Grote starts lighting tour

Jun 8, 2010

Updated Jun 9, 2010

A tour displaying LED light products for heavy-duty trucks began June 1, Grote Industries announced.

The Madison, Ind.-based light maker made its first stop on the Trilliant Technology Tour at a Cincinnati facility and plans visits at several truck stops in more than 80 cities, said Grote spokesman Rick Ashley. The tour is scheduled to head west in the northern United States and Canada this summer and finish in the South by mid-December.

The tour’s progress can be followed on Facebook and Twitter, at its website, TeamTrilliant.com.

For company details, go to www.grote.com.

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