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Normally we have a booth each year in partnership with another Ottawa Truck Dealer and with some assistance from our dealer sponsors as well. Well with the state of the economy it appeared that we may have to sit this one out. However, Chris Troutt, our amazing salesman and jack of many trades pulled together a plan, a booth and a last minute show-truck. [Read More](https://www.louisvilleswitching.com/blog/bid/149622/2010-mid-america-truck-show-update) ## [Our First Insta-Chain Ice Chain Installation](https://www.louisvilleswitching.com/blog/bid/149670/our-first-insta-chain-ice-chain-installation) Posted by [Joel Gerdis](https://www.louisvilleswitching.com/blog/author/joel-gerdis) Mar 8, 2010 3:10:00 PM A few months ago we [shared a video of our training](http://louisvilleswitching.com/insta-chain-automatic-ice-chain-dealer-training/) with Tim Joyce, VP of sales and marketing for Insta-Chain Automatic Ice Chains. 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