MATS News Updates

Special Coverage, Business

Eberspaecher Teams With ENA at MATS

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eberspaecher Climate Control displayed its bunk heaters and engine pre-heaters, and was joined for the first time at the Mid-America Trucking Show by sister company ENA.

March 29, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Women In Trucking Group Salutes Female Drivers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Women In Trucking Association will hold its annual “Salute to Women Behind the Wheel” ceremony on April 2 at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

March 29, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Pilot, TA Focus on Driver Comfort, Amenities

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pilot Flying J and TravelCenters of America said they are rolling out a new feature called Prime Parking, which lets drivers view available spaces at more than 300 Pilot and Flying J travel centers on a smartphone app and reserve them.

March 29, 2016
Business

More Suppliers Are Unsure About Exhibiting at MATS

By mid-autumn, trucking suppliers usually are well into preparations for the Mid-America Trucking Show that takes place each March, but this year is different.

November 9, 2015
Business

Mack Trucks to Skip MATS in 2016

Mack Trucks has become the fourth major truck manufacturer to bow out of the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show, joining sister company Volvo Trucks, as well as Daimler Trucks North America and Navistar Inc.

August 28, 2015
Business

Navistar Is Third OEM to Skip MATS in 2016

Navistar Inc. said it will not attend the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show, making it the third major truck manufacturer to pull out of the event.

July 14, 2015
Business

Volvo Becomes Second OEM to Pull Out of MATS Next Year

Volvo Trucks has become the second truck manufacturer to decide against exhibiting at the Mid-America Trucking Show next year.

July 6, 2015
Business

Equipment Makers Express Support For Changing Mid-America Schedule

Several truck and trailer manufacturers said they would prefer to see the annual Mid-America Trucking Show held every other year, echoing Daimler Trucks North America’s recent call for the continent’s largest trucking show to move to a two-year cycle.

May 26, 2015
Business

DTNA to Skip MATS in 2016; Calls for Biennial Schedule

The president of Daimler Trucks North America said the company will not attend the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show and will instead focus attention next year on the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Germany.

May 18, 2015
Business

MATS Organizers Say They Have Not Considered Making Event Biennial

Organizers of the Mid-America Trucking Show said they have investigated expanding the show’s length.

May 14, 2015