Larry Yost, chairman and CEO of ArvinMeritor, will discuss the challenges facing the heavy duty supplier industry at Heavy Duty Dialogue 2004, scheduled Feb. 9 and 10 in Atlanta.

This is 13th in the biennial series presented by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Assn. (HDMA). It will be held at the Atlanta Airport Hilton and Towers at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport.
Yost is the scheduled dinner speaker on Feb. 9. The program runs from noon on Monday until 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Other featured speakers include:
--- Larry Chimerine, Ph.D., president of Radnor International Consulting
--- Anthony Lupo, attorney, Arent Fox
--- Stu MacKay, president, MacKay & Co.
--- Chip McClure, president, Federal-Mogul
The program also includes two panel discussions:
The first is "The Impact of 2007 Emissions Regulations," moderated by Steve Sturgess, senior editor, Heavy Duty Trucking with panelists: Jim McReynolds, general manager, on-highway engine dept., Caterpillar Inc.; Don Kopinski, senior product manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Steve Duley, vice president of purchasing, Schneider National; Julian Imes, director of technology, exhaust and emission control, Donaldson Co.; and Buster Brown, quality assurance leader, Colonial Pipeline Co.
The second panel discussion is entitled "Standardization of the North American Truck," and will be moderated by Jim Winsor, executive editor of Heavy Duty Trucking, Newport Communications, with panelists: Paul Vikner, president, Mack Trucks; Jim Morrow, president, Detroit Diesel; and Tom Gosnell, president, ArvinMeritor Commercial Vehicle Systems.
HD Dialogue 2004 registration fees are $575 for HDMA member companies’ first registrant and $500 for each additional representative. Registration for individuals whose firms or organizations are not HDMA members is $700 for the first registrant and $625 for each additional representative.
For registration forms and more details, e-mail HDMA at rolson@mema.org.