Edmonton
More than 200 people are expected to attend the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association’s 51st annual manufacturers in Edmonton, Alta., in late October.
Don Moore, the association’s executive director, said the conference typically draws 220 to 230 delegates, although those numbers were down after the economic downturn of 2009.
“But I’m hopeful to get that number out again,” Moore said.
The conference takes place Oct. 27 to 29 at the Delta Edmonton South Hotel and Conference Centre.
The association has more than 500 members from across Canada and the U.S. They include service body manufacturers such as Maintainer Corporation of Iowa Inc., Stellar Industries Inc., and Wilcox Bodies Ltd. of Ontario. Other members include chassis makers, such as Canadian Kenworth, Daimler Trucks North America, Mack Trucks Canada Inc., and Hino Motors Canada Ltd., as well as equipment dealers Strongco Corporation, and Wajax Industries.
The program for the agenda was still being finalized as this edition went to press. However, Moore said the conference, which also includes the association’s annual general meeting, will begin on Oct. 27 with a directors meeting, followed by a town hall meeting with officials from Transport Canada, and reception in the evening.
At the reception, there will be a “table-top” trade show featuring 30 to 40 exhibitors, mostly suppliers.
Over the next two days, the conference, which has “fuels of the future” as its theme, will have sessions on such topics as natural gas, clean diesel, and hydrogen injection, as well as updates from truck chassis manufacturers, and the impact of greenhouse gas rules on outfitters.
The conference’s final day is expected to include a tour of the Leduc #1 Energy Discovery Centre, which showcases Canada’s oil and gas industry.
For more information about the conference, visit http://ctea.ca/events