If you would like to register to attend the Great American Trucking Show, please contact Cindy Rice at 888-349-4287.

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“Our focus over the last few years on creating segment specific programs is attracting new audiences to Dallas, including more dealers, private and for-hire fleets and suppliers,” says Alan K. Sims, vice president/executive director, Randall-Reilly Events. “GATS has always attracted small and medium fleets, owner-operators and company drivers and continues to do so. The difference is now we are garnering support from the entire supply chain.”

Exhibit space was up 22 percent over 2010 with almost 500 exhibiting companies and all major truck and trailer brands represented. The show also enjoyed greater participation from external groups that held meetings before or concurrently with GATS, including the American Truck Dealers, National Trailer Dealers Association, Truckload Carriers Association, Texas Motor Transportation Association, Avondale Partners and the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association.  

 The second-annual Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference attracted more than 350 industry leaders from all segments of trucking to enjoy expert presentations, panel discussions and numerous networking opportunities during two half-days immediately prior to the opening of GATS. For-hire and private carriers represented at CVOC own and operate more than $8 billion in trucks and trailers. The event was produced by Randall-Reilly Business Media & Information and the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association.

On the final day of GATS, thousands of truckers watched as winners of the first Custom Rigs Pride & Polish National Championship were announced. The event will be featured on Speed Channel’s American Trucker, hosted by Robb Mariani, who also served as a judge at the contest.

Beginning next year, GATS and all of the events and conferences surrounding it will fall under the umbrella Intersection 2012, an all-encompassing trucking convention developed to attract even more participants from all segments of the industry, including on-highway and vocational fleet executives, owner-operators, drivers, dealers, OEMs, suppliers and associations. 

 “We believe Intersection 2012 will benefit exhibitors and attendees by enabling them to maximize their networking, educational and buying/selling opportunities,” says Jeff Mason, Randall-Reilly senior vice president, trucking. “They will save time and money by achieving multiple goals with one all-encompassing event.”

Next year’s Great American Trucking Show will be held August 23, 24 and 25 at the Dallas Convention Center.

About the Great American Trucking Show

The Great American Trucking Show is an all-encompassing convention of trucking professionals, featuring nearly 500 exhibitors representing truck, trailer, engine, component and parts manufacturers, as well as services catering to the heavy- and medium-duty trucking industry. Educational opportunities include the TruckSmart Summit and sessions produced by the Texas Motor Transportation Association. More than 48,000 trucking professionals attend GATS, including fleet executives, owner-operators, safety and operation managers and suppliers.

About Randall-Reilly

Founded in 1934, Randall-Reilly (www.randallreilly.com) is the premier U.S. media and information company focused on the trucking and construction markets. Its diversified portfolio includes print and digital publications, custom media, websites, interactive media, data products, research and events. The company’s trucking division serves the fleet, owner-operator, recruitment, truck stop, pre-owned truck and trailer, dealer and heavy-duty aftermarket segments. Randall-Reilly’s construction division covers the highway and heavy construction, road building, aggregates, landscaping and used equipment markets.

Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates business is an industry-leading collector and aggregator of equipment purchase and financing data, which it offers to its customers in industrial equipment end markets for sales lead generation and market intelligence. The company’s Custom Media Division provides major corporations with customized brand marketing programs.

Randall-Reilly has offices in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Chicago, Charlotte, N.C., and New Berlin, Wis.

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(Press Release) – August 3, 2011 – Paramount Freight Systems, 2011’s Best Fleet To Drive For, is proud to announce that Edgar Hanson, star of Discovery Channel’s # 1 show Deadliest Catch, will be appearing at their booth at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, TX.  Edgar is an Alaskan crab fisherman and deck boss on the fishing vessel Northwestern, documented on the hit show Deadliest Catch, and will be available for pictures and autographs on Thursday, August 25th at the Dallas Convention Center. Owner Operators and Company Drivers are encouraged to visit the Paramount Freight Systems at Lobby booth 3 to meet Edgar and learn why the Truckload Carriers Association and Carriers Edge voted Paramount Freight Systems the “Best Fleet to Drive For”. In addition, anyone with a valid CDL A that completes an application at GATS will be entered to win a new iPad! Visit www.drivepfs.com for more details.

(Press Release) – August 3, 2011 -Paramount Freight Systems, the Truckload Carrier Association’s 2011 Best Fleet To Drive For, is proud to announce that Maya Sieber, featured on the History channel’s hit show Ice Road Truckers, will be appearing at their booth at the Great American Truck Show in Dallas, TX. In only three years Maya has gone from driving the crowded streets of NYC to navigating the dangerous terrain of the icy Dalton Highway. Maya will be available for pictures and autographs on Friday and Saturday, August 26th and 27th at the Dallas Convention Center. Owner Operators and Company Drivers are encouraged to visit Lobby booth 3 to meet Maya and learn why the Truckload Carriers Association and Carriers Edge voted Paramount Freight Systems “The Best Fleet to Drive For”. In addition, anyone with a valid CDL A that completes an application at GATS will be entered to win a new iPad! Visit www.drivepfs.com for more details.

Contact Dan McCarthy at 239-337-6412 or dan.mccarthy@goptls.com for more info.

Industry veteran James Hebe will share his insights on the challenges facing OEMs, suppliers, dealers and fleets during the second-annual Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference, Aug. 24-25, 2011, at the Dallas Convention Center. Hebe’s remarks will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25.

See the full agenda for the Outlook Conference by clicking here.

A distinguished trucking industry leader who began his career with Navistar, Hebe rejoined the truck group of Navistar International Corporation as executive vice president, North American sales operations in 2008. Hebe first joined Navistar in 1971 in Boston as a management trainee, and later became a heavy truck salesman for International trucks. He rejoined Navistar after serving as president and dealer principal of Co-Van/Cascadia International, LLC. In his current role, Hebe has responsibility for North American sales and marketing, dealer operations and central sales administration.

He previously served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Freightliner for nine years.

Building on the momentum of last year’s inaugural conference – which attracted more than 350 industry leaders from all segments of trucking – this year’s Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference promises to be even more successful. Highlighting the program will be a keynote address by Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to President George W. Bush. Industry experts will address some of trucking’s most critical issues, including:

• Outlook for freight, truck buying and parts and service activity
• The future truck: off-shore competition, telematics, alternative fuels and more
• How fleets are thriving in a changing environment: the driver shortage, rising fuel and equipment costs and increasing regulation
• An update on the major regulatory and legislative issues affecting OEMs, suppliers, dealers and carriers

Presented by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association and Randall-Reilly Business Media and Information, which produces Commercial Carrier Journal and Successful Dealer, the CVOC will be held Aug. 24-25, the day prior to and the opening day of the Great American Trucking Show. Registration begins at 11 a.m., Wednesday, followed by a networking lunch. A networking reception will be held immediately following the program on Wednesday. The conference ends at noon on Thursday when the Great American Trucking Show opens.

The event is sponsored by Castrol, Espar Heater Systems, Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Kenworth, PACCAR Parts, PACCAR Engines, Peterbilt and Volvo Trucks North America.

If you’d like to learn more about the Outlook conference, click here.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson will take the stage at the Dallas Convention Center Friday night, Aug. 26, in a free concert for Great American Trucking Show attendees sponsored by the team behind Mobil Delvac heavy duty diesel engine oil.

A Montgomery, Ala., native, Johnson’s latest album, an ambitious 25-song double entitled The Guitar Song, recently went gold and is up for Album of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. The album also received two Grammy nominations – Country Album of the Year and Best Male Country Vocal performance for “Macon.”

Johnson rocketed to Nashville stardom with songwriter awards for 2005’s “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” which he co-wrote for Trace Adkins, along with Song of the Year awards from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association for co-writing the 2007 George Strait hit, “Give It Away.”

Johnson’s 2008 album, That Lonesome Song, was hailed as a masterwork by Rolling Stone, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among others. In 2009, the album brought Johnson a Gold Record and Song of the Year accolades for the song, “In Color.” Johnson has toured with Hank Williams Jr., played Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid and was one of the few country acts to perform at the Bonnaroo festival in June 2010. 

“We are thrilled to have a performer of Jamey’s caliber at the Great American Trucking Show,” said Alan K. Sims, vice president/executive director of events for Randall-Reilly, which produces the show. “We’re excited once again to partner with our friends at Mobil Delvac to bring a free concert to truckers who attend GATS.”

“For the ninth year in a row, the Mobil Delvac team would like to thank all the truck drivers for their hard work and dedication that keeps all industries moving, year after year,” said Marci Crigger, commercial vehicle lubricants marketing advisor, ExxonMobil Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties Company, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation.  “Jamey Johnson and his band are sure to bring energy and excitement to this year’s show and we are thrilled to bring such a talented performer to the deserving truck drivers and their families.”

Jamey Johnson will appear at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26, at the Dallas Convention Center. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first served basis, beginning Friday at 9:00 a.m., under the Mobil Delvac tent, in the GATS main registration lobby.

The 2011 Great American Trucking Show promises to be a not-to-be-missed event, with more than 500 exhibitors, the Custom Rigs’ Pride & Polish National Championship, TruckSmart educational sessions and a Driver Recruitment Pavilion. Once again, GATS will host the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference, produced in conjunction with Randall-Reilly and the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association, prior to the opening of the show.

About Randall-Reilly
Founded in 1934, Randall-Reilly (www.randallreilly.com) is the premier U.S. media and information company focused on the trucking and construction markets. The company’s trucking division serves the fleet, owner-operator, recruitment, truck stop, pre-owned truck and trailer, dealer and heavy-duty aftermarket segments.

Randall-Reilly’s construction division covers the highway and heavy construction, road building, aggregates, landscaping and used equipment markets.

The company’s Equipment Data Associates business is an industry-leading collector and aggregator of equipment purchase and financing data, which it offers to its customers in industrial equipment end markets for sales lead generation and market intelligence. The company’s Custom Media Division provides major corporations with customized brand marketing programs.

Randall-Reilly has offices in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Chicago, Charlotte, N.C., and New Berlin, Wis.

About Mobil Delvac
Mobil Delvac heavy duty diesel engine oils can help deliver enhanced performance with their unique formulations that include Trimer Core chemistry — a powerful additive technology that helps resists oil degradation, reduce sludge build up, prevent wear, and ultimately help extend drain intervals and engine life. For more information on Mobil Delvac commercial vehicle lubricants and services, please call 1-800-Mobil25, or visit mobildelvac.com.

             Daniels first hit the charts in 1975 when his rebel anthems “Long Haired Country Boy” and “The South’s Gonna Do It” propelled his collection Fire on the Mountain to multi-Platinum status. In 1979 Daniels’ “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” became a Platinum single, topping both country and pop charts. The song won a Grammy Award, earned three Country Music Association trophies and propelled Daniel’s Million Mile Reflections album to Triple Platinum sales levels. Daniels is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Musicians Hall of Fame.

            “Charlie Daniels is one of the most popular entertainers of our time,” says Alan K. Sims, vice president/executive director of events for Randall-Reilly, which produces the show. “We are delighted to have him entertain Charlotte Diesel Super Show attendees.”

            The Charlie Daniels concert will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, and is free with purchase of a Charlotte Diesel Super Show ticket. Adult admission is $20 for a two-day pass; tickets for children ages 7 to 16 are $10 for two days. Children 6 and younger can attend for free. In addition to the concert, all events, exhibits and parking are included in the purchase price.

            Held Friday and Saturday, October 7-8, 2011, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C., the Charlotte Diesel Super Show offers live equipment and truck demonstrations, industry-related exhibits, ride and drives and activities for all ages. Other events include Truck Drag Races and the Custom Rigs’ Pride and Polish truck beauty contest. Additionally, there will be opportunities for drivers to do a test drive down the zMax Dragway.

About Randall-Reilly

Founded in 1934, Randall-Reilly (www.randallreilly.com) is the premier U.S. media and information company focused on the trucking and construction markets. The company’s trucking division serves the fleet, owner-operator, recruitment, truck stop, pre-owned truck and trailer, dealer and heavy-duty aftermarket segments.

Randall-Reilly’s construction division covers the highway and heavy construction, road building, aggregates, landscaping and used equipment markets.

The company’s Equipment Data Associates business is an industry-leading collector and aggregator of equipment purchase and financing data, which it offers to its customers in industrial equipment end markets for sales lead generation and market intelligence. The company’s Custom Media Division provides major corporations with customized brand marketing programs.

Randall-Reilly has offices in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Chicago, Charlotte, N.C., and New Berlin, Wis.