ATI Auto Business

CAR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL INDUSTRY VERTICALS COME TOGETHER TO NETWORK, LEARN, AND SHARE LATEST AUTOMOTIVE ECOSYSTEM BEST PRACTICES AND NEWS AT ANNUAL USED CAR WEEK LIVE EVENTS HOSTED BY CHEROKEE MEDIA GROUP. This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.

FOR OEM, FLEET, RENTAL, AND DEALER, DRAIVER VEHICLE RELOCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROVIDES MASSIVE ON-DEMAND AUTOMOTIVE MOVES WITH SHORT NOTICE AND REAL-TIME RESULTS WITHOUT THE HASSLE OF FIGURING OUT HOW TO GET IT DONE. This is Industry Logistics on ATI.

FOR FAR TOO LONG, CARRIERS EVERYWHERE HAVE EXPRESSED A GREAT CONCERN THAT BROKERS HAVE CONVINCED SHIPPERS THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO LOGISTICS AND THE MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT. Is new technology finally replacing the middleman? This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.

HANDLING REDEMPTIONS, MANAGING PROPERTY STORAGE, BALANCING APPOINTMENTS, AND NEGOTIATING COSTS WITH FORWARDERS, ON A LIMITED STAFF (WITH 24/7 SECURITY), MAKES CAR HAULERS SHOWING UP WITH THE WRONG EQUIPMENT EVEN HARDER. This is Industry Logistics on ATI.

ALTHOUGH OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TOOK PLACE ON THE NIGHT AMERICA WAITED FOR THE ELECTION RESULTS, OUR PANEL OF PROFESSIONALS WISELY KEPT FOCUS ON THE MARKETPLACE, HEADWINDS, AND ACTIONABLE TRENDS. This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.

COMPANY HOLIDAY PARTIES NEED GREAT GUESSING GAMES (AND THE AUTO LOGISTICS INDUSTRY IS CHOCK FULL OF CRAZY CHARACTERS), SO WE KNEW THAT HALLOWEEN WAS THE PERFECT TIME TO STIR UP ANOTHER ROUND OF OUR FAVORITE SPOOKY SHOW. This is Industry Logistics on ATI.

CAR SHIPPING SCAMS THAT CAN BE MITIGATED WITH INCREASED TRAINING INCLUDE LOAD BOARD ACCOUNT HACKING, INTERCEPTING LOADS THROUGH SHIPPER IMPERSONATION, EMAIL PHISHING LEADING TO IDENTITY THEFT, AND DRIVER VERIFICATION. This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.

WITH PLENTY OF OTHER OPTIONS, WE FIND THAT OUR AUDIENCE COMES BACK FOR 1) REAL NEWS, 2) TRADE SHOW INFO, 3) MEDIA AUTHORITY, 4) MEMO GOLD NUGGETS, 5) TIME CODE VIDEO DESCRIPTIONS, 6) PODCAST AUDIO, AND 7) ENTERTAINMENT. This is Industry Logistics on ATI.

TARRY SHEBESTA IS A FINTECH INNOVATOR (WITH A BACKGROUND IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS), A PIONEER IN ONLINE CAR SHOPPING WEBSITES, A VEHICLE LEASING EXPERT, AND 2ND TERM PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL VEHICLE LEASING ASSOCIATION. This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI

WITH CARRIERS BUSY PICKING UP AND DELIVERING CARS, AND DISPATCHERS WORKING TO MAKE ALL THE PHONE CALLS, HOW CAN BROKERS EXPECT DRIVERS TO NAVIGATE LENGTHY SPREADSHEETS AND LONG LISTS OF TEXT? Time for a digital upgrade. This is Industry Logistics on ATI.

WHY IS IT SO CONTROVERSIAL TO SAY DEALERS DON'T NEED A BROKER TO ARRANGE ALL THEIR AUTO SHIPPING MOVES WHEN THOUSANDS OF CAR CARRIERS THAT OWN AND OPERATE THE CAR HAULING EQUIPMENT ARE READY TO TRANSPORT YOUR VEHICLE? This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.

DEALERS, SHIPPERS, BROKERS, AND DISPATCHERS, ARE ALL COMMUNICATING WITH CARRIERS THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF TEXT AND EMAIL AND YET SOMEHOW WE EXPECT THE DRIVER TO NOT BE DISTRACTED? Vendorflow offers a brilliant solution. This is Industry Logistics on ATI.

FROM CAR BUYING TO CAR DELIVERY, ATTEMPTED FRAUD, CONTACT PHISHING, ACCOUNT HACKING, AND STOLEN VEHICLES, THREATEN AUTO INDUSTRY PROGRESS; THAT'S WHY TODD SMITH OF QORE AI REMAINS FOCUSED ON NEW AI DEALER SOLUTIONS. This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.

8 TO 5 OFFICE HOURS (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) ARE PRIMARILY WHEN CARRIERS ARE PICKING UP AND DELIVERING LOADS, SO THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO SEARCH AND BOOK CARS AFTER HOURS AND ON WEEKENDS. That's why they need Self Dispatch. This is Industry Logistics on ATI

IN 1932, FRED G. SUMMS SR. ESTABLISHED SUMMS SKIP AND COLLATERAL (THE 3RD KNOWN RECORDED REPOSSESSION COMPANY IN THE U.S.); TODAY HIS GREAT-GRAND DAUGHTER, KELSEA SUMMS CHITWOOD, IS RECOGNIZED IN WOMEN IN REMARKETING. This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.

STRANGE CONTACT INFO, QUESTIONABLE PAYMENT METHODS, AND LAST-MINUTE CHANGES CAN ALL BE HUGE RED FLAGS THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET SCAMMED IN AUTO TRANSPORT, RESULTING IN FINANCIAL LOSS, IDENTITY THEFT, AND STOLEN VEHICLES. This is Industry Logistics on ATI.

IN HIS BOOK ("REPO BLOOD"), KEVIN ARMSTRONG DOCUMENTED THE HISTORY OF THE AUTO REPO INDUSTRY; AND ON THIS PODCAST, VAUGHN CLEMMONS, GEORGE BADEEN, AND RON BROWN SHARE WHY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP IS VITAL TO THE TRADE. This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.

FOR SHIPPERS AND CARRIERS THAT PREFER TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY (WHILE COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY AND STREAMLINING THE PROCESS), AUTO HAULER EXCHANGE IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND PLATFORM THAT SIMPLY REMOVES THE BROKER FROM THE EQUATION. This is Industry Logistics on ATI

KESHIA HARRIS AND ASHLEY MAY ARE CUSTOMER SUCCESS TEAM LEADS AT CLEARPATH TMS, AND COLLINS MORLEY OVERSEES THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT; BUT IT'S THE FLUID NATURE OF GROUP COMMUNICATION THAT KEEPS THIS PLATFORM HUMMING. This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.

LAWYERS KNOW TRUCKING COMPANIES FACE INTENSE SCRUTINY BY MOST JURORS DURING A TRIAL BECAUSE PEOPLE TEND TO ASSUME THAT TRUCKERS ON THE ROAD ARE EITHER DOING SOMETHING WRONG OR ARE ALWAYS IN THE WAY. Brian knows better. This is Industry Logistics on ATI.

NEARLY HALF OF ALL AUTO TRANSPORT MILES ARE HAULED WITH EMPTY TRAILERS, WHICH MEANS BILLIONS OF GALLONS OF FUEL ARE WASTED EACH YEAR, AND THE INDUSTRY LOSES A HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY ON INEFFICIENT TRANSPORT. This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.

IT'S ONE THING TO BE JEALOUS ABOUT LEADING A COMPANY, BUT TO PURPOSEFULLY DEFAME A PREVIOUS FRIEND IN BUSINESS, TO PUBLICLY TRASH THEIR REPUTATION AND POISON THEIR CONTACTS, IS MUCH WORSE THAN WHATEVER REASON YOU LEFT. This is Industry Logistics on ATI.

JAMYE CARPENTER, JOE OVERBY, PAMELA BISHOP, DAVE SUTTON, AND SCOTT KOLB, SHARE THEIR MOST TREASURED MOMENTS FROM THE AUGUST SUMMER ROUNDTABLE AND ENCOURAGE ALL AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS TO FEEL WELCOME TO THE NEXT ONE. This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.

CAR HAULERS NEED THE ABILITY TO INSTANTLY BOOK LOADS WITH A CLICK OF A BUTTON (AFTER HOURS OR ON WEEKENDS) WITHOUT MAKING PHONE CALLS OR WAITING FOR MANUAL APPROVAL. If they can't they're looking for other cars to move. This is Industry Logistics on ATI.

NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE VS. TEAM IMPORTS, IN THE MATTER OF ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, AND CDK GLOBAL ANTITRUST SETTLEMENT, ARE JUST A FEW DEALERSHIP LAWSUIT NEWS HEADLINES - AND THE QUESTION IS: WERE THEY PREVENTABLE? This is Automotive Ecosystem on ATI.