MATS 2013

VIDEO: MATS 2013 walk-throughVideo

| March 27, 2013

If you missed the 2013 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., last week, you can always run through our full coverage via this page, but take the time as well to check out this nifty ...

Does Anne Ferro have a driver’s license?

| March 25, 2013

George and I spent the last three days walking 10,000 miles around the Kentucky Expo Center, trying vainly to see all the Mid-America Trucking Show had to offer. I believe it would have been entirely ...

This truck brand reigns in diecast model market

| March 23, 2013

One of the back aisles staples of the Mid-America Trucking show is the vendors of model trucks. What truck brand wins the hearts of buyers? Over the years, it's Peterbilt. That's according to Larry Black, ...

Hotels4Truckers integrates with DAT app, inks more chain partnerships

| March 23, 2013

A similar update to the iPhone version of the My DAT app will be released in subsequent months. Follow this link for more about the app update; search "My DAT Trucker Services" in the ...

Owner-operator walk-and-talk with Anne Ferro

| March 23, 2013

Owner-operator Scott Grenerth was one of several operators who took the opportunity the Trucking Solutions Group's health walk at MATS represented to walk-and-talk issues with FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro. The Trucking Solutions Group Health Awareness ...

Photos: Best of the show trucks at Mid-AmericaImage Gallery

| March 22, 2013

Though it's the second day of spring, the clouds, brisk wind and 40-degree weather in Louisville, Ky., would have you convinced otherwise. That didn't stop dozens of show truck owners from showing and thousands of Mid-America ...

FMCSA Administrator walks with drivers for health awareness

| March 22, 2013

Owner-operator Linda Caffee shares a laugh with Administrator Ferro. The owner-operators of the Trucking Solutions Group and other participants walked 1.5 miles to boost health awareness today at 2 p.m. at the Mid-America Trucking Show ...

Blast from the past at MATS: 1928 Hendrickson 6×2 tractorImage Gallery

| March 22, 2013

1928 Hendrickson 6x2 Here are a few photos of a 1928 Hendrickson 6x2 cab and chassis at the Mid-America Trucking Show. This truck has real wood on it. Here's some stats about it: Waukesha six-cylinder gasoline ...

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