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Commercial Vehicle Suppliers Show Strong Support for Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week

Several new suppliers have committed to participating in the annual event, resulting in a 33 percent increase in participation for HDAW '12 over the previous year.

Commercial Vehicle Suppliers Show Strong Support for Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week

HDAW'10 will be held Jan. 18-21, 2010, at the Mirage in Las Vegas.

ORLAND PARK, Ill. – Organizers for Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) are reporting a strong response from a record number of exhibiting suppliers, with more than 325 HDAW Product Expo exhibit spaces reserved during the first weeks of registration for the 2012 conference. HDAW’12 will be held Monday, Jan. 23 through Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Mirage in Las Vegas.
 
Several new suppliers have committed to participating in the annual event, resulting in a 33 percent increase in participation for HDAW ’12 over the previous year.
 
Surveyed suppliers say they intend to utilize the HDAW ’12 Product Expo to introduce their latest products and programs, network with colleagues and potential clients and promote new services. HDAW’12 provides heavy-duty suppliers an outstanding opportunity to display their product lines to the top heavy-duty aftermarket distributors in the United States.
 
In addition to high levels of supplier interest and support for the HDAW ’12 Product Expo, suppliers are demonstrating strong support for the conference’s highly popular pre-scheduled One-on-One meetings, with more than 105 companies registered year-to-date. There were 1,667 individual HDAW One-on-One meetings held during the previous HDAW conference.
 
More than 1,700 managers and executives from 17 countries – including distributors, manufacturers, service providers, educators and media – attended the 2011 conference in Las Vegas.
 
For more information, go to www.hdaw.org.

 
 
 

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ORLAND PARK, Ill. – Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) organizers have reported a strong response from a record number of suppliers, with more than 100 HDAW Product Expo exhibit spaces reserved during the first weeks of registration for the 2010 conference. Several new suppliers have committed, bringing HDAW 2010 registrations to a number that is 25 percent greater than the same period in 2009.
 
HDAW 2010 will be held Jan. 18-21, 2010, at the Mirage in Las Vegas.
 
Surveyed suppliers said they intend to use the HDAW Product Expo to introduce their latest products and programs and to promote new services. HDAW 2010 provides heavy duty suppliers the opportunity to display their product lines to the top heavy duty aftermarket distributors in the U.S.  
 
"We are very encouraged at the early and positive response by the supplier community this far in advance of the conference,” said Gary Smalley, HDAW 2010 co-chairman. “We expect the numbers will continue to grow, which speaks well to the continuing success of the event, even in light of a tough business climate.”
 
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week is the largest North American gathering of the independent heavy-duty industry. More than 1,400 managers and executives from 17 countries – including distributors, manufacturers, service providers, educators and media – attended the 2009 conference in Orlando. An even larger group is expected for the 2010 event.
 
HDAW is presented by a joint operating committee composed of industry leaders from American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialists (ACOFAS), Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN), Heavy Duty America (HDA), Heavy Duty Distribution Association (HDDA), Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), APRA’s Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group (HDRG), International Truck Parts Association (ITPA), Overseas Automotive Council (OAC), Power Heavy Duty, Service Specialists Association (SSA), Truck Pride, Truck Frame and Axle Repair Association (TARA) and VIPAR Heavy Duty.
 
For more information and booth reservation forms, visit www.hdaw.org, or contact W.T. Glasgow, conference management, at 708-226-1300.
 

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