Western Suppliers Association

 

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

 

Association Meeting Minutes

 

Introduction: Introductions were made and Leon Spencer chaired the meeting.

 

Presidents Report:

 

Old Business: There was no old business open for discussion.

 

New Business: Leon brought up the question: How do we get more members to participate in our meetings?  It was voted on and passed unanimously that we move our meetings back to the day of the hospitality, so that maybe we could get more supplier participation. Don Kottwitz brought up that we have 33 company members of the association and at the meeting only 6 were represented at the meeting.  The next Supplier meeting is scheduled to take place @ 4:00p.m. the day of the hospitality, and will last no longer than 2 hours.  This time frame will allow for setup for the hospitality after the meeting.

 

*Featured Supplier: Open Loop, RMB

 

*New Product:

 

It was brought up that we would all like to do a belt buckle for the Reno meeting in November next year.  It was decided that we keep going forth in collecting the required information so that we can have a better idea as far as cost.  It was decided that it was something that we would all like to see happen.

 

It was also brought up about having a display at the hospitality dinner and the meeting halls.  It was something that has been a long standing practice and was voted in agreement between all three groups well prior to this meeting.  It was decided that it shall stay an avenue that is appropriate for a supplier to get an acceptable amount of company awareness and involvement.

 

Leon asked about the status of the WSA bylaws, which it was noted by previous WSA Officers that rough drafts of the bylaws were on-file.  Brandie said she would forward a copy of these bylaws to Leon so they could be fine tuned and presented to the WSA Members for a vote.

 

The dates for the 2006 Master Mechanics / WSA meeting are slated for the following; March 9th & 10th        - Elko

                        July 13th & 14th          - Winnemucca

                        November 9th & 10th – Reno

 

 

Guest Speaker: Trooper Edwards of the Nevada Highway Patrol .

 

*Discussed briefly about log books and the requirements necessary to stay compliant.  It was noted a detailed log book presentation can be very lengthy and may be a good topic to review during our Reno meeting.

 

*Talked about what the requirements for probable cause to pull you over.  If you are in a commercial vehicle that is all the cause they have to have.  Due to the increased business in the area and the amount of traffic coming into Northern Nevada, the NHP has increased their frequency road side inspections of DOT requirements/compliance.

 

*Talked about what is required in and involving your vehicle, and the different requirements between being over 10,000lbs. and over 26,000lbs.   Trooper Edwards noted that a majority of the WSA members would fall into the over 10,000lbs group, which had the following requirements to operate as interstate travel: Class C Drivers License, Current Medical Card, Registration, Log Book, Shipping Paperwork for the product being transported, Fire Extinguisher, Safety Triangles, Company Name on Vehicle and DOT Numbers displayed on Vehicle.  The requirements for the over 26,000lbs group were different and could be a topic for the next meeting.

 

*Talked about the requirements for securing a load being transported.  Trooper Edwards looks for each strap to rated at ½ of the load that it securing.  The ratings of the straps are generally printed on the strap or on the attached tag.

 

Member Attendance

 

9 Members/6 Companies

 

Member                                                                      Company

Rex Hockett                                                                 Rocky Mountain Brake

Warren Whitten                                                            Rocky Mountain Brake

Terry Haygood                                                 Open Loop

Garrett Hoisington                                                        Open Loop

Brandie Notestine                                                         P&H

Don Kottwitz                                                                Rocky Mtn Machine Shop

Scott Hall                                                                     Geotemps

Jocelyn Cervantez                                                         Geotemps

Leon Spencer                                                               D&D Tire