Sponsors

General: ISAAC Instruments LLC
Refreshment/Break: Bot Auto TX
Supporting: Davis Motor Crane Service

Description

SMC's 2025 Spring Seminar - 
March 26-28, 2024 | Hilton Waco

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Hilton Waco
113 S. University Parks Drive
Waco, TX 76701
To Reserve your hotel room Click here

Room rate: $ 154

Room reservation deadline: February 23

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FULL AGENDA COMING SOON!

Wednesday, March 26
8:00am Golf Outing: White Bluff Golf Resort – the new course!
20022 Misty Valley Circle, Whitney, TX 76692
4:00pm SMC Executive Committee Meeting

5:00pm Registration Opens
6:00pm Opening Reception

Thursday, March 27
7:00am Breakfast / Registration Opens
8:00am Welcome: Van Trimble, SMC Chairman

8:45am Industry Update:  John D. Esparza, President and CEO, TXTA9:45am  Sponsors and Exhibitors Recognition
10:00am Break-Exhibits:  Sponsored by Transafe 

10:30am Improve Your Safety Meetings: Industry leading tips and best practices to make your safety meetings accomplish your most important goal – to reduce injuries, crashes and other harmful events.

Noon – Lunch:  

1:15pm TX Dept. of Public Safety Update: Representatives with the TX Dept. of Public Safety will provide attendees an update on trucking issues and initiatives here in Texas. This session will allow attendees to discuss issues with the officials.

2:30pm Break – Exhibits:  Sponsored by Transafe 

2:45pm US Dept. of Transportation: Representatives will address a number of topics to include Crash Preventability Determination Program, Managing Clearing House Reporting, and other pertinent updates to the regulations.

3:45pm Break – Exhibits:  Sponsored by Transafe 
4:00pm  Accident Reconstruction:  An introduction to the potential components of an accident reconstruction.  The intent is to provide an understanding of what information may be available and the potential impact it may have on determining details of the accident.

5:00pm Adjourn
6:00pm Reception
Sponsored by PrePass Safety Alliance

Friday, March 28
7:00am Breakfast / Registration Opens

8:30am Local Safety Council Reports/ SMC Award Programs and Contests: Representatives from each Council will share meeting information, activities and programs that take place within each Local Safety Council.
In addition, the TXTA Safety Management Council Award Programs and Contests will also be discussed including the Driver of the Year, Distinguished Safety Award, Excellence In Service Award, C.H. Cheshire Award, Truck Safety Awards, Truck Driving Championships and the Certification Program.

9:45 am Break – Exhibits: Sponsored by Transafe 

10:00am How To Achieve Safety Results Through Strategic Marketing: Your company’s bottom line depends upon building an employee-owned safety culture, with strong safety leadership at the helm. Customers want to work with safe companies. In today’s world of litigation, there is no other option. Learn how to create safety culture buy-in, boost employee engagement, improve employee retention and successfully lead a team that makes the right and safe decisions—even when no one is looking.

11:00am Adjourn
 

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Sponsors needed and Exhibitors Welcome! Please contact Ann Quass at ann@texastrucking.com or call 512-982-7473