Exhibit Management Associates Inc. says last month’s Mid-America Trucking Show held at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. set size records.
The 1,080 exhibiting companies from 46 states and 11 foreign countries occupied more than 1 million square feet of exhibit space. By the time the show closed, 75,650 individuals from all 50 states and 43 foreign countries had attended.
Some highlights of the three-day show were The Paul K. Young Memorial Truck Beauty Championship, Mid-America’s Big-Rig Build-Off, The Expedite InfoCenter, The Mid-America Recruitment Center and Mid-America’s Internet and Technology Center. Celebrities who performed included Chubby Checker, Patty Loveless, Mark Chestnut and cheerleaders from the Tennessee Titans and the Dallas Cowboys. Other notables appearing at the show included Ken Schrader, Michael Waltrip and Kyle and Richard Petty.
Reservations for exhibit space for the next show open on August 15th. The 2006 show will take place March 23rd to the 25th at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center.
For more information, go to www.truckingshow.com.
