New Exhibitors, Vehicles and Products Added to 2008 Work Truck Show - aftermarketNews

New Exhibitors, Vehicles and Products Added to 2008 Work Truck Show

Floor space at The Work Truck Show 2008 is sold out, with a record 534 exhibitors covering 203,400 square feet in the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. Eighty-one of these exhibitors are participating in the event for the first time. The Work Truck Show 2008 will be held in conjunction with the 44th Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention on Feb. 26–28, with the Convention and educational sessions starting Feb. 25.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI — Floor space at The Work Truck Show 2008 is sold out, with a record 534 exhibitors covering 203,400 square feet in the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. Eighty-one of these exhibitors are participating in the event for the first time. The Work Truck Show 2008 will be held in conjunction with the 44th Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention on Feb. 26–28, with the Convention and educational sessions starting Feb. 25.

NTEA also has increased the number of vehicles available in the Hybrid Truck and Alternative Fuels Ride-and-Drive to 14.

The Work Truck Show 2008 will be the largest event to date, according to NTEA Convention Chairman Dennis Jones, vice president of sales and marketing for Auto Truck Group in Roanoke, IN.

“We’re thrilled to have so much to offer attendees this year," said Jones. "More than 75 companies have announced that they’ll introduce new products at the show — everything from new chassis and bodies to all the equipment that goes on them.”

For more information and to register for The Work Truck Show 2008 and 44th Annual NTEA Convention, visit www.ntea.com or call 1-800-441-NTEA (6832).

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