The American Truck Dealers will offer a variety of workshops at its 45th annual convention,
designed to help medium-and heavy-duty truck dealers streamline their business operations and increase profitability.

The annual ATD Convention & Expo will take place April 26-28 at the Gaylord Hotel and Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.

"Running their dealerships more efficiently is a must for all truck dealers, particularly in todays challenging market," said Ron Remp, ATD convention chairman of Wheeling Truck Center, Wheeling, W.Va. "All of these sessions are designed to help dealers work toward that goal by providing valuable insight into their business operations that can improve their bottom line."

Workshop topics this year include:
• Federal Regulatory Developments Impacting Truck Dealerships
• Are You Market-Driven or Management-Driven?
• Driving Absorption Improvements at Your Dealership
• Improving Profitability and Customer Retention in Your Service and Parts Operations
• Increasing Service Department Profitability Through Increasing Technician Throughput
• State of the Truck Industry 2008 and Outlook to 2011
• Creating an Action Plan for an Effective Web Marketing Campaign
• News from the IRS - What You Should Know