AAM Group to Celebrate 35 Years at Annual Meeting

The AAM Group’s Annual Membership Meeting and Vendor Showcase will take place May 9–11, 2023, at the Embassy Suites in Frisco, Texas. In addition to bringing together distribution members and supplier partners for three days of networking, purchasing, education and prospecting, the meeting will celebrate AAM’s 35th anniversary.

In addition to the meeting’s two classic trade show formats—The Net and the Vendor Showcase—the event will feature guest speaker appearances from Lippert leadership development coach Bill Coughlin and RealTruck CEO Carl-Martin Lindahl. Also slated to speak is the man who spearheaded AAM’s creation, competition sales president Carl Schultea.

Finally, the event will see the presentation of awards to members and suppliers in several categories, such as the Member of the Year and Partnership Awards, and the honoring of prominent figures in AAM’s history, including its first President, H. G. Smith.

Federated Auto Parts Distributors announced it is entering into a collaboration with the Association of Independent Oil Distributors (AIOD) – one it said will focus on mutual benefits for the respective members.

“Federated is constantly looking at ways to improve value for all constituents and this agreement provides that,” said Sue Godschalk, president of Federated. “This collaboration provides added volume and opportunities for our suppliers, new partners for our members, and added supply points and products for shop customers. We have enjoyed working closely with several AIOD members in the past and this agreement will expand and create further opportunities for both Federated and AIOD.”