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ExpoCam 2015: Gearing up for biggest show yet
MONTREAL, QC - Organizers of ExpoCam, Canada's biggest trucking-industry event, says all signs point to a record turnout April 16, 17 and 18, at Montreal's Place Bonaventure. They say the 2015 event is shaping up to be the most successful yet. "We were thrilled with the last show's attendance," says Joan Wilson, manager of ExpoCam. "We had 11 percent more attendees in 2013 than in 2011 and the 2015 show will be even bigger." More than 15,000 trucking industry members and 300 exhibitors attended ExpoCam 2013. Wilson says booth sales are outpacing 2013 and she's happy to report that Shell Rotella, Manac Trailers, and International Trucks have signed on as Platinum Sponsors. ExpoCam is presented by Newcom Business Media, publishers of Today's Trucking magazine.
Biodiesel output slumps in 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. biodiesel market shrunk in 2014 amid policy uncertainty in Washington that destabilized the industry and caused many biodiesel plants to shut down or reduce production. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, total U.S. biodiesel consumption fell to 1.75 billion gallons for the year, down slightly from nearly 1.8 billion gallons in 2013. The downturn came as the Obama Administration failed to finalize biodiesel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and the U.S. Congress allowed the biodiesel tax incentive to lapse at the beginning of 2014. "These numbers reflect the consequences of policy inaction," said Joe Jobe, CEO of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), the industry trade association.
