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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — Wabco is debuting its interactive Technology Showcase Trailer for the first time here at the Mid-America Trucking Show to highlight company innovations.
The Technology Showcase Trailer will go on a tour of the U.S. for the next eight months at dealerships and commercial vehicle fleet operators across the country. The showcase offers hands-on interactive displays and demonstrations of Wabco’s safety and efficiency technologies as well as comprehensive wheel end solutions.
These technologies and solutions include the company’s air disc brakes, Wabco OptiFlow AutoTail, Tristop D Brake chambers, Integrated Vehicle Tire Monitoring System, and the Wabco EasyFit Automatic Slack Adjuster.
The first leg of the tour runs through May and currently includes the following sites:
2017 Dates | Location |
April 10-14 | Portland, Ore. Salem, Ore. Tacoma, Wash. Ridgefield, Wash. Pacifica, Wash. |
April 17-21 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
April 24-28 | Lincoln, Neb. Omaha, Neb. |
May 1-5 | Kingsport, Tenn. |
May 8-12 | Hickory, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. |
May 15-19 | Wilmington, N.C. Florence, S.C. |
May 22-26 | Dallas/ Fort Worth, Texas San Antonio, Texas |
For more information or to schedule Wabco technology demonstrations, contact Carlos Francisco at carlos.francisco@wabco-auto.com.
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