March 27, 2014 2:30 PM, EDT

2014 Mid-America Trucking Show

Kevin Burch (left), vice chairman of trucking’s new image campaign. — March 26
A Cummins Inc. engine on display at the company’s booth. — March 26
A dragon hood ornament on Freightliner's Drago truck. — March 26
The exhibition hall being set up. — March 26
Trucks sit inside the Expo Hall prior to the official show opening. — March 26
Trucks parked outside the Kentucky Exposition Center. — March 26
Volvo’s D11 engine on display. — March 26
Workers shine the wheel of a CNG tractor. — March 26
Setting up the Peterbilt booth. — March 26
A worker shines a truck at Kenworth's booth. — March 26
A vintage Peterbilt tractor, Serial No. 6, in the show lobby. — March 26
Trucks lined up in MATS' south wing. — March 26
Peterbilt GM Darrin Siver gives a presentation at MATS. — March 26
TT Associate News Editor Jonathan Reiskin (center) at a Bendix press conference. — March 26
Wabco’s Nikhil Varty at the company’s press conference. — March 26
A Freightliner Cascadia Evolution on the show floor. — March 26
FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro speaks at a press conference. — March 26
Western Star's 'Optimus Prime' truck drew a crowd at MATS. — March 26
Wal-Mart's concept WAVE truck on display at Great Dane's booth. — March 26
Dana’s Pat D’Eramo speaks at a press briefing. — March 26
Attendees at Alcoa's presentation on its new lightweight truck wheel. — March 27
Volvo Trucks’ Göran Nyberg speaks at the company’s exhibit. — March 27
Alcoa’s Tim Myers talks wheels at the start of MATS. — March 27
Volvo Trucks’ dimethyl ether-fueled truck on display. — March 27
Agility's side-mounted CNG system. — March 27
Agility's side-mounted CNG system. — March 27
Chart's new LNG tank. — March 27
Clean Energy's booth in the exhibit hall. — March 27
Attendees speak at Ervin USA's booth. — March 27
Nadine Haupt demos Navistar's OnCommand system. — March 27
Navistar's Bill Kozek addresses the media — March 27
Alliance Truck Parts' remote-controlled truck. — March 27
A special Ford pickup truck at Toyo Tires' booth. — March 27
Alliance Truck Parts' booth. — March 27
Attendees at the Allison Transmission booth. — March 27
The Michelin Man makes an appearance at MATS. — March 27
Cat Scale’s display truck. — March 27
Tires at Continental’s booth. — March 27
Blue DEF’s dispenser on display. — March 27
FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro talking with owner-operator Allen Towe. — March 27
A Shriner in the West Wing. — March 27
Goodyear’s booth, and blimps. — March 27
Attendee views Hendrickson’s latest axle offerings. — March 27
China Pavilion in the West Wing. — March 27
Goodyear Highway Hero winner Ivan Vasovic (right), is congratulated by Goodyear’s Gary Medalis. — March 27
Lunchtime in the West Wing. — March 27
Mack Trucks’ President Stephen Roy gives his industry outlook. — March 27
Maxion Wheels’ booth. — March 27
A recruiting pavilion at Mercer Transportation. — March 27
A Mack tractor with a midrise sleeper cab. — March 27
Checking out the MATS program. — March 27
Traffic at Rand McNally’s exhibit. — March 27
A West Wing vendor’s booth. — March 27
Thermo King showing its trailer refrigeration unit. — March 27
Under-carriage view of a truck. — March 27
An antique trailer on display at Utility Trailer's booth. — March 27
A VDO electronic logging device. — March 27
MATS Madness: Shooting hoops at Yokohama Tire’s booth. — March 27
Daimler Trucks’ global chief Wolfgang Bernhard gave an optimistic outlook for 2014 truck sales — March 28
Eaton showed its latest transmission offering at its booth. — March 28
TT Managing Editor Neil Abt (right) with photographer John Sommers on the show floor. — March 28
MAC Trailers’ booth showed several models. — March 28
America's Road Team Captain Herschel Evans, of Holland Inc., greets a visitor at the ATA booth. — March 28
An engine tear-down demo at Chevron's booth in the exhibit hall. — March 28
FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro (left) at a listening session on ELDs. — March 28
Welcome to MATS: The registration lobby. — March 28
Future truckers roll by the ATA booth. — March 28
Love's Sam Crites shows visitors a map of truck-stop chain's CNG network. — March 28
Buff 'n shine: A booth in the West Wing. — March 28
Transport Topics' booth. — March 28
A visitor at Transport Topics' booth. — March 28
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn. EVP Todd Spencer (right) with the key to a new Western Star truck the OEM donated to OOIDA. — March 28
The show floor at MATS. — March 29
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems' brake display. — March 29
Checking out a Ford truck. — March 29
Greeting visitors at Freightliner's booth. — March 29
Former ATA Chairman Michael Card touts safety and trucking's new image campaign. — March 28
Spec’ing out a mini-truck. — March 29

Kevin Burch (left), vice chairman of trucking’s new image campaign. — March 26
A Cummins Inc. engine on display at the company’s booth. — March 26
A dragon hood ornament on Freightliner's Drago truck. — March 26
The exhibition hall being set up. — March 26
Trucks sit inside the Expo Hall prior to the official show opening. — March 26
Trucks parked outside the Kentucky Exposition Center. — March 26
Volvo’s D11 engine on display. — March 26
Workers shine the wheel of a CNG tractor. — March 26
Setting up the Peterbilt booth. — March 26
A worker shines a truck at Kenworth's booth. — March 26
A vintage Peterbilt tractor, Serial No. 6, in the show lobby. — March 26
Trucks lined up in MATS' south wing. — March 26
Peterbilt GM Darrin Siver gives a presentation at MATS. — March 26
TT Associate News Editor Jonathan Reiskin (center) at a Bendix press conference. — March 26
Wabco’s Nikhil Varty at the company’s press conference. — March 26
A Freightliner Cascadia Evolution on the show floor. — March 26
FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro speaks at a press conference. — March 26
Western Star's 'Optimus Prime' truck drew a crowd at MATS. — March 26
Wal-Mart's concept WAVE truck on display at Great Dane's booth. — March 26
Dana’s Pat D’Eramo speaks at a press briefing. — March 26
Attendees at Alcoa's presentation on its new lightweight truck wheel. — March 27
Volvo Trucks’ Göran Nyberg speaks at the company’s exhibit. — March 27
Alcoa’s Tim Myers talks wheels at the start of MATS. — March 27
Volvo Trucks’ dimethyl ether-fueled truck on display. — March 27
Agility's side-mounted CNG system. — March 27
Agility's side-mounted CNG system. — March 27
Chart's new LNG tank. — March 27
Clean Energy's booth in the exhibit hall. — March 27
Attendees speak at Ervin USA's booth. — March 27
Nadine Haupt demos Navistar's OnCommand system. — March 27
Navistar's Bill Kozek addresses the media — March 27
Alliance Truck Parts' remote-controlled truck. — March 27
A special Ford pickup truck at Toyo Tires' booth. — March 27
Alliance Truck Parts' booth. — March 27
Attendees at the Allison Transmission booth. — March 27
The Michelin Man makes an appearance at MATS. — March 27
Cat Scale’s display truck. — March 27
Tires at Continental’s booth. — March 27
Blue DEF’s dispenser on display. — March 27
FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro talking with owner-operator Allen Towe. — March 27
A Shriner in the West Wing. — March 27
Goodyear’s booth, and blimps. — March 27
Attendee views Hendrickson’s latest axle offerings. — March 27
China Pavilion in the West Wing. — March 27
Goodyear Highway Hero winner Ivan Vasovic (right), is congratulated by Goodyear’s Gary Medalis. — March 27
Lunchtime in the West Wing. — March 27
Mack Trucks’ President Stephen Roy gives his industry outlook. — March 27
Maxion Wheels’ booth. — March 27
A recruiting pavilion at Mercer Transportation. — March 27
A Mack tractor with a midrise sleeper cab. — March 27
Checking out the MATS program. — March 27
Traffic at Rand McNally’s exhibit. — March 27
A West Wing vendor’s booth. — March 27
Thermo King showing its trailer refrigeration unit. — March 27
Under-carriage view of a truck. — March 27
An antique trailer on display at Utility Trailer's booth. — March 27
A VDO electronic logging device. — March 27
MATS Madness: Shooting hoops at Yokohama Tire’s booth. — March 27
Daimler Trucks’ global chief Wolfgang Bernhard gave an optimistic outlook for 2014 truck sales — March 28
Eaton showed its latest transmission offering at its booth. — March 28
TT Managing Editor Neil Abt (right) with photographer John Sommers on the show floor. — March 28
MAC Trailers’ booth showed several models. — March 28
America's Road Team Captain Herschel Evans, of Holland Inc., greets a visitor at the ATA booth. — March 28
An engine tear-down demo at Chevron's booth in the exhibit hall. — March 28
FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro (left) at a listening session on ELDs. — March 28
Welcome to MATS: The registration lobby. — March 28
Future truckers roll by the ATA booth. — March 28
Love's Sam Crites shows visitors a map of truck-stop chain's CNG network. — March 28
Buff 'n shine: A booth in the West Wing. — March 28
Transport Topics' booth. — March 28
A visitor at Transport Topics' booth. — March 28
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn. EVP Todd Spencer (right) with the key to a new Western Star truck the OEM donated to OOIDA. — March 28
The show floor at MATS. — March 29
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems' brake display. — March 29
Checking out a Ford truck. — March 29
Greeting visitors at Freightliner's booth. — March 29
Former ATA Chairman Michael Card touts safety and trucking's new image campaign. — March 28
Spec’ing out a mini-truck. — March 29