Records fell as the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show ended its run last week in Louisville.
The annual show set an all-time attendance record, according to Toby Young, president of show organizer Exhibit Management Associates. According to EMA, a record 80,972 people passed through the turnstiles, visiting the 1,070 exhibitors spread over the 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space.
“We are excited to see the uptick in qualified attendance, exhibiting companies, and exhibit space,” Young said. “Many exhibitors have even expressed that this was the ‘best MATS ever’ and that the show really exceeded their expectations. For us, MATS 2012 was definitely a record breaker and we’ve already begun working to make the 2013 MATS even better.”
The 2013 MATS will be held March 21-23, 2013, at the Kentucky Exposition Center.