Mid-America Truck Show smashes show records

Mid-America Truck Show smashes show records

It was another record-setting year for the Mid-America Truck Show (MATS). The 2015 show set an all-time record for attendance with 81,768 attendees, surpassing the previous record set in 2012. In addition, MATS set a new record for average exhibit space per exhibitor and sold-out of exhibit space faster than the past 15 years. If you weren’t there to see all the awesome trucking sights for yourself, check out the video above and then head over to the MATS website for more information and eye-popping, engine-revving statistics from the biggest MATS yet.

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