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Two reasons to attend
MATS this year,,,,
Kelly Anderson
and it was a Great show!
I again had the pleasure to
see Kelly in action as a presenter. I
would say Kelly drew the biggest
crowd of any presenter at the
event. When they ran out of chairs,
people sat in the aisles. Without a
dought one of the industries most
knowledgeable assets.
I had the pleasure of at-
tending this great show for five
days,,, yes you heard me correctly
5 days. As media for the first days
before MATS was open to the pub-
lic the exhibitors took the time to
have media conferences to present
was new and exciting for this show
and the future.
In this magazine dedicated
to my attendance at the show, this
writer will attempt to cover an
overview of these functions I at-
tended as well as the show itself.
I can tell you there are
many things missing here in this
edition that I would have loved to
have here for you. MATS is truly
exciting and a hard show to cover
for one person. Next year I will be
sure to bring a crew with me so we
can split up and take more pictures
and more interviews.
Although I did enjoy a very
great show of trucks, my camera
failed and I only have the grand
winners to present. As well i tried to
take pictures of every interesting
booth possible, but believe me we
would need a 200 page magazine.
Next year we will try to get every
one and place about 8 on the page
for you to peruse.
More than this I encourage
every person interested in trans-
portation to talk the opportunity one
year and visit MATS.
Bring with you a good pair
of walking shoes and a pack sack
as there are plenty of give aways.
Make sure you arrive early and
stay late and attend every day, or
you will miss a load of great dis-
plays and information.
Please enjoy this special
edition dedicated to MATS and look
forward to seeing each one of my
readers in the future. When you
see me, stop say hi, and give your
opinion of CTM good or construc-
tive.
Happy Trails, Dave
Dave MacKENZIE
Publisher / [email protected]
Dave brings to CTM 36 years of valuable
experience in transportation, manage-
ment, business and compliance. Dave
has driven in every condition across
North america and overseas as military,
police, company driver to owner opera-
tor. Now Publisher Editor of Canadian
Trucking Magazine, the one you pick up,
read and keep.
For those of you
perusing that may not
magnify the Press Re-
lease on the opposite
page,here is a brief sum-
mary of what Toby had to
say.
First of all hats off
to Toby and his MATSTeam for a really greatshow.
“Weathering the
economic storm of 2009,
all eyes were focused on
Louisville for the 39th
edition of the trucking in-
dustry's most heralded
event. MATS 2010
launched with an impres-
sive 965 exhibitingcompanies represent-ing 45 states and 12 foreign countries, en-
compassing more than 1
million square feet of ex-
hibits and events. 70,647trucking professionalsfrom all 50 states and59 foreign countries,
made the trip to
Louisville for the most
anticipated three days in
trucking. A tangible sense
of excitement and enthusi-
asm spread among
attendees and exhibitors,
permeating the show floor
and signaling a resur-
gence in the spirit of the
heavy-duty trucking indus-
try and a return to eco-
nomic stability. By the
close of the show, it was
obvious why MATS stands
alone as the chosen desti-
nation to
showcase products and
services to the heavy-duty
trucking industry and why
attendees feel that MATS
is the must-see event of
the year.” said Toby
Young,
President of EMA.
In this digital maga-
zine you will find just a
sampling of the show with
spotlights on the Hero of
the Show, Speaker of the
Show, Product of the
Show, all of course my
opinion. To properly cover
this show my magazine
would be 1000 pages.
Press Release MATS Highlights by Dave
Hero’s what does that sayingmean to you?
John Wayne, John McCain,your school teacher, minister,boy scout leader, hockey coach,police, fire or rescue worker.
So many names and titles
for the Hero’s in our lives. The An-
gles God places on earth for us for
a while to look up to and live up to.
There is a little hero in each one of
us in very many special ways.
The first few pages of this
MATS Edition is going to be dedi-
cated to some of the heros I ran
into at MATS.
I can reconize a heroic act
when I see one. Many of you that
have read my magazine know me
and my backgrounds. I have been
with the Military and Law Enforce-
ment working in and out of Uniform.
I have every first responder course
available and trained up to para-
medic. I carry this tool box and use
it when ever God places me in the
position to do so which sometimes
seems every week. This I am
thankful for, cause to many times I
am the only one trained and willing
to take control of the situation till
our Hero’s in uniform arrive.
Not the case this week of
MATS! A gentleman of age went
into a very life threatening eventat MATS. Of course I was right
there when this occurred. But also
was another Great person that was
placed there for this event.
I was able to stand by this
time as a spectator to witness TimMinard of Georgetown KY step
up to the plate and work very veryhard to save this strangers life. I
watched with my experienced eyes
ready to assist if required but expe-
rienced enough to know not to in-
terfere with Tim knowing all the
right moves. When our Hero’s in
uniform arrived, Tim simply walked
back to his display to carry on with
MATS. His thanks and rewards are
to come from a much greater
power. But for this world Tim must
be recognize in CTM as MATS
Hero of the show.
Tim Minard is an exam-ple to all of us to what we should
do when we see someone in trou-
ble. Tim saved this mans life.
Calling 911 is first, and
what you can do for aid or comfort
while waiting for help is important.
If you don’t have a first aid course,
take one. The life you save, maybe your own. You are never to old
or young to learn first aid.
The following next four (4)
pages will also be dedicated to
Hero’s. The ones that dedicate thier
time to important causes such as
being Trucker Buddies. As well you
will see the booths of the World’s
largest Convoy and Torch Run. All
in my eyes Hero’s out there dedi-
cating thier time for others to have
a better life.
I see many people out
there chasing the mighty buck and
not looking after anything or any-
one that does not profit them. What
they earn is material things that can
be removed faster than they came
in recessions like we have gone
through or death.
A hero carries what theyhave accomplished with warmth,
pride and humblie for eternity.
Hero’s By Dave MacKENZIE
Speakers at MATS, is
make or break the product or
message. Some can put you
to sleep where others you
can never get enough of.
Such is of course our
good friend of the industry
Kelly Anderson who packed
them in such volume that all
there was is standing room
and sitting on the floor.
Kelly from ImpactTransportation Solutions
charmed the crowd and took
questions from his energized
crowd.
However, no slight to
the great speakers there, my
favorite on the next page has
to be John Walsh fromMack. After spending morn-
ing to night attending some
conferences that gave this
writer a chance to nap, John
woke me up and had me sit-
ting up with both ears open.
John is a very dynamicspeaker with a strong be-lief in Mack which is onlysecond to his strong lovefor America. These two
came out strong in his words,
eyes, actions and theme his
so masterfully put across to
his audience this day.
I could of certainly lis-
tened to John for hours.
Made me want to run out and
buy a Mack.
But what it made me
do, was put my hands to-
gether after his speech,
which covering as media I
seldom do to show I am im-
partial.
In the following pages
are shots of speakers that too
were great to listen to and
provided industry valued in-
formation.
Mike Penningtonwho is an excellent showman
but also very dedicated to
this industry spending extra
time with Trucker Buddy as a
board member.
At the end of the
glimps of these fine speakers
I will highlight some of the im-
portant messages they all de-
livered.
Importantly every
speaker spoke of us finally
comeing out of this
slump.Some thought this
might be sooner, some cau-
tious later. But, Key is thatwe are climbing now andnot sinking any furtherdown.
This may not be a
bounce back ike we have
seen in other slumps through
the years, but I’ll take it.
Speakers At MATS by Dave MacKENZIE
John Walsh from Mack Trucks Inc.
To highlight every new
and exciting product rolled
out at this show would once
again take thousands of
pages. So since this is my
magazine I will showcase the
ones that caught my atten-
tion the most.
Rand McNally withthier new navigation sys-tem is top on my list. In fact
New Product of the show. My
reason for this is, this prod-
uct is for everyone. Be in
transport or casual driver the
Rand McNALLY navigation
system will safely guide you
to your destination. Built for
the transport industry with
thier strong background in
mapping, this unit will honour
truck routes and DG routes.
As part of its goal to
provide the most innovative
routing and navigation prod-
ucts for professional drivers,
Rand McNally launchedthe IntelliRoute® TND™700, a new truck GPS de-vice with a 7-inch state-of-the-art high-definitionscreen, and enhanced soft-
ware features.
The IntelliRoute®
TND™ 700, like the CES
award winning IntelliRoute®
TND™ 500 unit launched last
year, was developed fromthe ground up for profes-sional truck drivers. Tested
extensively by professional
drivers on the road, the Intel-
liRoute® TND™ 700 unit in-
cludes louder-than-normal
speakers, custom designed
mounting features such as an
oversized suction cup and
extra-long cable, as well as a
suite of specialized Trucker
Business Tools to assist driv-
ers in managing the business
aspects of
trucking.
Many of the new and
improved features in the Intel-
liRoute® TND™ 700 were de-
veloped as a direct result of
driver feedback.
The IntelliRoute®
TND™ 700 is “Trucker tested.
Trucker approved.” It has a
suggested retail price of $499
and will be available at truck
stops nationwide. For more
information Visit
www.randmcnally.com/truckgps Enjoy the new product pic-
tures in the following pages.
Do you reconize the CTM
Cruiser pictured here.
New & Exciting Products by Dave MacKENZIE
ENTERTAINMENTNo my good Friend
Willie was not playing
MATS but I wish he was!
But I did go out to Texas
Roadhouse for a good
steak and to listen to
him.
I did however get
to visit with the Roys who
were signing CD’s and
speaking with thier listen-
ing public. They would
be great for the Convoy?
Thursday night I
spent time talking with
and listening to the Gras-
cals. Now that is great
entertainment. How
many people Herd my
name being called? I
dropped my card into the
prize draw that night and
had to carry on as MATS
is to big to stay in one
place to long if you are
going to see the entire
show. You guessed ait
my name was called for
the $100 hundred dollars
US.Just like me to be at
the train station when my
ship comes in.
Other entertain-
ment was loads of Gals
signing autographs, con-
tests and NASCAR vehi-
cles.
The top draws
were the Western Star &
HERD Beauty and the
Beast Booth, Hooter
Girls, Wolf Winder Gal
and the Arrow Ball toss.
Mack had a draw 3 times
a day with great prizes
that you had to be there
to win. The crowd packed
the booth at every draw-
ing.
The slag was great
with loads of bags with
logos, pens and amazing
trinkets.
There were many
other great contests and
draws with amazing dis-
plays, but in the 5 short
days I was there I just
could not take them all in.
Next year more
pictures and a larger dig-
ital magazine!