What would you ask the truck?

The Road Show has been going for four weeks now. Today the team is in Austin, Texas, soaking up sun. Goldie Haulin’ – the road show truck – enjoys getting to watch the outside demos. We’re going to carve out some time soon to get a good Q & A in with Goldie. Do you have a question you’d like to ask the Road Show truck? Let us know below!

Another gorgeous day in Austin, Texas, for some outdoor demos.

Robert talks about the many features of Chief rack solutions.

Tyrel navigates Austin traffic.

Road Show Team Cowboys Up in Dallas

The Road Show team is in Dallas today, showcasing the latest and greatest Chief and Da-Lite products. By the looks of it, the conditions have been great for some outdoor shows.

Sunrise over Texas – stick a fork in it, cause it’s done

Great weather for some outdoor shows

Monitor arrays, ceiling mount and projector mounts – all in a row.

Stephen and Robert showcase the latest monitor arrays and ceiling flat panel solutions.

Now these two photos were sent in by Road Show Specialist Tyrel Boehm, and they almost demand a story. Where did everyone go? Why is Goldie Haulin’, the road show truck, lurking nearby with doors open like a startled pufferfish? Tell us your guess below.

Ty Boom Goes the Blog Post

Road Show Specialist, Tyrel Boehm (a.k.a. Ty Boom), found some time in the crazy Road Show schedule to send in some notes about life on the road.

“Three weeks in and I’d have to say that it’s been a wild ride so far,” he writes. “I’ve traveled through 12 states, five of which we have done the road show in. It adds up to 3103 miles of driving, not counting the week and a half in Canada.”

“All the stops have been great and effective from what I can tell, but I would have to say that the Dave and Busters events were the most fun.”

“Getting used to the southern climate has not been too challenging having lived here for a few years, but I still often yearn for the dry thin air of the north. The days are often long with many 4:30 a.m. wake ups, though I’m sure I am up well before the rest of the crew.”

“With not really enough time between stops to realize that you are tired, we keep moving along down the road.  The weekends are a mix bag of expense reports, logs, and “relaxing” with some forced guitar playing in between.”

“The truck or Goldie Hualin’ as someone cleverly coined has been treating me well, with some minor modifications here and there. The ravenous thirst for petroleum products keeps me busy but is also a good excuse to stretch the legs a bit.”

Don’t get between Mike and his onion rings.

“We are now at a transition point moving from the South East to the Texas teams, so I have been getting to work with some new people.  And it seems that we will come back around in a few months and work with them again. I especially look forward to catching up with my boy Matt from the Mattlanta crew.”

“Only one more week to go and I get a little time off for Memorial day which is nice, flying home to North Dakota to hang with family a bit.”

Photo catch up

It’s been a few days since we’ve posted a bunch of photos from the road, so they are piling up. Here are the last pics from Mississippi:

Under or over, the Road Show will get there.

Over or under, the Road Show will get there.

It all comes down to meeting people and showing them a wide range of great AV solutions.

Not sure how much more they could fit on this and still call it a burger.

Friday started with some rough weather, but Goldie can handle it.

Wait a minute, this is a road show, right?

Golf – the ultimate distraction.

After a few weeks on the road, Goldie loves getting a good wash in.

All the crew needs is an out of the way spot and we’ll take it from there.

Goldie can color match your building if needed.

Introducing the Road Show Truck’s New Name for 2013

The Road Show Truck has been steadily rolling along through the Southeast for about three weeks, bringing Chief and Da-Lite’s latest and greatest solutions to dealers, installers and distributors.

Last year, the truck’s nickname was conjured up by Chief’s Mike Moon and Scott Rohe as they fought stiff headwinds on the way to their first showing. With the new year and the truck’s new look – including a wind resistant scoop! – Mike thought the truck needed a new name, so we had a contest. We got lots of great suggestions and narrowed the list down to our top three for voting.

After a week of voting, the results are in. Please say hello to the Road Show Truck, also known on this blog as…

Goldie Haulin’

Thanks to Jessica Spicer for the winning suggestion! Thanks to everyone who voted. The Chief team loves the new name.

Goldie is now trekking through Texas making new AV industry friends. She loves having her picture taken, so feel free to snap a shot.

She’ll also tweet from time to time about her adventures on the road at twitter.com/GoldieHaulin

Here’s how the voting broke down:

And some beauty shots of Goldie.

Looks like Tyrel Boehm has become the Hawkeye of backing up the truck – always on target.

The Truck made a short stop to check out the Georgia Dome.

How to Train Your Road Show Specialist

Chief searched far and wide for a road show specialist to take the wheel this year, and we found just the person in Tyrel Boehm (a.k.a. Ty Boom). Before we could let him take the wheel though, we had to put him through some specialized training.

After you watch the video, don’t forget to vote for the truck’s new name! We’re announcing the new name tomorrow!

Florida in the morning

The Road Show Crew has been keeping up a break neck pace in Florida today, with only some time to post a few photos. We’ll be in Mississippi tomorrow, then on to Texas next week!

Good Morning, Florida!

Regional foods are always welcome with the road show team. Have some deep fried alligator!