The Council of Fleet Specialist and The National Wheel and Rim Association have announced a preliminary agenda for the first-ever meeting of the new Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network.

The fledgling organization, formed through a merger of CFS and NWRA, will meet April 1-4, 2006, in Louisville, Ky. The theme is “Spring Training” and the agenda will include the following:

• One-on-One distributor/supplier meetings.
• Technical and educational seminars designed for middle management and branch
managers.
• Two of the highly popular Newsmakers panel discussions conducted by Heavy Duty
Trucking and Truck Parts & Service magazines.
• Marketing group and Solution Provider meetings.
• Local Supplier Plant Tours.
• 18-Wheel Pinewood Derby II and Louisville Slugger Museum receptions.

The inaugural meeting will be located at the all-suite, newly remodeled Galt House hotel, which is within walking distance of Louisville’s “4th Street Live!” entertainment district.
CVSN is an industry-wide forum for professional development, legislative awareness and business networking and opportunities. It represents more than 100 independent heavy-duty aftermarket distributors, operating more than 700 locations across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
For more information contact Doug Dresslaer at (816) 801-7964 or Angelo Volpe at (904) 737-2900.