Incoming TCA Chairman To Speak at McLeod Users' Conference

McLeod Software of Birmingham , AL announced that Barry Pottle, incoming 2006 Chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), will serve as the Keynote Speaker at its 15th annual Users' Conference. The event is scheduled for September 21-24, 2005 at the Birmingham Sheraton Convention Center . Pottle will speak on the challenges facing the trucking industry and the efforts the TCA is taking to meet those challenges.

“We are honored that Barry will be speaking to us,” stated Tom McLeod, president of McLeod Software. “Barry has been very active in building the membership of the TCA, an organization that we see as vital to the health of the truckload carrier industry.”

Pottle began his career in 1978, working as an owner-operator in his family's business. After driving for 5 years, he began his career at Pottle's Transportation as vice president, managing the maintenance department and overseeing the operations department. In 1989, Barry, along with two private investors, purchased Pottle's Transportation from Barry's father, Clifton Pottle. In April of 1994, he bought his investors' interest in the company. In 1996, he purchased an additional trucking company, adding 20 trucks to increase the Pottle fleet to 150 tractors. Today, Pottle's Transportation is one of Maine 's largest carriers and the recipient of the 2004 National Fleet Safety Award.

Pottle is currently the first Vice Chair of the TCA and has served as a past chairman of the Maine Motor Transport Association (MMTA). He currently serves on the MMTA's board in his position as the state vice president of the American Trucking Association (ATA). Barry also holds a seat on the board of directors of the Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross and is a member of Liberty Mutual's Advisory Council.

Now in its 15th year, McLeod's Users' Conference attracts more than 400 attendees from across North America . The event features free training and support on McLeod's software products, leadership and management sessions, panel and roundtable discussions, as well as a trucking technology and services tradeshow.