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The Official Newsletter of
Louisiana's Trucking Industry
September 23, 2022
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ATRI 2022 Top Industry Issues Survey
Complete the survey to win a bottle of Blanton's Original Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey
The LMTA invites all members, carrier and allied, to participate in the 2022 Top Industry Issues Survey headed by the American Transportation Research Institution (ATRI). To secure state-specific data, we need a wide base of regional participation
Please take the survey yourself and send to any of your employees and/or truck drivers. Anyone who completes the survey will be put in a drawing to win a bottle of Blanton’s Original Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey.
TAKE SURVEY NOW
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Oct.1: LMTA New Database Launch
More on what's changing & what it will mean for members.
LMTA Internal Updates
The LMTA is excited to announce that we have almost completed our conversion into our GrowthZone-powered database.
We will officially launch our new database, website, and integrated membership portal on October 1, 2022! In the coming weeks, you will receive emails inviting you to set up your member access profile.
There will also be a suite of new features and benefits for our members. This will make your Info Hub Membership Portal a one-stop shop for events and information for the LMTA! Features include:
- Premium online membership portal
- Online access to member-exclusive benefits & resources
- Online Membership Directory synced with real-time updates
- Ability to update contacts at anytime
- Improved event registration, with the ability to register multiple people
- Improved invoicing and bill pay
- Ability to join committees online
- Improved & integrated website
- + so much more!
Official Launch Date
We will officially launch our new database, website, and integrated membership portal on October 1, 2022! Next week, you will receive emails inviting you to set up your member access profile.
After receiving your invitation email, please sign up as soon as possible! We will continue sending updates using our usual communication channels, but in the weeks following our October 1 launch, we will slowly phase out our old system - sending emails, invoices and messages exclusively through our new database by November.
READ MORE & VIEW FAQs
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Join Us & Unleash the Mongoose
Defend your business against excessive litigation from groups like the "Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys."
Many companies in our industry are facing an existential threat from abusive lawsuits. Trial lawyers, such as the "Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys" (seen above), have weaponized the courts with Reptile Theory.
Their target is business, and their tactic has a hypnotic effect on jurors. Trial attorneys have abandoned justice in favor of a guaranteed payday from insured businesses. Small accidents reap settlements far out of proportion to actual damages. Meanwhile, the specter of a truly catastrophic loss – loss of life or limb – haunts us. Will it be the next nuclear verdict?
THE SOLUTION
The solution is straightforward: education, proactivity, and aggressiveness with the Mongoose Method. But does it work? Let the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys tell you with their new webinar, "Caging the Mongoose: The "Newest" Method by Defendants to Avoid Accountability."
UNLEASH THE MONGOOSE AGAINST THE REPTILE!
In this program, Dr. Bill Kanasky, shares the secrets behind the causes of nuclear verdicts and nuclear settlements and what trucking and transportation companies can do to protect themselves from these nuclear outcomes. Dr. Kanasky will teach attendees about The Reptile Theory, including what it is, how it works, why it has been so successful, and how to beat it. In the final part of the training, Dr. Kanasky will lead the group through intensive training on preparing for deposition testimony and facilitate a mock deposition with actual witnesses to demonstrate how he trains witnesses for a real deposition.
This is the second part of our Mongoose Method & the Reptile Theory litigation training. Returning and new students are welcome, there will be a remedial course to bring everyone up to speed for Part 2 and accompanying workshop!
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2022 Membership & Management Forum
Featuring Part 2: Mongoose Method Litigation Training
LMTA's Management & Membership Forum will be held November 8 - 9, at the Southern Hotel in Covington, LA.
This forum is dedicated to association collaboration and management. This year, alongside our Board of Directors meeting, we will host part two of the educational workshop on Reptile Theory and the Mongoose Method. There will be time to network and catch up with one another.
The second part of our Mongoose Method litigation training is open to new and returning students. For those who attended our first training, this is the companion workshop with mock jury sessions. Dr. Kanasky will be presenting a review of part one for those who missed our spring workshop or just need a refresher!
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SPONSORSHIPS:
Opportunities for the 2022 Management & Membership Forum are available online, or by calling the LMTA Office at (225) 928-5682.
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Upcoming SMC Courtesy Vehicle Inspections
Don’t let your first interaction with the State Police happen on the side of the road!
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Human Trafficking Victims Support Fundraiser
Support Metanoia Manor a House of Hope for Survivors in Zachary, La
ABOUT METANOIA MANOR
Human trafficking is a form of modern-slavery. This crime occurs when a trafficker uses force, fraud, or coercion to control another person for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or soliciting labor or services against his/her will. The victims ultimately reach virtually every corner of Louisiana.
Metanoia Manor was founded in 2018 by Fr. Jeffery Bayhi and is a faith-based residential facility. This programs offers a place of refuge to female adolescent victims of human trafficking, in which to heal physically and mentally. Metanoia provides biologically born girls aged 11-18 with mental, physical, and spiritual health, instruction in academics, life skills, and job training.
FUNDRAISER - Win a 10 day Trip for two to Rome and Tuscany OR $10,000 Cash!
Trip for 2 to Rome and Tuscany guided by Father Jeff Bayhi or $10,000
An all inclusive 10 day trip to Rome and Tuscany led by Father Jeff Bayhi. Trip includes a Daily Mass at St Peter's while in Rome and a Papal Audience.
Cities:
- Rome
- Florence
- Siena
- San Gimignano
- Assisi
READ MORE
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LMTA Member Exclusive NO COST Employee Benefits
New benefit plans from LMTA Insurance Management!
We are excited to share our partnership with Mengel Financial Group to bring our members our new benefit plans under LMTA Insurance Management!
Since 2005, Mengel Financial Group has been offering Voluntary Employee Benefits to meet the needs of companies and their employees. Mengel Financial Group is committed to providing our members with the best and most affordable group benefits based on their specific needs. Offering Voluntary Employee Benefits strengthens relationships with your employees and improves retention and recruitment.
All of the benefits are offered at NO COST TO THE EMPLOYER. Mengel Financial Group has partnered with over 20 insurance carriers, which allows us to provide the best and most affordable benefits to satisfy our member's employee’s needs. Many of their benefit offerings are Guaranteed Issue requiring no medical questions or medical exam.
Mengel Financial Group has been saving companies, employees & owner operators money on benefits since 1989, working with the Georgia Motor Transport Association in recent years, providing their members with affordable benefits.
LMTA Insurance Management also has a local benefits specialist in Tiffany VanHazebroeck, located in Mandeville, LA. Tiffany is ready to help our member companies provide their employees with exclusive voluntary benefits!
For more information or inquiries on benefits - please contact Tiffany VanHazebroeck or Ted Mengel whose information is listed in their profiles here.
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TIFFANY VANHAZEBROECK
Benefits Specialist
(678) 977-5175
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TED MENGEL
CEO
(404) 314-6799
ted@lmta.la
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Rhode Island Tolling Plan
Tolls Ruled as Unconstitutional after a lawsuit with the ATA
From Transport Topics
A federal judge struck down as unconstitutional a truck tolling plan by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation that was challenged in a lawsuit by American Trucking Associations as specifically aimed at motor carriers traveling through the state.
“Because RhodeWorks fails to fairly apportion its tolls among bridge users based on a fair approximation of their use of the bridges, [it] was enacted with a discriminatory purpose, and is discriminatory in effect, the statute’s tolling regime is unconstitutional under the dormant Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution,” wrote District Judge William Smith in a ruling Sept. 21.
READ MORE
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National Weather Service Update - Topics Update
Regional Weather Update, Tropical Depression/Hurricane Update
Here is an update from our partners at the New Orleans and Baton Rouge NWS.
Overview and Impacts:
There is 1 Hurricane and 2 disturbances in the tropics currently that the NHC is monitoring.
- Hurricane Fiona is expected to turn N in direction and does not pose a threat to the Gulf for the next 5 days.
- One disturbance (30% chance of development) in the Atlantic is heading N in direction and does not pose a threat to the Gulf for the next 7 days.
- One disturbance (20% chance of development) located east of the Caribbean is headed W in direction and does not pose a threat for the Gulf for the next 5 days, but will need to be monitored.
For now, we are encouraging the public to review their plans and make sure their supply kits are in good order for the remainder of the season. We are now in the peak of hurricane season, and it's always a good idea to review plans/gather supplies before they're needed.
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Additional Information and Resources:
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October Courtesy Vehicle Inspection
October 11, 2022 | Greenwood Scales
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Management & Membership Forum
PART 2: Mongoose Method Training
Featuring: Mongoose Method Litigation Defense Training Pt. 2
DATE MOVED: Nov. 8-9, 2022
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November Courtesy Vehicle Inspection
November 10, 2022 | Delta/Vicksburg Scales
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LMTA's Transportation Conference
Hear from industry experts on trucking issues
Jan. 17 & 18, 2022
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TRANSPORT TOPICS:
How Truckers Ranked the 18 Busiest Interstate Highways
"The trucking technology company Trucker Path determined the best and worst interstate highways for truck drivers based on the availability of amenities and feedback from truck drivers.The I-80 corridor achieved the best score at an average rating of 3.06..." (READ NOW)
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OPEN ROAD MAGAZINE
Our first issue of Open Road for 2022 is now available online!
Topics covered in this issue are:
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