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N 1 What’s Inside VOLUME XLI • NUMBER 1


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11 THE PULSE: The Transparency Transformation: Evolving Your Business From Opaque To Open


14 Strategies for Finding & Keeping Young Talent


16 Version 24.1 Brings Exciting New Features


18 New! McLeod Customer Portal


19 User Conference 2024 - Join Us September 22-24 in Charlotte, NC


CASE STUDIES


25 SUNSET TRANSPORTATION & RYAN TRANSPORTATION: Supporting Rapid Growth


33 THE BOYD COMPANIES & WRIGHT TRANSPORTATION:


Retain Your Best Drivers ASSOCIATION INSIGHTS


43 ATA: The Newest Captains of America’s Road Team Take the Wheel


45 TCA: Defending the American Dream: The impact of new DOL regulations on trucking opportunities


47 TIA: Fighting Fraud Together 51 WIT: Givers and Takers


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