NTEA Sets Dates for Truck Product Conference
NTEA's 2018 Truck Product Conference is moving to a new venue in Novi, Mich., and will take place from Sept. 25 to 26.
This year’s event features a dynamic, two-day program, with concurrent OEM presentations.
Photo courtesy of NTEA
NTEA's 2018 Truck Product Conference is moving to a new venue in Novi, Mich., and will take place Sept. 25-26, 2018. The annual event will be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. In 2017, the show was held at the Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel.
Attendees will have the chance to view new model-year work trucks and engage engineers from 13 manufacturers, including Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler's Ram Commercial, Freightliner Customer Chassis Corp., Freightliner, Hino, Navistar's International, Isuzu, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi Fuso, Toyota, and Western Star.
The event is a forum for progessionals in the commercial vehicle industry to learn about important product changes and discuss integration topics.
"Truck Product Conference allows our industry stakeholders to connect with OEMs on chassis updates that influence their approach toward building multi-stage commercial vehicles," said Steve Carey, NTEA executive director. "It's become a highly-valued forum for gaining awareness of what’s coming and working through potential challenges."
Attendees must register by August 31 to recieve advance pricing of $149 for NTEA members and $249 for non-members. After that date, rates increase to $179 for NTEA members and $279 for non-members.
Related Photos: The Work Truck Show 2018 Highlights
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