HDAW to Feature HD Aftermarket Forum in Mirage’s Danny Gans Theatre

November 12, 2007, ORLAND PARK, III. – Industry expert Stu MacKay, president of MacKay and Co., will open Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week’s (HDAW) educational offerings by hosting the two-hour HD Aftermarket Forum, a highly-interactive session on heavy duty aftermarket industry conditions, trends and forecasts. HDAW ’08 is slated for Monday, Jan. 21, through Thursday, Jan. 24, at The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nev.

The popular HD Aftermarket Forum will be held in the Mirage’s Danny Gans Theatre. To ensure maximum attendee participation, wireless microphones will be used to allow audience questions and comments throughout the Forum.

“The Danny Gans Theatre is an excellent venue for the HD Aftermarket Forum,” said Jerry Weis, 2007 HDAW chairman and president of Ott’s Friction. “Participants will find the venue enhances the educational value of the Forum and will allow for increased audience involvement,” he continued.

MacKay will open the session with his thoughts and observations on the industry. He will then turn the stage over to Dr. Bob Dieli, president of RDLB Inc., a noted economist specializing in the commercial vehicle industry and returning presenter from HDAW ‘07. Known in the industry as “Dr. Bob,” Dieli will provide an economic outlook for the industry over the next few years and delve into an industry measurement called “Truckable Economic Activity,” or TEA.

David Fulghum, vice president, MacKay and Co., will discuss market and channel shifts and trends and dynamics in heavy duty parts. Fulghum’s segment will address findings in the firm’s DataMac report on the future of distribution, trends in service and market strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

HDAW is presented by a joint operating committee comprised of industry leaders from American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialists (ACOFAS), Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN), Heavy Duty America (HDA), Heavy Duty Distribution Association (HDDA), Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group (HDRG), International Truck Parts Association (ITPA), Overseas Automotive Council (OAC), Power Heavy Duty, Service Specialists Association (SSA), Truck Pride and VIPAR HD Parts.

On line registration is available at www.hdaw.org.

Source: MEMA

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