Prepare now to submit your candidates for induction.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has announced the 2013 AEM Hall of Fame program, honoring those who have invented, built and led the off-road equipment industry. Online nominations will open in April.

The 2012 inductees into the AEM Hall of Fame were John Deere (Deere & Company),Pierre Bataille (Poclain) and Wood Brothers (Keith, Leonard and Mervel Woods of Woods Equipment Company).

More than 40 industry leaders have been inducted into the Hall of Fame since its inception in 1993. Nominees are evaluated by an independent panel of industry experts.

For information on how to nominate a candidate for the 2013 awards, visit www.aem.org/HallofFame.