Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week ’18 (HDAW’18) conference organizers have announced “People, Partners and Profits” as the theme for the 13th annual conference to be held Jan. 22-25, 2018, at the Mirage in Las Vegas.

“Take away any of the three components of people, partners and profits, and the industry crumbles. We want to be able to communicate to attendees why each one is so critical to the independent aftermarket, and how to best build on the knowledge to help drive success in industry,” said Troy Zurbuchen, president, Midwest Heavy Duty and Midwest Trailer Sales, and the distributor co-chair of HDAW’18.

“We are very focused on all of the key elements of success in our industry, and finding ways to continuously improve on them. This year, we are dedicated to the essential parts that make the heavy-duty aftermarket successful,” said Matt Forner, director, aftermarket sales, Grote Industries, and HDAW’18 supplier co-chair.

HDAW’18 will offer industry participants four days of education programs, a product expo with the latest in heavy-duty parts services and information, peer networking and social activities. One-on-one meetings provide an opportunity for suppliers and distributors to discuss their businesses and to grow relationships to better serve end-user customers.

HDAW is one of the largest North American gatherings of the independent heavy-duty aftermarket industry. More than 2,500 executives and managers from the U.S., Canada and six other countries – including distributors, suppliers, service providers, educators and industry media – attended the 2017 conference in Las Vegas.