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Mid-American Trucking Show Set For March 23-25

Feb. 27 2017 Heavy Truck Industry News By Carolina International Trucks

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The Mid-American Trucking Show (MATS) is the largest heavy truck event in the world. This year it will be held at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville on March 23, 24 and 25. Every aspect of the heavy truck industry is on display across more than 1 million sq-ft of exhibit space. Do an exhibitor search to learn which industry innovators will be in attendance.

Seminars

Informative seminars fill the schedule every day. Check out more than a dozen such events, including these examples:

  • Picking and Choosing the Most Profitable Loads
  • Building profitable Freight Relationships
  • How to Calculate Your Cost Per Mile
  • How Data is Driving the Transportation Evolution

Entertainment

Performers like Lee Greenwood ("God Bless the USA"), Tony Justice, Shane Owens and Jayne Denham will gather at the lobby booth of Westwood One’s Red Eye Radio Network. Enjoy the live performances recipients of Grammys and other major entertainment awards. Complimentary tickets are distributed to attendees that want to attend the show’s signature event, Friday evening's MATS Concert.

MATS History

In 1972, approximately 4,000 visitors attended the first-ever MATS event at the original Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center. Today, the annual show attracts more 1,000 exhibitors and 80,000 attendees. It is billed as "the three biggest days on the heavy trucking calendar".

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