Truck Blue Book Conference April 29-May 1

The Truck Blue Book invites you to an industry pep rally, the 2009 Truck Blue Book Conference April 29-May 1 in Kansas City! An amazing lineup of industry speakers and experts create an agenda which vows to energize, bring valuable new knowledge and ideas to your business. The conference packs networking and reliable content, in a lively and informative manner over 2 inspiring days. Smaller dealer forums will deepen your connections, and additional social events— welcome reception, world-famous Kansas City BBQ, vendor fair, Historic 18th & Vine tour and golf tournament— are designed to allow meeting and collaboration in a relaxed heartland atmosphere.

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Our Stimulus Plan: Free Hotel Night, $349 Registration, $250 Travel Reimbursement Drawing

February Releases Available

The February 15 releases of Auto Red Book, ABOS Marine and Clymer Powersport are now available.

2008 Sales Quantity by Single Dealer Locations reporting for each month

As for values, as the month closes out the numbers will be tabulated. Some conversations I have had say values continue to fall. A few believe the second half of 2009 will be a comeback of sorts, so don't drop values much. But I think we all thought that about 2008... Used truck folks seem to always be an optimistic group, guess it comes from us having to 'turn lemons into lemonade, if not strawberries'.

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2010 Proposed VIN Changes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is modifying the method of creating and interpreting VINs beginning in 2009 for the 2010 model year and beyond. These proposed modifications will necessitate an adjustment in the structure of the file we provide for VIN validation. This revised file will not be of the same structure as in the past so it will be necessary to modify your VIN validation system to accept this revised file ...

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