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Work Truck Show 2008 to Debut New Models |
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Monday, 04 February 2008 |
New vocational truck chassis and bodies, hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles and a vast array of truck equipment will be introduced at The Work Truck Show 2008 and 44th Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention. More than 60 exhibiting companies already have announced plans to unveil new products and technology at the event.
The Work Truck Show 2008 runs Feb. 26-28, 2008, at the Georgia World Congress Center (Atlanta), with the Convention and educational sessions starting Feb. 25. "If you build, upfit, use or repair vocational trucks and trailers in any industry, The Work Truck Show 2008 is a must-attend event," says Dennis Jones, NTEA convention chairman and vice president of sales and marketing for Auto Truck Group (Roanoke, Ind.). "At The Work Truck Show, you can see and compare the latest product and technology innovations from more than 500 companies all under one roof."
Show attendees will have the opportunity to test drive some of the new products for themselves during the show's Hybrid Truck & Alternative Fuels Ride-and-Drive on Tuesday, Feb. 26 and Wednesday, Feb. 27. There are currently 12 vehicles scheduled for the Ride-and-Drive, including an alternative fuel vehicle using a direct-injection liquid propane fuel system, a battery electric SUV, a series hydraulic hybrid-powered truck, a battery electric utility service truck, a light-duty battery electric truck with a 150-mile range, a battery electric hybrid package delivery van, a Class 6-7 battery electric hybrid truck and a plug-in hybrid electric utility vehicle. The Ride-and-Drive is sponsored by EATON Hybrid Power Systems.
For a list of the many companies participating in the New Product Spotlight program, visit ntea.com and click on "Exhibitor Spotlight." Work Truck Show 2008 attendees also are invited to vote for what they consider to be the most innovative product introduced through the New Product Spotlight program. Ballots for this New Product Innovation Award will be distributed with badges on site at the show.
Produced annually by the NTEA, The Work Truck Show is North America's largest work truck event. It brings together vocational truck fleet managers, truck buyers and maintenance personnel from the Class 1-8 market with hundreds of the manufacturers, distributors and dealers that produce the trucks and equipment critical to their work. In this single location, attendees check out the latest full-size work trucks and equipment while examining individual vehicle components offered by more than 500 suppliers.
For information and to register, visit ntea.com or call, 1-800-441-NTEA
(6832).
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