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April 5, 2004 - Bountiful, Utah Large Trucking Firms Depend on Hess Corporate Travel Unique Needs Met, Lowest Rates Offered by Hess Team What began 14 years ago with one client in the trucking industry has turned into a marketing niche for Hess Corporate Travel, Northern Utah's leading business travel management consulting and advisory firm. "Sometimes people are surprised to hear that trucking companies buy a lot of airline tickets," said Alan H. Hess, president and founder of Hess Corporate Travel, based in Bountiful, UT, since 1985. "We have successfully helped the nation's largest trucking firms to manage their substantial travel requirements for such a long time because we work hard at finding ways for them to stretch their travel dollars and maintain control over all expenditures." Working together with these national trucking companies, Hess Corporate Travel has been able to identify their unique needs and act upon them. Some of the industry-specific travel requirements for trucking firms are one-way trips to rescue stranded trucks and to transport new-hires to and from trucker boot camps. These large firms also have significant travel needs for sales and administration. According to Hess, who played a key role in launching the trucking travel specialization, the last-minute nature of their needs can be very costly. Airline pricing protocols are not a good fit for companies who cannot plan travel in advance, but Hess now has working arrangements in place that provide significant cost savings for trucking clients and their special needs. "For one company in particular, we transport about 250 people a month from specialized training. This function is critical to the company and was extremely expensive prior to the arrangement we put in place," explained Hess. "The monthly savings have generally been between $30,000 to $50,000." Currently, the Hess team manages travel for a number of national trucking firms, many with full-time travel agents onsite at the trucking companies' headquarters. Hess trucking clients include:
Hess Corporate Travel Founded in 1985, Hess Corporate Travel is a leading travel management consulting and advisory firm specializing in business travel operations. Based in Bountiful, Utah, Hess Corporate Travel integrates advanced technological tools, a partnering attitude and personalized service to deliver consistent results. A representative of American Express Travel Services, offering worldwide strength, Hess Corporate Travel is privately held and is affiliated with Travel Agency Management Services, an exclusive industry networking organization. For more information call toll-free 800.882.8028, or visit www.hesstravel.com. 
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