Trucking Industry Leaders open MC&E grand exhibit hall.
Press Release Summary:
American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves, along with ATA's incoming chairman Duane Long and outgoing chairman Phil Byrd, opened Management Conference & Exhibition's (MC&E) grand exhibit hall, which features nearly 170 exhibitors. That number includes 20 companies exhibiting for first time. Long expressed awe over variety of technologies and services on display, while Byrd noted how MC&E exhibit hall floor catered to companies "looking for an edge."
Original Press Release:
Trucking Industry Leaders Open MC&E Exhibit Hall
SAN DIEGO --Â Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves, along with ATA's incoming and outgoing chairmen, opened the Management Conference & Exhibition's grand exhibit hall.
"The trucking industry relies on a robust supplier community to do the important work we do," ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said. "We're always extremely pleased to see the advances they're making to improve trucking safety, sustainability and profitability demonstrated on our exhibit hall floor."
Graves was joined for the ceremonial ribbon cutting, sponsored by Lytx Inc., by outgoing ATA Chairman Phil Byrd, president of Bulldog Hiway Express, Charleston, S.C., incoming ATA Chairman Duane Long, chairman of Longistics, Raleigh, N.C. and Lytx chairman and CEO Brandon Nixon.
"Now more than ever, companies are looking for an edge and more often than not, that edge is found out here on the MC&E exhibit hall floor," Byrd said.
"I am always fascinated by the variety of technologies and services on display here," said Long. "Without the efforts of our supplier community, it would be impossible to do our job of delivering America's most essential goods so we thank them for their efforts and for being here today."
The hall features nearly 170 exhibitors, including 20 companies exhibiting for the first time.
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