80th Annual CMCA Convention
October 3-5, 2019
Hotel Talisa ~ Vail, CO

The Colorado Motor Carriers Association will be hosting its 80th Annual Convention, October 3-5, 2019 at the Hotel Talisa, a luxury resort situated at the base of Vail Mountain. Discover mountain luxury in chicly appointed rooms and suites, featuring contemporary amenities, plush furnishings, lavishly appointed bathrooms and striking mountain views. Experience Vail’s year-round outdoor recreation along picturesque Gore Creek or take a complimentary five-minute shuttle to Vail and Lionshead Villages. Thrill your palate with global culinary creations from our restaurant and sip après cocktails at our intimate Fireside Lounge or Gore Creek Terrace.

Allied Golf Tournament Highlights 

1st Place - MHC Kenworth  (pictured above)
2nd Place - Aim Leasing
3rd Place - Belfor Environmental

This summer we're taking a fresh look at our investment priorities and asking people across Colorado what matters to their lives and what transportation can do to get them there. CDOT is bringing planning efforts together to create "Your Transportation Plan" that identifies a 10-year strategic pipeline of projects, inclusive of all modes, informed both by a data-driven needs assessment and public and stakeholder input. 

Click here to learn more.

NTTC/DOT Cargo Tank Test & Inspection Workshop

Aug 13 @ 7:30 am – Aug 14 @ 5:00 pm

Attendees will receive a 200-page workbook, the All-New 54th Edition NTTC Bulk Hazmat Compliance Guide, breakfast and lunch will be served on both days.

Held at the Denver Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel.

Registration rates are $475 for NTTC and CMCA members, and $575 for non-members.

  TRAVEL IMPACTS:  Know Before You Go

This week, night work will take place on I-25 from the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 5:30 am, and on Saturday morning until 9:00 a.m.  Various full closures, double lane closures and ramp closures will be in effect.  

Full I-25 closures are expected to take place the following nights:

• Tuesday 7/16, 9:30 pm - 5:30 am, Southbound I-25 from E-470 to 144th
• Wednesday 7/17, 9:30 pm - 5:30 am, Southbound I-25 from E-470 to 144th
• Thursday 7/18, 9:30 pm - 5:30 am, Southbound I-25 from 136th to 144th

Motorists will detour around these closures using Huron Street to the west of the highway and Washington Street to the east.

Detailed information is in the attached report. 

All work is weather dependent and subject to change.

View updates on ALL CDOT projects!

Are You Prepared for a Successful Descent?

By Francis P Brown, JD, LLM(Tax), MIM, CM&AA, CVGA

Director of Family Wealth Consulting, Key Private Bank

According to a study put out by the Pepperdine Private Capital Market's report, the number one reason business owners contacted a broker or investment banker to sell their business in 2018 was due to retirement. Most business owners approach planning for the transition of their business as a highly secretive topic and assume if they take a low-key approach they won't raise suspicion of their employees, suppliers, customers, competitors or even worse their banker. While it might come as a surprise to most business owners, everyone, including your banker knows that you're getting older and at some point will eventually ride or sail off into the sunset to retire.

Regardless of whenever you decide to implement a transition plan it makes sense to design, document and analyze different options, instead of finding yourself in a position where you are forced to implement some sort of transition. Businesses that are transaction ready are more valuable and transferable than ones that are not, are better prepared if an unsolicited offer hits your desk and run more smoothly, are more fun to operate, and retain a higher percentage of employees.

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