The Industrial Truck Association (ITA) will review industry issues, regulatory developments and business trends during its 57th annual meeting 2-5 October in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Delegates will hear a report on ITA-supported training seminars for US Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance officers from Jim Lyle, chief engineer for global product assurance with NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc of Portland, Oregon; Gary Cross with ITA counsel Dunaway & Cross in Washington; and Chris Merther, manager of technical programs with Washington-based ITA.

Ed Dailey, general manager of sales and marketing in Tullahoma, Tennessee with ThyssenKrupp Steel North America Inc's GSP division, is slated to present the results of ITA's 2008 business trends survey, and Richard Carr of Industrial Vehicle Technology International magazine will moderate the association Presidents' Forum involving Gordon Riske of the Federation of European Material Handling Manufacturers (FEM), Tadashi Ishikawa of the Japan Industrial Vehicles Association (JIVA) and Stan Simpson of ITA.

Side meetings include gatherings of the suppliers, Canadian delegates, lawyers, engineering and statistics committees and six product and special interest sub-committees.

Social and recreational activities include award presentations, dinners, receptions, a golf tournament and a four-wheel desert excursion. The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort is the host facility