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Are You Ready For The Expedite Expo? It’s Just Around The Corner

July 5, 2022

Are you ready for the 2022 Expedite Expo? The Expo is just around the corner, taking place on July 15-16 in Fort Wayne, Ind. ES has been working diligently on the company’s plans for expedited trucking’s premiere event for some time now, including the effort to welcome another large gathering for the annual IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo that will take place on July 15 – click here to reserve your seat.

The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne will serve as the host site for the 2022 Expedite Expo, and Expediter Services will once again this year be serving as the presenting sponsor for this annual event. The Expedite Expo brings together companies and people from across the entire expedited trucking sector, while the IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo offers event attendees key insights into what’s happening in expedite as well as what’s on the horizon for the trucking industry. The IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo also offers those who attend the event an opportunity to meet the team from ES in a relaxed setting as well as an introduction to the programs and services available through the ES Community.

To provide an update for what ES has planned for the 2022 Expedite Expo, Spotlight News spent some time with Jeff Tacker, the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Commercial Officer and the Executive Vice President for ES. Just prior to the July 4th holiday weekend, Jeff joined us for a special edition of the Success In Trucking Podcast Powered By ES. Through our interview with Jeff, you’ll hear how the entire ES Team values the opportunities provided through the Expedite Expo to connect with people who are involved with or who are interested in the expedited sector of trucking. Jeff also talks to us about the roots of the IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo.

Once again this year, ES will be providing a delicious buffet-style meal at the IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo, with each attendee receiving a gift bag from ES at the door. At the dinner, those in attendance will have the opportunity to meet some of the ES Community members who have utilized the services and support from ES to build their own successful trucking businesses.

The speakers who are scheduled to be part of this year’s IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo will include the following:

  • Jason Williams, the President and Co-Founder of ES.
  • Jeff Tacker, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President of ES.
  • Joe Kalafat, Member of the On Time Media Ownership Group
  • Other Special Guests to be announced at the event.

For 2022, ES has put together an impressive collection of door prizes that will be drawn and handed out during the IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo.

The 2021 edition of the IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo had a large fun crowd who enjoyed the networking opportunity (not to mention good food). The ES Leadership Team is anticipating another great turnout for the 2022 edition of the IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo. The ES Team is encouraging anyone interested in attending the Expedite Expo to also register the IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo.

Podcast Interview: Jeff Tacker Shares ES Plans For The Expo

In this episode of the Success In Trucking Podcast, we will hear from Jeff Tacker, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Commercial Officer and the Executive Vice President for ES. We talked to Jeff about the long relationship that ES has with the Expedite Expo, serving as the event’s presenting sponsor for many years. We also talked with Jeff on how the ES Team starts relationships and strengthens existing relationships as part of their experience at the Expo. You also get a look at the IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo, a special event hosted by ES that will take place on July 15.

If you missed our 2022 IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo, you don’t have to wait until next year, connect with us now by calling (877) 349-9303 or click here for more info. 

Celebrating Our Nation’s Independence & The Opportunity To Pursue The American Dream

June 30, 2022

The arrival of the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend serves as a reminder that the freedom and liberty we enjoy as a nation and the ability to pursue the American Dream began with the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

There is a true historical significance to the celebrations and fireworks that will be taking place across the country. Spotlight News, to commemorate America’s 246th birthday, wanted to get some perspective on what July 4th means to the ES Team and to the ES Community.

Understanding that the doors to the American Dream began to open with the Declaration of Independence that we celebrate each Fourth of July, Spotlight News asked Jeff Tacker to join us for a Success In Trucking Podcast Interview. Jeff serves as the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Commercial Officer and the Executive Vice President for ES.

During his podcast interview, Jeff looks back at the brave actions that our nation’s Founding Fathers took with the Declaration of Independence as well as how the doors of opportunity opened up in America because of those first steps in 1776. Jeff also takes time during the podcast to share some words of wisdom from the author who first coined the phrase the American Dream.

Jeff Tacker

Through this edition of the Success In Trucking Podcast, Spotlight News marked the occasion of commemorating the Fourth of July to ask Jeff about the work that the ES Team does each day in assisting members of the ES Community to realize their goal of becoming independent within the trucking industry and launching a business in the pursuit of their own American Dream.

“We truly admire and appreciate, understand and respect the independent contract drivers, the owner-operators and the fleet owners who are a part of our ES Community,” Jeff observed. “It’s truly amazing the work that these professionals do out on the road in their businesses each day. You have a lot of guts and a lot of nerve, and you have to have a lot of independence to get on a truck and go across the country and stay out there.

“It’s both rewarding and exciting for our team at ES to be able help the members of the ES Community in their efforts to achieve success in trucking and do what they want to do to go after their American Dream.”

~ Jeff Tacker

“It’s a real honor for our entire team at ES to have the opportunity to walk alongside the people who are part of the ES Community, making sure they Never Stand Alone,” Jeff added, reflecting on the spirit of independence and the American Dream. “It’s both rewarding and exciting for our team at ES to be able help the members of the ES Community in their efforts to achieve success in trucking and do what they want to do to go after their American Dream – pursuing that dream the way they define it, the way they want to do it and how they want to do it.”

The Success In Trucking Podcast interview also provided Jeff with the opportunity to share a reminder about the upcoming Expedite EXPO and the IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo, July 15-16, in Fort Wayne. Ind. If you would like to learn more about what will be taking place in Fort Wayne, we invite you to visit our IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo Registration Page. You can access the landing page and register for the IN-SITE Dinner at the Expo by clicking here.

Podcast Interview: Jeff Tacker Pays Tribute to Independence Day

The Success In Trucking Podcast celebrates the Fourth of July Holiday and America’s Declaration of Independence by getting some historical perspective from Jeff Tacker, the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Commercial Officer and the Executive Vice President for ES. During the interview, Jeff talks about the American Dream and the rewarding work the entire ES Team gets to do each day in supporting members of the ES Community.

Webinar Replay – 2022, It’s All About You: Highlighting Panther Premium Logistics & Exploring Truck Ownership Opportunities

June 22, 2022

Were you able to join ES for the fourth edition of our IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Series? The webinar was entitled 2022, It’s All About You: Discussing Truck Ownership Opportunities & Spotlighting Partner Carrier Panther Premium Logistics, A Service of ArcBest. ES held the live event on June 21, and the company recorded the webinar to share on demand.

The latest edition of the IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Series examined the current conditions related to truck ownership and starting a trucking business, including discussing the availability of equipment in today’s market. This webinar also highlighted the strong working relationship that has been built between ES and Panther Premium Logistics. The webinar spoke directly to the interests of trucking professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs who are considering opportunities in the expedited sector of the industry.

Panther Webinar

The panel for this edition of the IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Series featured two of the key people overseeing the recruiting process at Panther Premium Logistics. Frank Tufano, the company’s Director of Owner-Operator Recruiting, and Cory Robertson, Account Manager-Fleet Recruiting, provided a detailed look inside the opportunities that are available at Panther as well as how the Panther team works to support trucking professionals running under Panther’s authority.

Frank and Cory also discussed Panther’s collaborative initiatives with ES over the years as well as how ES and Panther work together to support independent contract drivers, owner-operators and fleet owners utilizing the programs available from ES. One of the programs discussed during the webinar was the revolutionary non-traditional lease-to-own program that ES developed in collaboration with Panther Premium Logistics.

The ES Team was represented on the webinar panel by David Withers, Senior Director of Operations and Recruiting for ES, and Danny Vernon, the Director of Truck Sales & Finance at ES. David, with his experience in operations and recruiting, spoke to the overall scope of the offerings available from ES while also highlighting the strong working relationship with the team at Panther. Meanwhile, Danny served as a great resource for discussing the current state of equipment and the truck market while also addressing truck financing from ES.

This edition of the IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Series was moderated by Leah Shaver, the President and CEO of the National Transportation Institute (NTI). Founded in 1995, NTI has earned the reputation as a leader in the trucking industry for tracking company driver and owner-operator compensation history, changes and benchmarks. Leah, who also serves as a host on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Radio Channel 146, is one of the foremost experts in the trucking industry on topics related to compensation, driver recruiting and driver retention.

Throughout the webinar, Leah guided the panel through a number of timely topics that spoke to the interests of a very attentive live audience. Leah also incorporated nearly all the questions asked by the live audience, which sent questions through the chat portal on the webinar platform. The questions allowed the panelists to go into greater specifics on the programs available from ES and Panther, and the responses by the panelists promise to be of great interest to viewers of the webinar replay.

As you will see near the conclusion of the replay, the timing of this webinar is especially ideal for anyone who is interested in attending the upcoming Expedite Expo, which will be held July 15-16 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. Both ES and Panther Premium Logistics will be on the ground at the Expedite Expo with company representatives and dedicated booth space.

As we have shared in previous editions of Spotlight News, ES is serving as the presenting sponsor at this year’s Expo, and ES will have the largest booth presence at expedited trucking’s most prestigious annual gathering. ES will also be hosting the IN-SITE Dinner At The Expo at the event on the evening of July 15. We encourage you to register for both the Expedite Expo and the IN-SITE Dinner At The Expo.

Spotlight News would like to invite you to learn more about the programs and opportunities available from ES and Panther Premium Logistics by watching the latest edition of the IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Series.

To access previous webinars and to stay up to date on the latest from the IN-SITE 2022 Online Series, please visit https://essuccessintrucking.com/insite2022/.

Expert Panel
Leah Shaver
Leah Shaver
President & CEO
National Transportation Institute
Frank Tufano
Frank Tufano
Director, Owner-Operator Recruiting
Panther Premium Logistics, A Service of ArcBest
Cory Robertson
Cory Robertson
Account Manager-Fleet Recruiting
Panther Premium Logistics,A Service of ArcBest
David Withers
David Withers
Senior Director of Operations
Expediter Services
Danny Vernon
Danny Vernon
Director of Truck Sales & Finance
Expediter Services

Success In Trucking Podcast: Panther’s Frank Tufano

Frank Tufano, the Director of Owner-Operator Recruiting for Panther Premium Logistics, a Service of ArcBest, took some time at the Mid-America Trucking Show to talk about the non-traditional lease-to-own program from ES and Panther as the program approaches its first anniversary.

ES is proud to have Stoops Freightliner serve as the Title Sponsor for the IN-SITE 2022 Series.

IN-SITE Webinar Series: The Final Countdown Is On For 2022, It’s All About You: Spotlighting Panther Premium Logistics, a Service of ArcBest & Truck Ownership Opportunities

June 14, 2022

Live Webinar – Tuesday, June 21st at 2pm EDT

Click to register for webinar

Have you registered to be a part of the latest live webinar in the IN-SITE 2022 Online Series from ES? The final countdown has begun for 2022, It’s All About You: Spotlighting Panther Premium Logistics, a Service of ArcBest & Truck Ownership Opportunities. The live webinar event will take place on Tuesday, June 21st from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EDT. Replays of the webinar will be available for all who register for the event.

This edition of the IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Series, which will examine the current conditions related to truck ownership and starting a trucking business as well as explore the strong working relationship that has been built between ES and Panther Premium Logistics, will be particularly helpful for trucking professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs who are considering opportunities in the expedited sector of the industry.

Panther Webinar

Free registrations for the live event and access to the replay of the webinar are available by clicking here.

The timing of this webinar is especially ideal for anyone who is interested in attending the upcoming Expedite Expo, which will be held July 15-16 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. Both ES and Panther Premium Logistics will be on the ground at the Expedite Expo with company representatives and dedicated booth space. In fact, ES, as the presenting sponsor at this year’s Expo, will have the largest booth presence at expedited trucking’s most prestigious annual gathering. ES will also be hosting the IN-SITE Dinner At The Expo at the event on the evening of July 15. We encourage you to register for both the Expedite Expo and the IN-SITE Dinner At The Expo.

For those thinking about making the July trip to Fort Wayne to attend the Expedite Expo, this edition of the IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Series can serve as an introduction to the people and programs of ES and Panther. The panel for this edition of the IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Series will feature two of the key people overseeing the recruiting process at Panther Premium Logistics. Frank Tufano, the company’s Director of Owner-Operator Recruiting, and Cory Robertson, Account Manager-Fleet Recruiting, will be sharing perspective on the state of the industry and opportunities with Panther.

ES will also have two members of the company’s management team as part of the webinar’s expert panel. David Withers, Senior Director of Operations and Recruiting for ES, and Danny Vernon, the Director of Truck Sales & Finance at ES, will be part of the conversation during this webinar. Along with examining the current conditions for purchasing trucking and starting a trucking business in today’s market, the panel will be dedicating some time to discuss the revolutionary non-traditional lease-to-own program that ES developed in collaboration with Panther Premium Logistics.

This edition of the IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Series will be moderated by Leah Shaver, the President and CEO of the National Transportation Institute (NTI). Founded in 1995, NTI has earned the reputation as a leader in the trucking industry for tracking company driver and owner-operator compensation history, changes and benchmarks. Leah, who also serves as a host on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Radio Channel 146, is one of the foremost experts in the trucking industry on topics related to compensation, driver recruiting and driver retention.

The June 21 webinar event is part of the overall IN-SITE 2022 Online Series, which also includes podcast releases from ES. Each of the webinar and podcast releases in the series feature topics of interest for owner-operators, independent contract drivers, fleet owners and any aspiring entrepreneurs within trucking. The company has consolidated all of the previous webinars and podcasts released as part of IN-SITE 2022 within a single landing page on the ES website. Our collection materials on this landing page now includes a podcast that we recorded earlier this year with Panther Premium’s Frank Tufano discussing the lease-to-own program that Panther launched last year in collaboration with ES.

To access previous webinars and to stay up to date on the latest from the IN-SITE 2022 Online Series, please visit https://essuccessintrucking.com/insite2022/.

Expert Panel
Leah Shaver
Leah Shaver
President & CEO
National Transportation Institute
Frank Tufano
Frank Tufano
Director, Owner-Operator Recruiting
Panther Premium Logistics, A Service of ArcBest
Cory Robertson
Cory Robertson
Account Manager-Fleet Recruiting
Panther Premium Logistics,A Service of ArcBest
David Withers
David Withers
Senior Director of Operations
Expediter Services
Danny Vernon
Danny Vernon
Director of Truck Sales & Finance
Expediter Services

Success In Trucking Podcast: Panther’s Frank Tufano

Frank Tufano, the Director of Owner-Operator Recruiting for Panther Premium Logistics, a Service of ArcBest, took some time at the Mid-America Trucking Show to talk about the non-traditional lease-to-own program from ES and Panther as the program approaches its first anniversary.

Click to register for webinar

ES is proud to have Stoops Freightliner serve as the Title Sponsor for the IN-SITE 2022 Series.

June 21 IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Set To Discuss Truck Ownership Opportunities & Spotlighting Partner Carrier Panther Premium Logistics, A Service of ArcBest

June 7, 2022

Live Webinar – Tuesday, June 21st at 2pm EDT

Click to register for webinar

ES is pleased to announce the company will be presenting the fourth webinar of our IN-SITE 2022 Online Series. The free webinar is entitled 2022, It’s All About You: Spotlighting Panther Premium Logistics, a Service of ArcBest & Truck Ownership Opportunitiesll.”

In addition to examining the current conditions related to truck ownership and starting a trucking business, this edition of the IN-SITE will discuss the strong working relationship that has been built between ES and Panther Premium Logistics, one of the partner carriers within the ES Community. The live webinar event will take place on Tuesday, June 21st from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EDT. Replays of the webinar will be available for all who register for the event.

Panther Webinar

Free registrations for the live event and access to the replay of the webinar are available by clicking here.

The panel for this edition of the IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Series will feature two of the key people overseeing the recruiting process at Panther Premium Logistics. Frank Tufano, the company’s Director of Owner-Operator Recruiting, and Cory Robertson, Account Manager-Fleet Recruiting, will be sharing perspective on the state of the industry and opportunities with Panther.

ES will also have two members of the company’s management team as part of the webinar’s expert panel. David Withers, Senior Director of Operations and Recruiting for ES, and Danny Vernon, the Director of Truck Sales & Finance at ES, will be part of the conversation during this webinar. Along with examining the current conditions for purchasing trucks and starting a trucking business in today’s market, the panel will be dedicating some time to discuss the revolutionary non-traditional lease-to-own program that ES developed in collaboration with Panther Premium Logistics.

This edition of the IN-SITE 2022 Webinar Series will be moderated by Leah Shaver, the President and CEO of the National Transportation Institute (NTI). Founded in 1995, NTI has earned the reputation as a leader in the trucking industry for tracking company driver and owner-operator compensation history, changes and benchmarks. Leah, who also serves as a host on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Radio Channel 146, is one of the foremost experts in the trucking industry on topics related to compensation, driver recruiting and driver retention.

“From the time that we launched the IN-SITE Webinar Series in 2020, we have worked to provide trucking entrepreneurs and aspiring trucking entrepreneurs with information and insights that can be helpful to your business efforts within the trucking industry,” said ES President and Co-Founder Jason Williams. “The IN-SITE Webinar series has also provided our company with the opportunity to spotlight our partner carriers as well as other companies and individuals who are part of the ES Community. The expedite sector of the trucking industry is preparing to get together at the Expedite Expo, which will be held July 15-16 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. So, as we head into that event, we are thrilled to be able to spotlight Panther Premium Logistics and the opportunities that they are offering for independent contract drivers and owner-operators.”

“As always, I would like to invite anyone who is interested in exploring truck ownership or growing your existing trucking business to join us for our live event or through the on-demand replay,” Williams added. “We firmly believe that you will see that we have a strong and supportive community that is focused on helping people achieve success in trucking.”

The June 21 webinar event is part of the overall IN-SITE 2022 Online Series, which also includes podcast releases from ES. Each of the webinar and podcast releases in the series feature topics of interest for owner-operators, independent contract drivers, fleet owners and any aspiring entrepreneurs within trucking. The company has consolidated all of the previous webinars and podcasts released as part of IN-SITE 2022 within a single landing page on the ES website. To access previous webinars and to stay up to date on the latest from the IN-SITE 2022 Online Series, please visit https://essuccessintrucking.com/insite2022/.

Expert Panel
Leah Shaver
Leah Shaver
President & CEO
National Transportation Institute
Frank Tufano
Frank Tufano
Director, Owner-Operator Recruiting
Panther Premium Logistics, A Service of ArcBest
Cory Robertson
Cory Robertson
Account Manager-Fleet Recruiting
Panther Premium Logistics,A Service of ArcBest
David Withers
David Withers
Senior Director of Operations
Expediter Services
Danny Vernon
Danny Vernon
Director of Truck Sales & Finance
Expediter Services
Click to register for webinar

ES is proud to have Stoops Freightliner serve as the Title Sponsor for the IN-SITE 2022 Series.

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