The staff at the North American Trailer Dealers Association( NATDA) are thrilled to welcome you to Music City Center! After the successful execution of the trade show last year, it was only certain that we should return to beautiful Nashville, Tennessee for the 2016 NATDA Trade Show & Convention. We are very excited to hold our ninth annual trade show in this welcoming city, where we have been able to put together a multitude of great opportunities for our attendees.
Our Dealer Education is back and better than ever! Thursday, September 8th is bound to be a fun and fulfilling day with our keynote speaker, Bob Clements. Bob will be challenging dealers to“ DARE TO BE DIFFERENT” in an effort to attract both great employees and profitable customers. The lineup features seven other seminars being offered that day by a wide-range of knowledgeable speakers from a variety of industries. You will have the opportunity to learn about SEO techniques, statistical trends, financing, visual assets, installation tips and the new overtime regulations.
Also Thursday, H & H Trailers, LLC will be hosting the Dealer Reception at The Bridge restaurant located inside the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Don’ t miss your chance to attend dealer’ s favorite welcome reception while overlooking beautiful downtown Nashville!
After a night of mingling, start your morning off right by attending the Exclusive Technical Training hosted by LINK Trailer Parts the morning of Friday, September 9th. Blue Ox, PullRite and Cequent Performance Products will offer technical tips and tools that you can take back to the shop. Also, don’ t miss out on our Dealer Reception hosted that night( Friday, September 9th) by Redneck Trailer Supplies. The Redneck Honky Tonk won’ t disappoint as dealers will be able to enjoy live music from Gary Jenkins and the Thundering Hearts, dancing, fun games and great food / drinks!
The 2016 NATDA Trade Show & Convention would not be possible without our fantastic exhibitors. Your attendance is recognized not only as support of NATDA but as dedication to the trailer industry. We would also like to thank our amazing sponsors, who are accredited with keeping this operation in play year after year. Thanks to our sponsors, NATDA can continue to offer free admission and free dealer education that help make our show the success that it is.
And lastly, we would like to announce that next year our trade show will be in its 10th year which is a huge accomplishment and we couldn’ t do it without you. The 2017 NATDA Trade Show & Convention is moving to Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center! Make certain to save the date for September 7- 9, 2017. Thank you again to all our exhibitors, sponsors and dealers who helped to make this year’ s trade show a success! We will see you all next year in Indianapolis!
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