Ben Witter
Senior Member
I have it on good authority that some vendors have pulled out of the show. And I was not going anyways.
Wow. Volvo had one of the biggest booth sizes outside. Supposedly this was suppose to be a record year of attendance based on registration. Be interesting to see how many actually go.Volvo and all Volvo entities have pulled out - Mack included.
https://dieselprogress.com/conexpo-ifpe-cancellations-changes-31132/
My Cat dealer pulled all it's attendees going as well.
We're going to make the decision Tuesday.
Saturday at Con-Expo sucks! In my experience it's not well attended and most vendors use it to begin breaking down displays.Didnt go to the concrete show 'cause I thought I would go to ConExpo, but work schedule looked heavy (and it is moreso than I figured) so I didn't complete the application.....as to the latest bad news, I recently spoke to a vendor sales rep and 'the fear' is making them wonder if the attendees will be less although all the vendors will likely remain with their plans to be there.
I have previously gone to this tradeshow a couple times and it is really worthwhile if you can spare a day or so away - really appreciated the fact the show carries over to Saturday (which lately has become a work day LOL) such that one can skip work on Friday and get an extra day to look around.
Saturday at Con-Expo sucks! In my experience it's not well attended and most vendors use it to begin breaking down displays.
I stayed for 2 years once...Well, it wasn't in the cards for me to make it this year anyway, so this is just a side comment--It seems like everybody is afraid of attending, and catching something before going home. I always thought it was, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas"...