compliance and other topics.  

It is advertised that both Joel and Steve will be available for one on one consulting at the conclusion of the seminars for those who would like more specific answers to questions about running a successful trucking Business.