A stellar program featuring key heavy-duty industry senior executives will weigh in on the state of the global aftermarket, exchange views on the realities of current and future industry technology, debate the changing aftermarket distribution model and a fleet panel considering the effect of these industry changes on their businesses will provide observation and insight to attendees during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue (HDAD) 2019.
Presenting a global economic perspective for the industry will be Bill Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor of the Chicago Federal Reserve. In addition, John Blodgett, vice president, sales and marketing, MacKay & Co., and Dr. Bob Dieli, president and Founder, RDLB Inc., will share their heavy-duty aftermarket economic outlook to the audience.
HDAD will be held on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, at The Mirage in Las Vegas, immediately preceding Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week ’19. HDAD is co-presented by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) the heavy-duty division of the Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and MacKay & Co.
The day-long conference features the topics and industry executives below:
The Real-World View – A Global Perspective
Ken Davis, board of directors, Eaton Cummins Joint Venture
Dean Engelage, CEO, Great Dane
Roger Nielson, president and CEO, Daimler Trucks North America
Moderator: Chris Patterson, independent director
The Ever-changing and Evolving Aftermarket
John Blodgett, vice president, sales & marketing, MacKay & Co.
Tim Kraus, president and COO, Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association
The Global Economic Overview
Bill Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor, Chicago Federal Reserve
Aftermarket Industry Economy & Outlook
John Blodgett, vice president, sales & marketing, MacKay & Co.
Dr. Bob Dieli, president and founder, RDLB, Inc.
Realities of Current and Future Technology on the Aftermarket
Mike Foster, chief technology officer, Allison Transmission
Kent Jones, vice president, Global Business Development and Sales, ZF Group
Sandeep Kar, chief strategy officer, Fleet Complete
Jon Morrison, president Americas, WABCO
Moderator: Brian Daugherty, chief technology officer, MEMA
Changing Distribution Model – The Growing and Emerging Players
Stefan Kurschner, senior vice president of Aftermarket, Daimler Truck North America
Carl Mesker, vice president of sales Americas, SAF Holland
Robert Sammons, chief merchandising officer, Fleet Pride
Walt Sherbourne, vice president, marketing, Dayton Parts
Moderator: Lucas Deal, editor, Truck Parts & Service
Parts and Service: The Fleet Perspective
Mike Palmer, vice president of Fleet Services, Estes Express Lines
Gloria Pliler, director of purchasing, Daseke
Brett Wacker, vice president of maintenance, Dart Transit Co.
Moderator: Stu MacKay, MacKay & Co.
To learn more about HDAD, go to hdma.org.
