Health Plan Mastery: Regain Control, Reduce Costs

The Cottingham & Butler Transportation Summit connects trucking executives during one of the industry's most difficult times. While you're juggling multiple challenges and feeling squeezed between external pressures and daily operational realities, the 2025 Transportation Summit delivers the tools and insights to help you push ahead. Designed for leaders who refuse to settle, we're bringing the No Limits mindset you need to break through and find new paths forward.

In today’s complex regulatory environment, staying compliant with DOT drug and alcohol testing requirements is more critical—and more challenging—than ever. This webinar is designed to equip safety professionals, fleet managers, and HR personnel with the knowledge and tools they need to manage their drug and alcohol programs confidently.

According to NATMI, recipients who enrolled in a NATMI training and certification lowered their organization's accident rate by 86%, achieved a lower occupational injury rate by 83%, and controlled costs associated with accident litigation by 100%. The cost of participating in NATMI is minimal compared to the company’s day-to-day operational savings. The Certified Director of Safety (CDS)/Certified Safety Supervisor (CSS) course is designed to help safety personnel attain a greater professional knowledge base that should, in turn, provide greater confidence to improve operations, prevent and control injury and damage, as well as the ability to provide strong representation such as during a court case.

This month’s webinar will offer practical advice to help employers determine full-time status and ensure compliance with benefit eligibility requirements. We will cover the differences in requirements for small employers versus applicable large employers as well as for different types of benefits. We will explain the monthly measurement method versus the look-back measurement method and the break in service rules for leaves of absence and rehires. Examples will be provided to help employers manage different types of common employee positions.

CEOs gather here to solve complex challenges alongside peers and industry leaders who've navigated similar ground successfully. This summit delivers what others don't: actionable strategies, peer-validated solutions, and frameworks you can implement immediately.

In this quick, high-impact webinar, we’ll explore how employers can regain control of their health plan financials by leveraging self-funding strategies, smart contract structures, and intentional plan design. You’ll learn best practices for reducing fixed costs, managing risk effectively, and optimizing medical spend—giving you the tools to make your health plan work harder for your organization and your people.