Penton’s American Trucker’s New, Redesigned Web Site Delivers Faster, Detailed Search Results for Users

NEW YORK--Penton Media’s American Trucker^®, a leading publication and information provider serving the business-to-business truck sales market, today announced the launch of its new Web site www.trucker.com. The completely redesigned site offers users powerful new search and filtering capabilities that deliver faster and more precise results to industry buyers seeking to locate new and used trucks, trailers, parts and services.

Trucker.com’s industry-first search tools now allow buyers to progressively narrow their search results with up to seven different category filters, including make, model, year, price, and state, without restarting their search.

Dealer search capabilities have also been enhanced, providing faster connections between dealers and buyers. Buyers can search thousands of dealers based on a variety of criteria including geography and services provided. In addition, dealer inventories can now be sorted in up to 10 categories, helping users easily locate and identify specific equipment within each particular dealer’s offerings.

"Our expanded design and search capabilities take us to an entirely new level in this area of the heavy-duty trucking industry," said Kyle Eggert, publisher of American Trucker. "Searches are more powerful, results are more relevant, and buyers have the ability to filter their search to target what they are looking for quickly. As a result, we can help accelerate transactions between buyers and sellers in ways that help both."

The site also provides new opportunities for online marketers, with targeted advertising opportunities tied to search results and page specific advertisements, as well as “Features of the Week” for sellers looking to showcase their equipment.

For additional Web site information, please visit www.trucker.com. For information on advertising and marketing opportunities, please contact Richard White at 1-(800) 827-7468 or e-mail richard@trucker.com.

In addition to its growing reach online, American Trucker magazine's monthly regional U.S. editions reach owner/operators, drivers and executives at private and for-hire fleets. For more information, visit www.trucker.com.

American Trucker is part of Penton Media’s Information Data Products Division, which provides leading online and print products in industries including aviation, electronics and transportation. The Division’s offerings, used by 500,000 consumers and businesspeople, include more than 100 Web sites and online tools which serve 2.5 million pages of online content each month.

Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.