NATDA Magazine Nov/Dec 2015 | Page 32

The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) hosted the 8th annual trade show and is proud to report record attendance. This was the first year the 2015 NATDA Trade Show was in Nashville, TN at the Music City Center which was held on September 10-12, 2015. All segments of the trailer industry were represented, including: cargo, race car, horse, marine, dump, flatbed and toy hauler markets. The 2015 NATDA Trade Show reported a total of: 32 NATDA Magazine “We are always pleased when we bring in a new record crowd” said President and Co-Founder of NATDA, Andy Ackerman. “The association received nothing but positive feedback from dealers, manufacturers and vendors regarding sales.” The week kicked off with a packed house for Dealer Education on Thursday, September 10th which included topics such as: building a successful service department, how to create a profitable rental business, four keys to a profitable parts department, plus more! The 2015 NATDA Trade Show had a total of 144 vendors and 71 manufacturer brands exhibiting; including a 20% increase of exhibitors and 51 first time exhibitors. Exhibitors were pleased to see that NATDA had been utilizing all of its available resources throughout the www.natda.org