A Canadian-Style Truck Show
The 400,000-square-foot exposition space in Toronto’s National Trade Centre at Exhibition Place allowed about 12,000 visitors to inspect the products and services of 500 exhibitors from Sept. 14 to 16. Industry participants included the makers of big rigs — Volvo, Mack, Freightliner, Western Star, General Motors and Peterbilt of Canada — and everything that goes on them, from transmissions and tires to paint, lubricants, mirrors and insurance. While the exhibits and seminars received the most interest, however, back in the far corners of the hall were segments of trucking that do not always get the same recognition as the industry’s leaders.
In one booth, the Canadian Tree Foundation hunted for sponsors. Chuck Geale attempted to convince trucking companies to donate money to plant trees. The foundation has been partnering in this endeavor with different industries since 1992. To date, it has planted 72 million trees, thanks to the help of sponsors like Shell Canada, Home Depot and Ikea.