Heavy Duty America, Truck Pride Partners Announce Merger
The new organization, which will be initially known as HDA Truck Pride, will commence operations effective Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.
Clorox CEO Donald Knauss to Keynote HDAW’11 Opening Session
Knauss will share his insight on leadership strategies for winning organizations.
Education Program Chairs Announced for HDAW 2011
The HDAW education chairs will develop and drive the Business & Technical Theater and Workshop program content for the 2011 conference.
HDAW 2011 Conference Leadership Announced
Dave Willis, president of CRW Parts of Baltimore, Md., and Terry Livingston, general manager – Aftermarket – Americas, ArvinMeritor of Florence, Ky., selected as co-chairs.
HDAW’10 Anticipating More Than 1,700 One-on-One Supplier and Distributor Meetings
HDAW ’10 will be held Monday, Jan. 18 through Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at the Mirage in Las Vegas.
Promoting Distributor Value Proposition Featured Education Session at HDAW’10
The session, presented by Tom Marx, president & CEO of The Marx Group, will present design strategies, realistic budget planning, tactical launch techniques and result measurements development to best leverage distributors’ marketing efforts.
HDAW’09 One-on-One Meeting Supplier Registration Now Open
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) ’09 has officially opened One-on-One meeting supplier registrations for the February 2009 conference. HDAW ’09 will be held at the Rosen Centre Hotel and the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Monday, Feb. 16 through Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009. During HDAW ’08, 89 distributor and 90 supplier companies participated in 1,415 scheduled meetings. This very popular element of HDAW’08 is again available for supplier and distributor participation in 2009.
Deadline Nears for HDAW Early Registration Fee Discounts and Hotel Specials
ORLAND PARK, IL – The deadline for the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) special Mirage Hotel rates and the early registration fee discount deadline are nearing. The All-Industry HDAW ’08, Monday, Jan. 21 through Thursday, Jan. 24, at The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, will be North America’s largest gathering of senior heavy duty distributor
HDAW Education Program to Feature Industry “Hot Topics”
The 2008 Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) education program will feature outstanding speakers addressing important issues for the independent heavy duty aftermarket. HDAW ’08 is slated for Monday, Jan. 21, through Thursday, Jan. 24, at The Mirage in Las Vegas. The 2008 program also will include presentations from two top-ranked speakers from past HDAW conferences: Tom Easton of Essential Action Group and Dr. Clint Longenecker, of the College of Business Administration, University of Toledo, according to Gene Damron, HDAW education committee co-chairman.
HDAW 2008 Planning Begins with Election of Leadership Team
Jerry Weis, president of Ott’s Friction Supply Inc., has been elected to serve as the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) 2008 chairman. Weis was elected at the HDAW Joint Operating Committee (JOC) meeting March 30 in Chicago. The JOC also re-elected Joe Mejaly, vice president and general manager, ArvinMeritor’s Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket Business, as HDAW 2008 vice chairman. The 2008 Education Committee will be co-chaired by Gene Damron, vice president and general manager, Page Group, and Don Reimondo, senior vice president, customer relationship management, Affinia Group Inc.