Alright, for the 3rd time let me try this. I tried to include a link to the Kentucky Truck Show-it would not work.
Truckingshow.com is the Kentucky Truck Show Web Site.
Bring comfortable sneakers/walking shoes-you may think you'll look cool in your boots, but you'll be in pain (from all the walking involved) at the end of your day there.
Bring your camera for the truck beauty championship-aka Pride & Polish competition. Don't forget extra film.
Have a camcorder? Bring it! with an extra tape & batteries ready to go.
Most importantly, you'll want to bring address labels for yourself-this will save you tons of time when you go to fill out recruiter's postcards, catalog requests forms, sweepstakes forms, & any other mailing lists you wish to be on/part of.
Have business cards? Bring plenty of them too! As trucking shows are great places/events to network with others.
Who will be there? Nearly Every Major Trucking Company, along with Panther II, Tri-State, Landstar Express, AA Sleepers, Allison Transmissions, Bentz Sleepers, Caterpillar, Cummins, Double Eagle Sleepers, ExpeditersOnline.com<whoever they are?, FedEx Custom Critical, Flying J, XM Radio, Wilson Electronics<whoever they are?, TruckFridge.com, TST Expedited Servives, The Midnight Trucking Radio Network, Thermo King, Thetford/Norcold, Sirius Satellite Radio, Shell Lubricants, RoadRanger/Eaton & Dana, Proheat, ProMiles Software, Pro-Step, Pro-tech (tool box/cab guard co.), OOIDA, National Seating, 'ol Blue USA Safety Center, Mobil Delvac, Iowa 80, JJ Keller, Indiana Custom Truck Sleepers (ICT Sleepers), Freightliner of Knoxville-Expedite Unit...There's 964 companies exibiting. There are countless companies with chrome, fenders, mudflaps, tarps, you name it-if it goes on a truck-it's there at the Kentucky show. The Kentucky Truck show is the largest truck show in the United States, and as far as I know-in North America. I've been to the Dallas show as well & it's the same thing there more or less-Except Kentucky is a larger show. Trailers, tires, Truck makers, everything for you is there-if it's not there...somebody there can get it for you. The show is not geared soley towards expediting though, but more for 18-wheelers & heavy haulers. There will be a few expediter companies there. Perhaps somebody from EO will see this post & be able to tell us exactly who in the way of expedite co.'s will & will not be there and/or where to look for expedite companies at the show.
Some of the companies not only have a booth set up with recruiters, but also sometimes a company truck that you can check out right at their booth as well. Express-1 AND Alumi-bunk ARE NOT on the list of exibitors.
The show's site has a list of exhibitor's to see who exactly will be there.
The Kentucky Truck Show is Larger than the Dallas Truck show. Noticably Larger! Enjoy, I plan on being there, just not sure exactly when right now-or in what.
Later, Bob.
