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NTEA Hosts 2017 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis

Mon April 10, 2017 - Midwest Edition #7
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(L-R): Steve Taylor, vice president medium duty sales; Brian Mulshine, director of operations and technology; and Michael Donohue, national account manager, all of Rush Enterprises, New Braunfels, Texas, attend the show.
(L-R): Steve Taylor, vice president medium duty sales; Brian Mulshine, director of operations and technology; and Michael Donohue, national account manager, all of Rush Enterprises, New Braunfels, Texas, attend the show.
(L-R): Steve Taylor, vice president medium duty sales; Brian Mulshine, director of operations and technology; and Michael Donohue, national account manager, all of Rush Enterprises, New Braunfels, Texas, attend the show. Brady Christianson, Stellar Truck & Trailer, Mason City, Iowa, and Steve Sevald, Praxair Manufacturing, Michigan City, Ind., man the Goodall booth. Chris Weiss, Knapheide, vice president of engineering, Quincy, Ill., discusses new heavy duty service body compartments.  Knapheide’s new aluminum truck body systems. Bethany Elrod (L)?and Amanda Knight, both of DuraClass, Tishomingo, Miss., answer questions about the DuraClass HPT-316 dump body. Sandy Wilkins of Crysteel Manufacturing,  Lake Crysteel, Minn., catches up with Dave Wilcox, Universal Truck Body, Fontana Calif. Mark Miller, marketing director of Hiniker Plows, Mankato, Minn., stands with the company’s new 8 ft. (2.4 m) snow pusher plow system. Ford Trucks, a major show sponsor, had displays and presentations running in multiple locations throughout the show. David Forsmark, regional product manager of Western Plows, talks about the Western Snowplows Defender Series. Brian Tabel of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America presented the 2018 Isuzu FTR, the  company’s new entry in the Class 6 medium-duty truck segment. Chris Moran, Fraightliner, discusses the company’s introduction of the Detroit DD8 engine, which is geared toward the vocation truck market. Robert Edmonds, president and COO of Drive Products Inc. honors industry leaders with Industry Pioneer & Icon Award. He presented the awards to Pat Godwin Sr. of Godwin Group (left photo) and  Bart Conry of Palfinger North America (right photo), who accepted the awards on behalf of Evan Corns and Fred Bongiovanni. Carissa Saia of Auto Truck Group goes over the company’s capabilities in the design, manufacture and installation of truck equipment. (L-R):?Robert Meeker, Justin Dick, Dave Raffin and Richard Miltenberger welcome attendees to the Sullivan-Palatek exhibit. Carl Kumrow presents the latest innovations on display at Ford Commercial Vehicles exhibit, including the 6.2L V-8 flex-fuel engine. Mike Mindok (L) and Steve Grunlund, both of Boss Snowplow, talk about snow and ice removal at the show Chris Rosenberg, Unique Truck Accessories, explains the features of the company’s line of aluminum tool boxes. James Brown (L) and Curt Anderson, Cannon Truck Equipment, stop in at the Buyers Products booth to see the latest snow and ice removal equipment.

The ongoing evolution of the commercial truck industry was on full display at The Work Truck Show 2017 in Indianapolis, Ind., March 14 to 17 at the Indiana Convention Center. More than 500 exhibiting companies highlighted a wide range of new products and technology designed to make work trucks more efficient and productive on the job, including advances in electrification; diesel, gasoline and advanced fuel powertrains; light-weighting; augmented reality; and solar power. Educational sessions began on March 14 while the trade show portion of the event opened the following day on more than 500,000 sq. ft. of exhibit hall space.

The Work Truck Show, North America's largest work truck event, is produced annually by The Association for the Work Truck Industry (NTEA) and brings together the entire industry, including truck OEMs; component, body and equipment manufacturers; upfitters and vehicle modifiers; dealers; distributors; and fleet customers.

The 2017 event marked the 53rd NTEA Convention. A total of 11,799 industry professionals from 50 states, Puerto Rico and 22 other countriesthr attended The Work Truck Show 2017. NTEA expanded the show to occupy all available space in the convention center this year, making it the biggest event in association history.

The event featured the latest vocational trucks, vans, equipment and services presented as well as a variety of industry-focused educational and training sessions conducted throughout the course of the four-day event. Many of the industry's leading manufacturers choose the show to introduce their latest product innovations. The show's primary focus is vocational trucks and transportation equipment from Classes 1–8, including chassis, bodies, components and accessories.

"There was a lot of energy in the building," said Steve Carey, NTEA executive director. "Attendees were excited to check out the latest trucks, equipment and technology on the exhibit floor, to test new vehicles during the ride-and-drive and to take advantage of more than 60 learning opportunities throughout the week."

At the Show, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. announced it will bring its new eCanter fully electric Class 4 trucks to market before the end of the year. In other electrification news, Ford Commercial Vehicles introduced its eQVM program to help customers get electrified and hydraulic hybrid work trucks that retain their original powertrain warranties. The program launched with three developers: XL Hybrids, Motiv Power Systems and Lightning Hybrids. XL Hybrids also debuted its XLP plug-in hybrid electric powertrain on a Ford F-150. eNow introduced the Wireless Monitoring System for its solar-based commercial vehicle power systems.

Other notable product launches included the Foundation Food Truck walk-in van body from Morgan Olson, Allison Transmission's FuelSense 2.0 featuring DynActive Shifting software that can deliver additional fuel savings of up to six percent, and the VMAC DTM PTO-driven air compressor that mounts directly to a truck's transmission. Ram Commercial demonstrated its new Augmented Reality Upfit Configurator, a computer-generated visual program that enables upfitters and dealers to showcase a number of vehicle options to customers who can virtually walk around and look inside upfit vans and chassis cabs.

Additional buzz-worthy news came from Cummins Inc., Knapheide, Mack Trucks, Parker Hannifin, Ranger Design and Switch-N-Go. In total, there were a record-setting 26 press conferences and more than 150 products launched at the show.

Green Truck Summit, the premier alternative fuels and advanced technology conference held annually in conjunction with The Work Truck Show, had increased attendance even as fuel prices are at historic lows in North America. The Summit explores the pathway toward zero emissions, recognizing there is not a single alternative fuel or technology that is the sole solution.

Both the NTEA Work Truck Show and the Green Truck Association's Green Truck Summit offer attendees excellent opportunities to meet with sales and technical representatives and industry peers in a variety of structured and casual settings.

"The Green Truck Summit is unique because it brings together industry, academia and regulators to find the common ground moving forward," Carey said. This year's event featured representatives from California Air Resources Board, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Transport Canada, Union of Concerned Scientists, U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presenting alongside leading OEM engineers and fleet customers.

Other popular educational options this year included special sessions on recruiting and retaining millennials, implementing lean processes, rapid prototyping and fleet management. A sold-out crowd attended the President's Breakfast & NTEA Annual Meeting with keynote address by Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long on March 16.

The Work Truck Show, one of the top 100 trade shows in the United States, returns to Indianapolis March 6–9, 2018. Sessions begin March 6, and the exhibit hall is open March 7 to 9.

<strong>About NTEA</strong>
Established in 1964, NTEA represents 1,900 companies that manufacture, distribute, install, sell and repair commercial trucks, truck bodies, truck equipment, trailers and accessories. Buyers of work trucks and the major commercial truck chassis manufacturers also belong to the Association. NTEA provides in-depth technical information, education, and member programs and services, and produces The Work Truck Show. The Association maintains its administrative headquarters in suburban Detroit and government relations offices in Washington, DC, and Ottawa, Ontario. —CEG




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