Volume 11, Issue 4

Calendar of Events

NATSO Show 2008 – January  26-30, 2008 – Coronado Springs Resort – Orlando, FL

 

 TMC – Technology and Maintenance Council  2008 Meeting – February 4-7, 2008

 Orange County Convention Center – Orlando, FL

 

 Mid-America Truck Show – March 27-29, 2008 – Kentucky Exposition Center, -

Louisville, KY

 

 TCA – Annual Convention – March 1-4, 2008 – Atlantis Paradise Resort – Paradise Island, Bahamas

 

 

 

We hope everyone had a great holiday season this year and everyone is ready for 2008.  PTP is working to make 2008 our best year and we’re off to a good start.  As you will see in some of the articles inside, PTP is about to roll out new maintenance accounts for the shop

program and we’re making some good progress with our fuel solicitation calls.  One thing that is becoming apparent is the need to be stronger as a NETWORK.  The changes that are happening in our industry are forcing many of the smaller players out on all sides of the fence, trucking companies, truck stops, etc.

 

 The PTP Shop program has been a sterling example of the success that can happen by coming together as a network.  The shop members have agreed to a Warranty Program for the fleets that has made the PTP Shop program very strong and competitive with the chains such as Petro and TA.  Many of the truck stop members that we have talked to the past

couple of months have asked for PTP to put a network discount program back into place.  (For those of you who have joined more recently, PTP had a network discount

program in place to offer trucking companies up until 3 years ago or so.  High transaction fees were the main culprit in this program being scrapped).  Putting a discount program like this back in place would be an essential step in making the truck stop program a stronger network.

 

 PTP is all for putting a network discount program back in place for trucking companies, and we will be sending a fax out and calling you to get your opinions on how you would like to see this implemented.  We have a network discount in place with the TCH card

currently and that program is working very smoothly.  All discounts are given at the point of sale so there is no chance of “double dipping” on discounts.

 

 If you would like to talk about this issue, please contact Burt Newman Jr. at 888-778-6377, ext. 102.  Thanks and we’re looking forward to a great new year working with you!