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Auto Data Direct is exhibiting virtually for the first time with American Towman. The American Towman Virtual Aisle will feature over 240 exhibitors and will be available 24/7. Also be sure to mark your 2021 calendars with the confirmed American Towman dates below. Auto Data Direct is excited to be part of the NIADA/NABD Virtual Convention & Expo Series September 22 – October 6!

Update! Now Available, Learn More Coming soon! Plate to VIN vehicle information for ADD’s towing and recovery customers! Have you ever not been able to make out the VIN on a tow ticket? Or maybe the VIN wasn’t on the tow ticket at all? Now at your fingertips, ADD users will be able to simply type the license plate number into the DMV123 system by selecting the Plate to VIN inquiry from the DMV123 state drop-down menu.

The fall/winter trade shows include some in-person events alongside some virtual! Auto Data Direct wants to help keep your calendars up to date with these upcoming tradeshows and events: American Towman | September | Virtual Event NIADA/NABD Virtual Convention & Expo Series | 9/22-10/6 | Virtual Event National Council of Insurance Legislators Summer Meeting | 9/24-9/26 | Alexandria, VA & Virtual Tow Business Podcast | October | Spotify, Google Play, or iTunes Constitutional Officers Association of Georgia Fall Conference | 11/8-11/11 | Savannah, GA Tax Assessor-Collectors Association Fall Conference | 11/10-11/12 | Waco, TX National Council of Insurance Legislators Annual Meeting | 12/9-12/12 | Tampa, FL For more information on the events Auto Data Direct will be attending, email info@add123.

Wait for it…Be on the look-out for an Updated TL-25 and TL-26! Hey Florida tow companies, mechanic and repair shops, and title companies, release by the DHSMV is anticipated any week now. At ADD, we’ve been working hard on your behalf to get our forms and DirectPost-Office programming updated to conform to changes made by the legislature in 2019 that went into effect in January.

The summer tradeshows are off to a slower start than usual but hopefully getting underway in August! Auto Data Direct wants to help keep your calendars up to date with these upcoming tradeshows and events: Georgia Association of Tax Officials (GATO) Annual Conference | 8/30-9/2 | Athens, GA Florida Auto Theft Intelligence Unit (FATIU) Auto Crimes Symposium | 9/8-9/9 | Tallahassee, FL American Towman ShowPlace Las Vegas | 9/9-9/12 | Las Vegas, NV Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association (FIADA) Convention | 9/13-9/15 | West Palm Beach, FL National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA)/National Alliance of Buy Here, Pay Here Dealers (NABD) Convention & Expo | 9/21-9/24 | Las Vegas, NV National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Summer Meeting | 9/24-9/26 | Alexandria, VA Midwest Regional Tow Show | 9/24-9/27 | Mason, OH For more information on the events Auto Data Direct will be attending, email info@add123.

Remember when you used to ride your bicycle with no hands and felt like you were flying? Well, using ADD’s electronic web-based suite of tools is kind of like that. Being able to perform all of those significant business transactions from your desk, with no need to go to the post office or wait for a response from a state or local agency, lets you fly through your work without exposing yourself or your staff to unnecessary risks.

We are inviting you to connect with us on social media! We have re-launched our Facebook and LinkedIn pages, and our goal is to use social media to share valuable industry news, resources, and business solutions with you. Please visit our pages and click “Like” and “Follow” to join in conversations and network with other businesses and associations in your industry.

Things are slow. Maybe you have a few extra minutes to think about how to be more effective in the future when business picks up. Why not mine your ADD account and see if there are features you might be missing that would make your work-flow easier? For example, when was the last time you took a good look at the drop-down box on your DMV123 tab?

Auto Data Direct continues to stress the importance of account security to protect customers' account data and DPPA protected data. ADD requires each user accessing the website to have their own username and password. There is no additional charge to add users to an account. Passwords expire every 90 days to protect businesses against fraud and to maintain account security.

Attention Florida Tow and Title customers! ADD is gearing up for a statewide training blitz to make sure you are ready when changes to the notification process take effect January 1, 2020. Effective January 1, 2020, all towing companies, title companies who process tow liens, mechanic shops and body shops are required to send their notification letters through an approved third-party service.