If you are reading this, chances are you made it to the bottom of our Monthly Movement newsletter and I salute you! If you are reading this on the blog, let me catch you up.
CLDA is coming off a very productive stretch. We recently held our strategic planning session, our second quarter Board of Directors meeting, and a highly successful CONNECT PHL event. Each of these moments reinforced the same thing: CLDA has real momentum, and we have a committed group of volunteer leaders, committee members, and staff working hard to make this association more valuable, more accessible, and more impactful for our members.
Across the organization, our focus is clear. We are working to deliver more education, stronger networking, and meaningful advocacy that supports the companies and professionals who make up the final-mile industry.
I am especially excited to announce that our next CLDA CONNECT event will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona, in partnership with OpenForce. We are still fine-tuning the details and will share more information soon, but for now, please mark Thursday, October 8, on your calendar. This will be another great opportunity to connect with fellow members, industry partners, and CLDA leadership.
Preparations for Final Mile Forum 2027 are well underway, and we cannot wait to see you in Orlando. This year marks the 40th anniversary of CLDA, and we are pulling out all the stops.
Regina Robuck will be reaching out soon with new sponsorship opportunities designed to help members and partners highlight their brands in front of the CLDA community. Bridget Sears, our Events Director, along with the FMF Committee, is planning a schedule that will knock your socks off. You can expect old favorites, exciting new additions, and even more opportunities to interact with members, build your network, and grow your business.
Registration opens in just a few weeks with special early bird pricing and early access to our brand-new conference app. The app will be loaded with new features to help registered attendees connect with one another before they even arrive in Orlando. It will only be available to registered guests, and if you are not registered when the app launches, you may miss out on some major opportunities to make valuable connections.
If ever there was a year to attend Final Mile Forum, this is the year.
There is so much more I can’t wait to share, but all in good time. For now, thank you for your continued involvement, support, and belief in what CLDA is building. We have a lot ahead of us, and I am excited to keep moving forward together.
Michael Wright
CLDA Executive Director
