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2019 Q 1 ®


What's Inside 4 Customer Photo Contest THE PULSE — CARRIERS & BROKERS:


7 Stay Connected with McLeod Software!


9 Additional Ways Tax Reform Will Impact the


Transportation Industry


13 Resolve to Retain ASSOCIATION INSIGHTS


15 BiTA: Blockchain, Electric Vehicles, and Ethically Sourced Minerals


19 The Value of ATA


21 TCA Profitability Program Groups Dive Deeper into Data, Launches Monthly Playbook


23 TIA Annual Capital Ideas Conference & Exhibition: Better


than the Super Bowl


25 8 Wishes for 2019 from Women In Trucking Association


27 McLeod Transportation Accounting & Finance


Conference


31 Training Customers for Business Success


34 UC2019 is Denver Bound! 38 A McLeod Milestone 43 Kudos to Customers


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VOLUME XXXVI • NUMBER III


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Editor: Kristan Hill Contributing Editors: Mark Cubine, Mark Stephens, Nora Griffin, Robert Bowen Design: Jim Poole


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