MATS 2013: Day Three
Alliance Truck Parts gets attention with their bright yellow and black color scheme and their sponsored race car at their booth.
HDT sales and editorial staff are up early on Friday morning to attend the HDMA Breakfast Briefing. Read about the speech from Navistar's Troy Clarke here.
Equipment Editor Jim Park takes a daycab version of Kenworth's new T880 vocational truck for a spin at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro leads a listening session on proposed entry-level driver training standards at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Read more here.
Many MATS booths feature games, such as this one at the Ford Trucks booth.
Watch for a QuickSpin report on Kenworth's new T880 in an upcoming issue of HDT.
Shell had at its booth the Koester Racing puller, and in person, Larry Koester, who competes in the National Tractor Pullers Association. Shell's SuperRigs this year will be held in conjunction with the tractor pull championships.
HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge poses with the Delo Man.
Administrator Anne Ferro joins Jeanette Minor, Safety Investigator, and Terry Cook, Hazardous Materials Specialist, of the Kentucky Division, providing safety information at FMCSA’s booth.
Ford's new Transit full-size van was on display.
Boy, that must be a really big truck...