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Displaying their newest product offerings andnew larger sized and more diverse configura-tions of Morooka utilities carriers, including aMorooka MST4500VDL carrier with a 40-toncrane, (L-R) are David Byrd, Jason Sage, CurtUnger, John Lide, Buck Seymour and HideTakaya.

The Ring Power Utility Equipment outdoor dis-play was staffed by about a dozen representa-tives showcasing equipment such as Vac-Conexcavators, Vac-Con Mudslingers, Terex TC55bucket trucks and various other products ondisplay in both the Terex Corporation andBrooks Brothers Trailers exhibits.

The show’s new UTV Test Track featured utility terrainvehicle displays and test-drive courses for hands-on evalua-tion of machine capabilities.“Team Altec enjoyed spending time with show attendees

celebrating 90 years of innovation and customer satisfactionat ICUEE 2019,” said Lee Styslinger III, CEO of Altec.“ICUEE always serves as a great opportunity to build andstrengthen relationships with our customers.”ICUEE has been known as the place to be for innovative

equipment in the industry, and 2019 is no exception.“This is our first year at ICUEE, and this is the place to be

if you are focused on the utility construction industry,” saidAmine Khimjee, vice president of sales and marketing at FatTruck, a manufacturer of industrial off-road utility vehicles.“We have seven people working the booth and we have beenbusy throughout the show.”The Next Generation of Utility ProfessionalsICUEE also looked to attract the next generation of work-

ers: A new Career Skills Event brought hundreds of highschool students from throughout Kentucky and southernIndiana to the 2019 show to interact with exhibitors and learnabout rewarding industry careers. AEM, show owner and producer, partnered with Bridging

America’s Gap on the event, which included hands-on learn-ing stations, talks with industry professionals and tours of theshow floor.

Expanded Educational and Networking Opportunities

New and expanded education offerings included morefield classrooms on the show floor and new lunch-and-learnsessions. Desi Matel-Anderson, FEMA’s first chief innova-tion officer, returned to ICUEE in 2019 to lead three DisasterSimulation Labs.A new Emerging Technologies Pavilion joined expanded

Safety and Fleet Management exhibit pavilions on the indoorshow floor. These pavilions helped group specific types ofexhibitors to make it even easier to spot what’s new, makingthem a “can’t miss” feature at ICUEE.The ICUEE 2019 show badge included access to the

show’s first-ever ICUEE Live! at Fourth Street Live!Concert in downtown Louisville’s Fourth Street Live! diningand entertainment complex, for a fun networking event thatfeatured local music from The Crashers & Soul Circus. Theclosing Bourbon, Beer and Bites networking receptionreturned with complimentary tastings of the food and bever-ages of Louisville.The next ICUEE will be held Sept. 28 to 30, 2021, return-

ing to Louisville and the Kentucky Exposition Center.About ICUEE

ICUEE, officially known as the International Construction& Utility Equipment Exposition, comes once every twoyears and is known as The Demo Expo for its equipment testdrives and interactive product demonstrations. It is the largestand leading event for utilities and utility and constructioncontractors seeking comprehensive insights into the latestindustry technologies, innovations and trends.ICUEE owner and producer is Association of Equipment

Manufacturers (AEM), the North American-based interna-tional trade group representing off-road equipment manufac-turers and suppliers. For more information, visit icuee.com and aem.org.

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Than 19K Attendees, More Than 1,000 Exhibitors

In the Manitowoc exhibit area, a Grove GHC30was displayed and heavily promoted for its out-standing versatility, ease of transport and easeof operation.

Terramac’s Chris Keys (L) and Andy Banas were ready todiscuss the company’s RT6U crawler carrier, here equippedwith a Terex Commander 4047 digger derrick.

Dan Cooper of Case Construction Equipment guides AndyBlokker of Avertex Utility Solutions, of Amaranth, Canada,through the controls on this Case 580 Super N backhoe.

The Deutz display had a couple of new engines being intro-duced, including the first built Deutz TCD 2.2 L3 75 hp (@2600rpm) engine. Showing its product offerings at ICUEE are (L-R)John Dutcher, Alec Hurley, Robert Mann, John Chowaniak,Steve Corley, Thomas Miller and Gavin Hale.