This year’s Great American Trucking Show, which will be held Aug. 25-27 in Dallas, includes several new attractions as well as popular features such as Overdrive’s Pride & Polish show truck championship, Recruiting Pavilion, Partners in Business seminars and Trucker Talent Search finals.The show is at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center, and attendance is free for truck drivers who register online prior to the event. Click here to register to attend.
New to the show will be a Discovery Pavilion and additions to the Health Pavilion.The Discovery Pavilion will give attendees an opportunity to test products, see product installations and learn more about new equipment.
New to the Landstar Health and Wellness Pavilion this year will be DOT physicals conducted by AccuScreen for $59, as well as free sleep apnea screenings provided by the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund, a nonprofit that helps drivers whose medical problems have led to financial hardship.
The pavilion also will provide an opportunity for attendees to register as bone marrow donors, give blood and receive a mammogram. Free screenings will include urinalysis, blood pressure, vision, nutrition evaluations and more.
Another health initiative at the show will be the Fit for the Road 5K run/walk Saturday, Aug. 27. Registration includes a T-shirt and is $30 before the race or $40 onsite. Proceeds will benefit the St. Christopher fund. Check-in for the 7 a.m. race will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the GATS Community Tailgate at Fair Park. Free roundtrip shuttle service will be provided from the convention center.
At the indoor Pride & Polish, show truck winners from the 2015-16 season will compete in the 2016 National Championship Finals. Trophies also will be awarded for the separate GATS competition that will kick off the 2016-17 season.
Overdrive’s Partners in Business seminars will be offered twice daily Friday and Saturday in the GATS Theater. Company drivers wanting to become owner-operators, or owner-operators looking to get a step ahead in their business, will find helpful information at these free one-hour seminars. ATBS, the nation’s largest owner-operator financial services provider, will present the Friday seminars. Kevin Rutherford, trucking radio host and a former owner-operator accountant, will present the Saturday seminars.
Partners in Business is produced by Overdrive and ATBS and is sponsored by Ryder, Goodyear Smart Fleet and truckstop.com. Attendees will receive a free copy of the 2017 Partners in Business Manual, which covers a variety of practical financial tips, equipment management strategies and more.
GATS basics:
Where: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (Dallas Convention Center)
When:
Thursday, Aug. 25: Noon to 5 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 26: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 27: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Register: Free online at GATSonline.com
Friday, Aug. 26: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 27: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Register: Free online at GATSonline.com
Lodging: Hotel information at truckshow.com
Parking: Free truck parking will be available at the Cotton Bowl’s Fair Park
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