The more than sixty years of service to automobile dealers has provided Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP with a wealth of experience to handle the special accounting and tax needs of dealerships. The Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP automotive industry team has the knowledge and resources to provide timely and tested planning strategies and advice. Services available include tax planning and preparation, estate and succession planning, buy/sell agreements, audit, review, and compilation, LIFO implementation and calculation, internal control evaluation and implementation, tax law compliance review, accounting personnel screening, and franchise applications.
Casey and Casey Auto Title Express has serviced the needs of car dealers since 1957. In 1993, Auto Title Express became the first privately owned electronic public license tag agency for the state of Louisiana and first on line with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Benefits include improved cash flow from faster registrations, Rush registrations usually within the same day and assistance in educating Dealership employees on Motor Vehicle policy and procedures. Auto Title Express also provides you with online access to Casey & Casey's ERT system for the purpose of VIN and license plate inquiries, current tax tables, and electronic pre-processing and tracking of your submitted deals. To locate the office nearest you, call (888) 284-8537 or visit their website at www.autotitle.com. For additional information contact Henry Casey at casey@autotitle.com.
Founded in 1980, Diversified Dealers Association has over twenty years of purchasing, cost control and general management experience. Diversified Dealers Association offers pre-negotiated pricing for goods and services used daily in the dealership. Vendor performance is monitored for consistency and pro-actively managed by Diversified. The collective purchasing power of the cooperative reaches beyond price to gain leverage with suppliers in resolving vendor issues. Before beginning service with Diversified, a pre-program proforma audit of dealership expenditures and buying practices is performed to establish a benchmark by which to track the program's success and identify additional profit opportunities. You may visit their website at www.diversifieddealers.com or contact Tom Loup at (985) 630-8900 or email him at tloup@bellsouth.net for additional information.
DealerTrack eCarList delivers the industry's most comprehensive end-to-end vehicle inventory management solution. The innovation of eCarList, coupled with the power of AAX stocking and sourcing analytics, delivers an unprecedented solution designed to maximize profitability at every step of the vehicle appraising and pricing, merchandising, stocking and sourcing and selling process. We look forward to helping you keep your dealership in sync. To find out more information, contact John Canales, your local DealerTrack eCarList representative, at (281) 299-8935 or john.canales@dealertrack.com.
DealerTrack DMS dealer management software provides the real time, on-demand data every auto dealership needs to run business efficiently and cost-effectively. Utilizing proven technology, our dealer management system offers robust functionality without expensive upgrades, long-term contracts, hidden fees, or high monthly costs. You'll find our simple and straight forward business practices refreshing. DealerTrack DMS is committed to earning your business every day. To find out more contact Ken Richardson, your local DealerTrack representative, at (801) 617-8821 or kenneth.richardson@dealertrack.com.
Endorsed in 1990, First Data, the world's largest check and credit card processor, offers dealers "guarantee protection" on check losses due to NSF, closed accounts, lost or stolen checks and stop payments. First Data has programs for all areas of dealerships including parts, service and sales. Using one integrated system, processing checks, credit and debit cards take as little as six seconds. Call (800) 234-9224 or visit their website at www.firstdata.com for description of services.
EarthLink companies New Edge Networks, Deltacom, STS Telecom, One Communications, Logical Solutions, and Business Vitals have come together as EarthLink Business to change the landscape of business communications. EarthLink is a leading IT services, network, and communications provider to over a million consumers nationwide. EarthLink empowers consumers with managed IT services including cloud computing, data centers, virtualization, security, applications, and support services, in addition to nationwide data and voice IP services. As one of the largest business communication providers in the United States, EarthLink Business is creating a world-class IP infrastructure and services company. The strategic fit between these organizations yields innovative products, leading-edge technologies, and customer/personalized care strategies to help business customers increase efficiency and productivity.
Anytime, anywhere, EarthLink keeps customers connected. Their leading-edge Internet, communications, and managed IP services deliver the superior and secure experience our customers value and trust. For additional information, contact Greg Watford at (225) 906-2405 or greg.watford@corp.earthlink.com.
Environmental, Risk Management, & Safety, Inc. is an environmental and safety consulting firm, operating throughout the United States and Canada, specializing in OSHA and EPA compliance. Services provided include Employee Training, Written Programs, MSDA & Chemical Lists, OSA & EPA Mock Inspections, Tier II Reporting (Hazardous Waste), Hazard Assessments, and more.
Because of their ongoing training and service, First Assurance Life of America (FAL) continues to rank #1 in credit life premiums written in Louisiana since 1982. FAL offers free to its dealers an excellent training school and regular "in-dealership" service. Through training and monitoring of Finance and Insurance departments, FAL's goal is to assure maximum dealership profits for F & I departments. In addition, FAL offers a unique dealership participation program, which affords the advantages of owning a credit insurance company without the risk. Contact Cole Miller at (800) 272-8000 or via email at cole.miller@theldsgroup.com for more information.
LADIT, Inc., established in 1974, is the major medical hospitalization program designed with you, the dealer, in mind. Fully insured since 1992, LADIT administers this competitively priced program with the guidance of seven dealer-trustees. Always working with you, LADIT has designated Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana as the insurance carrier. For additional information contact LADA at lada@lada.org.
LADA is fortunate to have under retainer the law firm of Breazeale, Sachse, & Wilson, LLP, a full service-firm, available for phone consultation on franchise and general business issues. Contact Claude Reynaud at cfr@bswllp.com for additional information.
In addition, the firm of Fisher & Phillips, LLP is available for questions regarding employment and labor issues. For information, please contact Tim Scott at tscott@laborlawyers.com or Steve Roppolo at sroppolo@laborlawyers.com or visit their website at www.laborlawyers.com.
Louisiana Dealer Services, Inc. (LDS) was founded in July 1977 by a group of automobile dealers who wanted a quality product at a reasonable price. LDS offers a Mechanical Breakdown Insurance Policy instead of the usual "extended warranties or service contracts" offered by other companies. What this means to you as a dealer is that when a customer buys a LDS Policy, the contract to perform is between the customer and LDS. Your dealership simply acts as a selling agent; the insurance policy between LDS and the customer creates no obligation to perform on the part of the dealership.
In addition, work performed in your shop will be paid at rates on parts and labor that will generate greater "Backend" profits in your Service and Parts Department that you simply do not get with most factory programs. This is just one example of what we mean by the LDS Difference.
Contact Cole Miller at (800) 272-8000 or via email at cole.miller@theldsgroup.com for more information.
Endorsed since 1990, Cintas continues to look for better ways to do business One of those ways is the quality control Cintas has in designing and manufacturing the uniforms it rents to customers throughout the United States. Another was to hire competent local people to consistently serve customers with thorough cleaning, attractive finishing, needed repairs, and dependable delivery. The Louisiana divisions of Cintas serve many auto dealerships, prominent large corporations, and a host of small entrepreneurs. References are readily available for interested uniform rental prospects.
LADA is pleased to have Risk Management Services (RMS) as our Third Party Administrator (TPA) for our Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association Workers' Comp Fund (LADA). The mission of RMS is to provide LADA quality service in claims administration, loss control, underwriting and marketing. For additional information visit their website at www.rmsla.com or contact Jean Robert at (800) 351-7475 or by email at jrobert@rmsla.com.