[quote=&quot;danny&quot;:3awpn0h1]Chris,
       What excactly is Driveline, by your response I assume they play the part of a broker. More or less.  Is that correct? If so, is it possible for HPOCA to do their own brokering. I mean negotiate prices with printers? publishers. If so HPOCA could get better prices. However as I have learned with my truck insurance...sometimes the savings aint worth the headache!

Danny Tabor #747
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Danny,

Driveline Publications is not a broker. They technically aren't the publisher, that's the HPOCA. Here's how everything happens.

We get material here at our place. We decide what is going in, type everything up, scan any images that we want in the articles, prepare any ads that need it, and then email everything to Jason at Driveline Publications. From there, Jason does the layout for the articles ( he does make us look good!!), works up any ads that need it, and then arranges the whole thing into the magazine. He then emails us proofs, we check them out, let him know of any corrections, and after that, it is sent to the printer. Driveline Publications works with McMillen to get the addresses for the labels, and handles the details from there. Driveline wanted control of printing, so they could keep a good handle on costs and quality.

Jason and everybody at Driveline Publications have been great to work with. We know what they need of us, and they are very responsive to whatever we have asked of them.