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Attention Florida Dealers: the 2019 FIADA Annual Convention is just around the corner! Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to receive your continuing education and connect with dealers around the state. FIADA has great sessions and fun activities scheduled—everything you need to grow your business and stay compliant all under one roof.

Auto Data Direct takes great care in choosing its field representatives. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to ADD’s South Florida Team, Len Tabuchi and Alberto Rodriguez. Len and Alberto represent ADD in Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. They are more than ready to assist ADD’s existing and future customers with any questions related to our broad range products and services.

Auto Data Direct wants to help keep your calendars up to date with these upcoming tradeshows and events: American Towman - Tow Expo | 8/15-8/18 | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX Tri-State Automotive Summit & Expo | 8/16-8/17 | Indianapolis, IN American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators International Conference | 8/20-8/22 | Omaha, NE PA Automotive Recycling & Trade Society | 8/23-8/24 | West Conshohocken, PA FL Tax Collectors Association Education Forum | 8/25-8/29 | Orlando, FL The International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators Annual Training Conference | 8/26-8/30 | Raleigh, NC International Association of Special Investigation Units Seminar & Expo | 9/8-9/11 | Phoenix, AZ National Association of Motor Vehicle Boards and Commissions Meeting | 9/18-9/21 | Sacramento, CA Iowa Summer Outing | 9/20-9/21 | Des Moines, IA National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Annual Convention | 9/22-9/25 | National Harbor, MD National Independent Automobile Dealers Association National Policy Conference | 9/23-9/25 | Washington, DC National Auto Auction Association Annual Convention | 10/1-10/3 | Indianapolis, IN Independent Automobile Dealers Association of CA Annual Convention | 10/7-10/9 | Sacramento, CA TN Tow Show | 10/10-10/12 | Chattanooga, TN Automotive Recyclers Association Annual Convention & Exposition | 10/10-10/12 | Charlotte, NC American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Reg I Planning Meeting | 10/15-10/17 | Middletown, RI Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association Annual Convention | 10/17-10/19 | Orlando, FL American Property Casualty Insurance Association Annual Meeting | 10/20-10/22 | Boston, MA American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Reg III Conference | 10/22-10/24 | Milwaukee, WI Auto Finance Summit | 10/28-10/30 | Las Vegas, NV American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Reg II Planning Meeting | 10/29-10/31 | Atlanta, GA For more information on the events Auto Data Direct will be attending, email info@add123.

ADD is excited to announce that effective immediately, all Florida ADDTag users will now have the option to print and use the state approved 82994 & 82995 “Rainbow” POA forms via your ADDTag additional forms page! Both versions of the forms have been approved by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) for use by Florida dealers via the ADDTag application.

As this year’s Florida legislative session ends, ADD is excited to announce the expansion of EFS with the passing of HB 1057! Effective October 1, 2019, the Electronic Filing Service (EFS) will become available for derelict and salvage motor vehicles allowing companies to process title transactions, derelict motor vehicle certificates and certificates of destruction electronically through the EFS system.

The 2019 Legislative sessions in Florida and Georgia brought substantial change to tow and wrecker operators in those states. Auto Data Direct has the industry covered when it comes to meeting these new state regulations! In Florida the notification process is changing with the passing of HB 431. Effective January 1, 2020, all Florida towing companies and auto repair/service facilities are required to send their notification letters through an approved third-party service.

The Summer tradeshow season is off to a busy start! Auto Data Direct wants to help keep your calendars up to date with these upcoming tradeshows and events: Tax Assessors Collectors Association: | 6/9 – 6/13 | Galveston, TX NIADA/NABD Convention & Expo | 6/17 – 6/20 | Las Vegas, NV ISRI Gulf Coast | 6/19 – 6/22 | San Antonio, TX AAMVA Reg II | 6/24 – 6/26 | Houston, TX NCOIL Meeting | 7/10-7/13 | Newport Beach, CA AAMVA Reg IV | 7/15-7/17 | Denver, CO FL Auto Dismantlers and Recyclers Association | 7/18-7/21 | Clearwater Beach, FL TX Independent Automobile Dealers Association | 7/21-7/23 | San Antonio, TX Towing & Recovery Management Summit | 7/31-8/2 | Washington, DC Carolinas Independent Automobile Dealers Association | 8/8-8/11 | Myrtle Beach, SC Southern Tow Show | 8/9-8/10 | Orange Beach, AL American Towman- Tow Expo | 8/16-8/17 | Dallas, TX Tri-State Automotive Summit & Expo | 8/16-8/17 | Indianapolis, IN AAMVA AIC | 8/20-8/22 | Omaha, NE PA Automotive Recycling & Trade Society | 8/23-8/24 | West Conshohocken, PA FL Tax Collectors Association Education Forum | 8/25-8/29 | Orlando, FL The International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators | 8/26-8/30 | Raleigh, NC For more information on the events Auto Data Direct will be attending, email info@add123.

ADD is on the road to provide towing and storage title training in conjunction with local Florida Tax Collector offices. The training will include a review of current state requirements along with a demonstration of how to get the most out of your ADD account. Topics will include notification letters through the auction process, including how easy it is to check title histories to safeguard your business.

The Springtime tradeshow season is off to a busy start! Auto Data Direct wants to help keep your calendars up to date with these upcoming tradeshows and events: Florida Assoc. of Licensed Investigators (FALI) | 5/2 – 5/4 | Orlando, FL Virginia Automotive Recyclers Association (VARA) Summit | 5/3 – 5/4 | Dulles, VA American Towman Las Vegas Showplace | 5/9 – 5/10 | Las Vegas, NV AAMVA Reg I | 5/14 – 5/16 | Cambridge, MD Myrtle Beach Tow Show | 5/17 – 5/18 | Myrtle Beach, SC Upper Midwest Auto Recyclers | 5/17 – 5/28 | Black River Falls, WI FTCA Spring Conference | 5/19 – 5/23 | Delray Beach, FL Southwest Lending Conference | 5/22 – 5/24 | New Orleans, LA Empire State Tow & Recovery Assoc.

Auto Data Direct’s DMV123 is a valuable tool that allows customers to quickly and securely access real-time vehicle data in more states than any other company. If you haven’t checked your DMV123 drop-down box lately, it’s time to take a look! In the past month ADD has added connections to North Dakota, Oregon and Oklahoma.