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I spent Thursday at the Great American Truck Show in Dallas visiting with as 
many drivers and exhibitors as possible. It was the first show I’d been to in five or six years. Dates of the show are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 23-25.
It appears to be a little larger than when I last attended, and there seemed to be more trucks entered in the Pride & Polish competition. There are over 500 exhibitors, according the GATS program. The first few hours of the first day of the show had light traffic, but it picked up significantly the last half of the afternoon. Traditionally, there will be a lot more attendees today and Saturday.
While there are some of the big name companies at the show such as Peterbilt and Great Dane, there are obviously a number of the big boys that continue to not exhibit at Dallas.
Still, it is a good show, with the usual workshops and country performers with big names, but past their glory days.
Apparently there is still good demand for drivers as quite a few carriers and logistics companies were exhibiting putting, their best foot forward to sign up owner operators and company drivers.
The show continues to be under air conditioning, which includes the Pride and Polish competition. Dallas can be brutal in August, although yesterday it was only 95 degrees, with low humidity.
Show hours today and Saturday are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
— Bill Martin