Mid-America Trucking Show 2018 in Photos, Day 1
Outside the Mid-America Trucking Show 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Jim Park.
Crowds started building before the Mid-America Trucking Show opened officially at 10 a.m. Photo by Jim Park.
By lunchtime the place was just hopping, with attendence expected to reach or top last year's crowd of 72,000-plus. Photo by Jim Park.
Shell's StarShip concept fuel-efficiency truck. Photo by Jim Park.
Kenworths on display at Mid-America Trucking Show 2018. Photo by Jim Park.
Spotted around MATS: Alcoa by Arconic black-coated aluminum wheels. We spotted them on at least two vehicles. The wheel maker had a couple on display in the booth last year – to see if anyone noticed. Photo by Jim Park.
Mid-America Trucking Show 2018. Photo by Jim Park.
Mid-America Trucking Show 2018. Photo by Jim Park.
The day before the show opened, Louisville got about 6 inches of snow and temps dipped onto the 20s. Photo by Jim Park.
Thursday morning dawned clear, but at 7:30, crews were still clearing snowbanks and salting the icy parking lot. Photo by Jim Park.
Peterbilt is one of the truck makers present at MATS, catering to its traditional base of owner-operators, drivers and small fleets. Photo by Jim Park.
Mid-America Trucking Show 2018. Photo by Jim Park.
Mid-America Trucking Show 2018. Photo by Jim Park.
Mid-America Trucking Show 2018. Photo by Jim Park.