Get owner-op business tips during Partners in Business seminars at GATS

Todd Amen of owner-operator financial services firm ATBS will speak at the Partners in Business seminars at the Great American Trucking Show in August.Todd Amen of owner-operator financial services firm ATBS will speak at the Partners in Business seminars at the Great American Trucking Show in August.

Four free, one-hour Partners in Business seminars will be held at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas, next month. The seminars will inform owner-operators on how to improve their bottom line by reducing costs and making better business decisions.

Partners in Business is produced via a joint effort between Overdrive and ATBS, the nation’s largest owner-operator business services firm. PIB is sponsored by TBS Factoring.

Seminar attendees can sign in with their name and address in order to receive a free PIB manual, a $20 value that includes detailed advice on planning and running an owner-operator business, including business tips, tax and insurance information, and equipment management strategies and personal finance.

Two seminars are set for Friday, Aug. 24 and two for Saturday, Aug. 25. The Friday sessions, presented by Todd Amen and Richard DeForest with ATBS, will be held from 12-1 p.m. and 2-3 p.m. on the Truckers Armor Stage in Hall D of the convention center.

Saturday sessions will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on the America Strong Stage in Hall A and 2:30-3:30 p.m. on the Truckers Armor Stage in Hall D. Trucking radio host Kevin Rutherford with Let’s Truck, who is also a former small fleet owner and owner-operator accountant, will speak during the Saturday sessions.

GATS will be held Aug. 23-25 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas. Registration for the show is available for free online.

Those who register before July 31 will be entered into the Great GATS Giveaway for a chance to win one of three prizes. The grand prize includes two-night accommodations, two VIP concert passes, two GATS VIP preview passes, a tag-along with a Pride & Polish judge, a $250 pre-paid credit card and a $50 voucher to the GATS show store. The second prize includes two-night accommodations, two GATS VIP preview passes, a $150 pre-paid credit card and a $35 voucher to the GATS show store. The third prize includes two-night accommodations, two GATS VIP preview passes, a $100 pre-paid card and a $25 GATS show store voucher.