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Monday, May 04
Automation in Action Workshop
8:30 am – 10:00 am: Bootcamp: Understanding Vehicle Autonomy
Before diving into real-world deployments and fleet strategies, it’s essential to understand how vehicle autonomy actually works—and where it stands today. This foundational session breaks down the key technologies, terminology, and deployment models driving automation across commercial transportation.
From ADAS and advanced driver-assist systems to fully autonomous vehicles, attendees will gain a grounded understanding of how automation is being developed, tested, and integrated into logistics, trucking, and off-road operations.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Autonomy fundamentals: Build a clear understanding of the sensors, software, and system architectures that enable different levels of automation.
- Market landscape: Learn about the opportunities and the risks that fleets face when integrating autonomous technologies.
- Safety and regulation: Explore how standards, certification frameworks, and regulatory pilots are shaping safe autonomous operations.
- Fleet impact: See how automation is influencing the way fleets will operate and changing perspectives on the total cost of ownership.
- Future trajectory: Gain insight into where the autonomous mobility sector is heading – where innovation, policy, and investment are driving the future of freight.
This session sets the stage for the Automation in Action Workshop—providing the essential context to understand the technologies, safety frameworks, and strategies moving autonomy from concept to commercial reality.
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Real-World Automation: On the Road and In the Yard
Automation isn’t a future promise—it’s happening now. Across highways, depots, and yards, fleets are already deploying automated trucks, autonomous terminal tractors, and software-defined systems that are transforming daily operations. What once seemed distant is now delivering measurable results in uptime, efficiency, and safety.
This session takes a grounded look at automation in action today—how fleets are integrating advanced systems, connecting people and technology, and scaling proven tools across their networks. Attendees will hear directly from those using automation to solve operational challenges, not just prepare for them.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Here and now: See how automation is being applied across freight, logistics, and yard operations—delivering value today, not tomorrow.
- Operational deployments: Learn how autonomous off-road equipment and connected fleet systems are improving productivity, consistency, and safety.
- Integration in practice: Discover how fleets connect hardware, software, and infrastructure to form reliable, scalable automation ecosystems.
- Business impact: Explore how fleets quantify automation’s ROI as automation transforms uptime, labor efficiency, and operating costs.
- Scaling for success: Gain insight into how pilot programs are transitioning into full deployments—and granting early adopters a competitive edge.
This session offers a practical, results-driven look at automation as it exists today—showing how fleets are already using these technologies to operate smarter, safer, and more efficiently.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Safely Integrating Automated Vehicles into Fleet Operations
As automation moves from pilots to commercial deployment, the focus is shifting from “if” to “how.” Fleets are now addressing the practical realities of operating automated vehicles safely—balancing innovation with regulation, human oversight, and accountability.
This session dives into what it takes to responsibly scale automation within complex fleet environments, from mixed-traffic operations to driver handover protocols. Attendees will hear directly from experts and early adopters on the safety practices, data frameworks, and operational systems that are enabling real-world deployments today.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Operational readiness: Learn how fleets are updating safety procedures, training programs, and maintenance planning to prepare for automation at scale.
- Regulatory alignment: Understand how evolving state and federal frameworks are guiding certification, safety assurance, and fleet compliance.
- Human-in-the-loop systems: See how driver monitoring, fallback protocols, and situational awareness tools support safe, shared control between humans and machines.
- Data-driven validation: Explore how fleets and developers use data transparency, simulation, and real-world testing to verify performance and build trust.
- Scaling with confidence: Gain insight into proven strategies for integrating automation into fleet ecosystems while maintaining reliability and safety as adoption grows.
This session provides a practical roadmap for fleets to integrate automation safely and strategically—ensuring readiness, compliance, and confidence as technology moves into everyday operations.
Cleaner Combustion Pathways Workshop
9:00 am – 9:10 am: Welcome & Framing Remarks: The Case for Cleaner Combustion
Today’s fleets are improving faster than ever—through cleaner engines, more efficient fuels, and smarter vehicle technologies. Diesel, hybrid, propane, and natural gas powertrains continue to play a critical role in fleet operations, offering reliability, performance, and cost advantages while new technologies continue to emerge.
This opening session sets the stage for why technology choice and fuel flexibility matter. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for fleet performance and emissions improvement. Instead, success depends on having options—adopting the right mix of cleaner combustion and advanced technologies that best match a fleet’s routes, loads, and operational needs.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Technology optionality: Learn why maintaining flexibility across diesel, hybrid, propane, and natural gas systems remains essential for fleet resilience and progress.
- Cleaner performance: See how advances in engines, renewable fuels, and hybrid systems are driving measurable improvements in efficiency and emissions.
- Operational benefits: Understand how diverse fuel and technology choices support uptime, total cost of ownership, and long-term performance goals.
- Innovation in motion: Hear how suppliers and fleets are evolving proven combustion platforms to meet today’s business and regulatory expectations.
- The fleet advantage: Gain insight into how cleaner combustion continues to strengthen fleet operations and bridge toward the next generation of vehicle technologies.
This framing session opens the Cleaner Combustion Pathways Workshop by reinforcing a central truth: continuous improvement—and the freedom to choose the right tool for the job—remains the foundation of smarter fleet operations.
9:10 am – 10:00 am: Diesel and Hybridization: Cleaner, Smarter, More Efficient
Modern diesel powertrains remain cornerstones of high-performing fleet operations. With new engine designs, improved aftertreatment systems, and a renewed focus on hybrid and plug-in technologies, today’s vehicles are delivering cleaner performance, stronger fuel efficiency, and better uptime than ever before. As OEMs confront the realities of cost, complexity, and customer readiness for full zero-emission platforms, hybrid systems are experiencing a resurgence—re-emerging as a practical, scalable bridge for fleets that need immediate gains without operational disruption.
This session takes a grounded look at how fleets are embracing this next generation of diesel and reborn hybrid solutions to lower costs, extend vehicle life, and meet tightening performance and emissions goals. Hear directly from the experts accelerating this hybrid renaissance and from the fleets putting these technologies to work every day.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Near-zero diesel innovation: Learn how the newest diesel engines and renewable fuels dramatically cut emissions while maintaining the power and range fleets depend on.
- Hybrid powertrain performance: See where hybrid and plug-in systems are being developed to deliver the biggest gains—in stop-and-go operations, last-mile delivery, and transit duty cycles.
- Technology integration: Understand how fleets are blending diesel and hybrid solutions to improve efficiency, reliability, and asset utilization.
- Operational ROI: Explore how advancements in engine architecture, fuel management, and hybridization are translating into measurable cost savings and performance improvements.
- Fleet-ready solutions: Gain insight into how these proven technologies fit into long-term fleet plans focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence.
This session provides a clear, real-world framework for how diesel and hybrid technologies continue to evolve—helping fleets operate cleaner, smarter, and more efficiently across every segment.
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Natural Gas & Propane on the Move: Technology, Infrastructure, and Fleet Adoption
Natural gas and propane remain two of the most proven, scalable, and cost-effective tools for cleaner fleet operations. Both fuels have matured significantly, with today’s engines, storage systems, and fueling technologies delivering reliable performance, predictable operating costs, and meaningful emissions reductions across light-, medium-, and heavy-duty applications. Their rapidly expanding renewable supply chains further strengthen their role as practical, near-term solutions for commercial fleets.
This session explores how natural gas and propane technologies continue to evolve to meet modern fleet needs. From renewable fuel production and system innovation to flexible fueling strategies and real-world deployment models, attendees will see why these low-carbon gaseous fuels remain central to fleet decarbonization strategies nationwide.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Engine innovation: Learn how next-generation natural gas and propane engines are improving power density, lowering emissions, and offering diesel-like drivability for a wide range of duty cycles.
- Fueling network growth: See how both natural gas and propane fueling infrastructure—fast-fill, time-fill, mobile fueling, and corridor-based stations—continue to expand, increasing accessibility and simplifying fleet integration.
- Renewable integration: Explore how renewable natural gas has quickly become the primary fuel source for NGVs in California, with strong nationwide growth, and how renewable propane is emerging as a low-carbon alternative that significantly reduces lifecycle emissions compared to conventional propane. This massive scale-up is reshaping the natural gas value chain, giving fleets a proven, low-carbon fuel option with strong cost stability and reliable supply across the country.
- Fleet economics: Hear how operators are leveraging natural gas and propane systems for substantial fuel cost savings, competitive TCO, and long-term price certainty.
- Policy and market drivers: Learn how state programs, utility incentives, low-carbon fuel markets, and procurement guidance continue to support adoption of natural gas and propane technologies.
This session provides a clear, practical look at how natural gas and propane solutions are advancing in step with fleet demand—keeping these proven, scalable fuels at the forefront of cleaner and more efficient fleet operations.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Integrating Clean Combustion into Fleet Roadmaps
As fleets navigate tightening emissions requirements and operational realities, clean combustion solutions are being deployed in more deliberate, application-specific ways. Near-zero natural gas engines, advanced diesel platforms, renewable drop-in fuels, and emerging hybrid-assist systems now serve as integrated components of multi-year transition plans—delivering measurable emissions reductions without compromising payload, range, or duty-cycle flexibility.
This session examines how leading fleets are weaving these cleaner combustion options into long-term strategies. Speakers will break down technology-by-application planning, including where NZE natural gas offers TCO advantages, how renewable diesel and synthetic blends extend asset life, and why hybridization is seeing renewed momentum. Discussion will also cover data-driven procurement, fuel contracting, maintenance readiness, and the coordination required with shippers, fueling partners, and OEMs to ensure reliable, scalable operations.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Hybrid fuel strategies: Learn how fleets are combining conventional and alternative fuels to improve performance and lower operational costs.
- Next-generation combustion: See how advanced diesel, hybrid, and renewable-fuel technologies are delivering tangible fleet improvements today.
- Strategic planning: Understand how to incorporate multiple fuel and technology options into cohesive, long-term fleet roadmaps.
- Real-world insights: Hear from fleets successfully deploying renewable fuels and hybrids—and the lessons learned on cost, infrastructure, and reliability.
- Policy and market alignment: Explore how incentives, procurement standards, and shipper expectations are shaping investment timelines and technology decisions.
This session provides fleet leaders with a practical framework for integrating cleaner combustion technologies into everyday operations—ensuring flexibility, performance, and progress across every segment.
EV Charging Workshop
9:00 am – 9:20 am: From Federal Funding to Market Forces: The Future of EV Charging Deployment
As the industry transitions from federal stimulus to market-driven investment, understanding the lasting impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has never been more important. This opening session sets the stage for the entire EV Charging Workshop—providing an executive-level view of how these landmark programs reshaped the EV charging landscape and how private capital, fleets, and utilities are now propelling the next phase of deployment.
Billions in federal funding have jumpstarted charging networks, grid modernization, and fleet electrification. But as incentives evolve and many sunset, new strategies are emerging to sustain growth, improve reliability, and deliver long-term returns. This framing conversation defines the market context for every charging, fleet, and grid session that follows.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Policy momentum: Gain clarity on how IRA and IIJA investments and tax credits catalyzed a decade of infrastructure buildout—and what happens as those programs wind down.
- Fleet strategies: See how leading fleets are advancing electrification through innovative cost-sharing, energy management, and utility partnerships.
- Reliability and resilience: Learn how grid upgrades, rural and low-income incentives, and reliability standards are influencing where and how charging gets built.
- Market foresight: Understand how capital markets, technology innovation, and performance requirements will drive the next five to ten years of EV infrastructure expansion.
This can’t-miss kickoff provides the policy and market foundation for the EV charging discussions that will define the road to 2030 and beyond.
9:20 am – 9:50 am: Public Truck Charging: Market Disruptions and Deployment Outlook
The public truck-charging market is entering a defining moment. Early pilots and demonstration sites are giving way to large-scale corridor buildouts and multi-megawatt truck-stop networks—but not without disruption. Shifting business models, evolving partnerships, and a fast-changing policy and utility landscape are redefining how, where, and when charging will scale.
This session brings together the executives building America’s public truck-charging backbone. They’ll share firsthand perspectives on what’s driving momentum, where the biggest challenges remain, and how market shakeups are influencing the next wave of investment and innovation across the heavy-duty charging ecosystem.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Infrastructure reality check: Get the latest data on operational high-power sites, active corridors, and the gaps still stalling long-haul coverage.
- Market shakeups: Understand how recent mergers, funding shifts, and technology disruptions are reshaping the business case for public truck charging.
- Developer insights: Hear directly from the executives behind today’s largest public truck-charging projects about what it takes to bring sites online—permitting, power delivery, partnerships, and profitability.
- Technology and grid readiness: Learn how power delivery, uptime, site design, and interconnection strategies are evolving to meet the demands of heavy-duty fleets.
- Forward momentum: See where investment, innovation, and policy alignment are headed next—and what that means for scaling public truck charging over the next decade.
This session delivers a grounded, market-focused look at how infrastructure developers are turning vision into reality—and what the industry’s next phase of growth will truly look like.
9:50 am – 10:35 am: Megawatt Charging in Europe: Lessons for the U.S. Market
Europe is moving fast on megawatt-scale charging (MCS), transforming early demonstrations into full-scale freight corridors and logistics hubs. With dozens of high-power sites now deploying >1 MW chargers, European operators are testing the limits of today’s grid, hardware, and business models—and proving what’s possible at scale.
This session brings together leaders shaping Europe’s megawatt-charging future to share critical lessons for the U.S. market. From regulatory frameworks and corridor mandates to grid interconnection and commercial viability, these deployments offer a real-world preview of what’s next for North America’s heavy-duty charging landscape.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Trailblazing deployments: See how Europe is already operating megawatt-scale charging hubs backed by corridor requirements, public funding, and strong OEM alignment.
- Grid and infrastructure insights: Learn how European utilities and developers are tackling interconnection bottlenecks, grid upgrades, and site readiness challenges.
- Standardization and alignment: Understand how MCS standards are being harmonized across the U.S. and Europe to enable interoperable, scalable charging systems.
- Business model evolution: Explore how real utilization data and public-private partnerships are shaping the economics of high-power charging—and what that means for return on investment.
- The U.S. readiness gap: Gain a clear view of how America compares to Europe in installed power density, regulatory coordination, and the urgency to accelerate MCS deployment.
This session offers a firsthand look at how Europe’s megawatt-charging experience can guide the U.S. toward faster, smarter, and more reliable high-power infrastructure for heavy-duty fleets.
10:35 am – 11:20 am: Financing the Future: Unlocking Capital for Fleet Charging
Building a national fleet-charging network takes more than hardware and grid access—it requires capital that can move as fast as the market itself. As federal grants evolve and taper, fleets and developers are turning to project financing, utility investment, and private capital to sustain momentum and scale charging deployment.
This session brings together financial and industry leaders driving the capital flows behind fleet electrification. From green bonds and tax equity to utility partnerships and “as-a-service” models, discover how investors are redefining risk, return, and ownership in the next phase of charging deployment.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Capital catalysts: Learn how project financing, utility programs, and green bonds are fueling nationwide investment in fleet-charging infrastructure.
- Private investment insights: Hear directly from investors and financiers on how venture and institutional capital are shaping the market’s next growth phase.
- Utility collaboration: See how utilities are structuring programs to reduce upfront costs, streamline interconnections, and accelerate deployment timelines.
- Financing innovation: Explore new ownership, leasing, and as-a-service models lowering barriers for fleets of every size and sector.
- Scalable solutions: Understand how financial strategies are aligning with real-world deployment to make electrification both practical and profitable.
This session unpacks the financial backbone of fleet electrification—showing how innovative capital structures are turning the promise of charging infrastructure into sustainable, scalable business models.
11:20 am – 12:00 pm: AI for Charging Optimization and Grid Flexibility
Hydrogen Mobility Workshop
9:00 am – 9:15 am: Opening Remarks: The State of Hydrogen in 2026
Hydrogen is gaining real momentum as a practical, scalable solution for commercial transportation. In recent years, significant progress in production, fueling infrastructure, and vehicle technology has advanced hydrogen from early demonstration to active deployment across multiple sectors.
Hydrogen remains a promising pathway for certain commercial applications, with real advances in production, fueling infrastructure, and vehicle technology enabling meaningful early deployments. Meanwhile, the industry is also navigating significant headwinds—including the pullback of federal H2 Hubs funding, and competition from other technologies.
This session opens the Hydrogen Workshop with a clear, data-driven look at where the market stands today. Attendees will gain perspective on recent achievements, remaining challenges, and the opportunities shaping hydrogen’s growing role in fleet operations worldwide.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Vehicle deployment: See where hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are gaining traction today—from early fleet pilots to commercial operations—and what lessons are emerging from real-world use.
- Infrastructure expansion: Get an inside look at the steady growth of fueling stations, production facilities, and supply chains preparing for the next phase of market adoption.
- Policy and incentives: Learn how recent shifts in state and federal programs are forcing hydrogen companies to innovate, realign and plan for the future.
- Collaborative innovation: Hear how automakers, energy providers, and technology companies are partnering to improve reliability, reduce costs, and scale hydrogen solutions.
- Strategic outlook: Understand where the hydrogen ecosystem is headed next and how fleets can position themselves to take advantage of emerging opportunities in a shifting market.
This session sets the stage for a deeper exploration of hydrogen’s expanding role in transportation—providing attendees with a clear snapshot of where the market stands and where it’s moving next.
9:15 am – 10:00 am: Accelerating Hydrogen Adoption Through Innovation and Scale
Hydrogen is moving from promise to proven progress. Technological breakthroughs, strategic investments, and industry partnerships across the transportation, logistics, and energy sectors are redefining what’s possible for hydrogen-powered mobility.
This keynote will explore the pathways driving hydrogen adoption at scale—highlighting the innovations, collaborations, and infrastructure strategies that are turning early projects into long-term commercial success stories.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Technology in motion: Hear how advancements in electrolyzers, fuel cell systems, and storage solutions are improving performance, efficiency, and reliability.
- Infrastructure at scale: Learn how hydrogen fueling networks and production capacity are expanding to meet growing transportation and energy demands.
- Collaborative leadership: See how automakers, energy providers, and technology innovators are aligning to accelerate deployment and market confidence.
- Market momentum: Gain insight into the economic and policy factors enabling hydrogen’s growth and the strategies fueling global competitiveness.
This session delivers a forward-looking view of how innovation and scale are converging to make hydrogen a practical, powerful force in the future of clean mobility.
10:00 am – 10:45 am: Real-World Lessons from the Global Rollout of Hydrogen Mobility
Around the world, hydrogen mobility is moving from early pilots to full-scale deployment. This session draws on real-world experience from leading developers and operators who have built hydrogen fueling infrastructure and deployed vehicles across North America, Europe, and Asia. Attendees will gain firsthand insight into what’s working, what’s not, and how lessons learned abroad can accelerate adoption in emerging markets.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Global deployment insights: Learn from large-scale hydrogen projects already in operation around the world, and the strategies that have enabled them to succeed.
- Strategic partnerships: See how collaboration among automakers, fuel providers, and technology companies is building robust hydrogen ecosystems.
- Infrastructure development: Understand the complexities of designing, constructing, and operating fueling networks—alongside the integration of renewable hydrogen supply.
- Operational lessons: Hear what international deployments reveal about reliability, cost, utilization, and user experience.
- Future outlook: Gain perspective on where global hydrogen mobility is headed next and how international progress informs U.S. market development.
This session offers a comprehensive, on-the-ground look at the global rollout of hydrogen mobility—providing practical lessons and proven strategies to guide future projects and investments.
10:45 am – 11:00 am: Keynote: Leading the Hydrogen Market
Hydrogen is reaching a pivotal moment—where leadership, innovation, and scale are defining the next phase of growth. This keynote spotlights a leading OEM’s global strategy to advance hydrogen mobility through cutting-edge fuel cell technology, strategic partnerships, and commercial integration across multiple vehicle platforms.
Attendees will gain insight into how hydrogen is being embedded into real-world applications today—and how visionary leadership is shaping the roadmap toward widespread adoption and energy resilience.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Technology innovation: Learn about the development of next-generation fuel cell systems designed to deliver greater efficiency, durability, and scalability for commercial use.
- Commercial integration: See how hydrogen technology is being deployed across a full spectrum of vehicles—from passenger cars to buses and heavy-duty trucks.
- Global leadership: Understand how international collaboration and investment are driving progress in hydrogen production, infrastructure, and mobility solutions.
- Future vision: Hear how one of the world’s most forward-looking OEMs envisions hydrogen’s role in powering a cleaner, more connected transportation ecosystem.
This keynote provides a front-row view into how leading innovators are shaping the global hydrogen market—combining technology, strategy, and scale to accelerate the future of clean mobility.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Hydrogen Roundtable: Converting Challenges Into Opportunities
Hydrogen’s potential across transportation and energy sectors is immense—and the industry is now focused on turning early-stage challenges into pathways for progress. This roundtable brings together leaders from across the hydrogen value chain to discuss how technology, policy, and partnerships are converging to accelerate adoption and build long-term market confidence.
Attendees will hear candid insights from developers, fleets, automakers, and policymakers who are tackling real-world hurdles and uncovering new opportunities for growth, scale, and collaboration.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Industry collaboration: Discover what different industry partners are doing to build on the momentum of the last few years and ensure that hydrogen achieves its potential in the transportation and energy sectors.
- Infrastructure evolution: Examine how public and private investments are advancing fueling networks, production hubs, and supply logistics.
- Cost and production pathways: Learn about innovations in electrolysis, renewable hydrogen sourcing, and scaling strategies that are lowering hydrogen industry costs and closing the financial gap with conventional fuels.
- Public perception and trust: Explore how education, transparency, and demonstrated performance are strengthening confidence in hydrogen technology.
- Commercial readiness: Gain perspective on what fleets, OEMs, and fueling partners need next to transition from pilots to profitable, scalable operations.
This roundtable offers a solutions-focused dialogue on how the hydrogen industry is converting challenges into opportunities—and building the foundation for sustained market success.
Market Dynamics Workshop
9:00 am – 9:15 am: Welcome & Framing Remarks: Understanding Fleet Market Dynamics
Global momentum around increasingly advanced, connected and clean transportation continues to accelerate—driven by policy, incentives, and shifting fleet priorities across every major market. As governments refine their approaches and fleets navigate complex economic and regulatory landscapes, understanding how these forces interact has never been more important.
This opening session sets the stage for the Market Dynamics Workshop, offering a clear view of how policy developments, incentive structures, and business decisions are shaping the commercial transportation landscape worldwide. From Europe to Asia to North America, the rules, rewards, and motivations are changing—creating both challenges and opportunities for fleet operators, OEMs, and technology providers alike.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Policy pulse: Gain perspective on the most influential transportation policies from the US and around the world to understand how those policies are guiding fleet strategies.
- Evolving incentives: Understand how tax credits, grants, carbon programs, and utility funding are influencing market behavior and investment timing.
- Fleet decision drivers: Learn what’s motivating shippers, carriers, and private fleets to diversify their technologies and fuel choices in today’s market.
- Regional perspectives: Compare and contrast policy and market progress in Europe, Canada, China, and Australia with the U.S..
- Strategic insight: See how policy alignment will generate market shifts to define the competitive landscape for the next decade.
This session provides the foundation for understanding how policy, incentives, and fleet decision-making intersect to drive the next wave of transportation innovation and investment.
9:15 am – 10:00 am: Global Policy Momentum: How the World Is Moving Faster
Across every major market, governments are accelerating policies that are reshaping the commercial transportation landscape. From carbon pricing to fleet mandates and targeted incentives, global regulatory momentum is driving technology adoption, infrastructure investment, and competition at an unprecedented pace.
This session explores how policy and market frameworks in regions like the EU, China, and Africa are setting new expectations for fleet operations, fueling innovation, and sustainability. Attendees will gain an informed view of how these shifts are redefining business strategies, supply chains, and opportunities for fleets worldwide.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Regulatory acceleration: Learn how leading regions are advancing emissions standards, fuel mandates, and performance targets that are reshaping fleet operations.
- Incentive landscape: Understand how grants, tax credits, and targeted funding are directing capital toward vehicles, infrastructure, and clean energy supply chains.
- Competitive positioning: See how early movers are leveraging regional policy timing to gain market share, strengthen supply chains, and deploy advanced technologies.
- Harmonization and trade: Explore how differences in policy design, trade frameworks, and cross-border standards affect procurement and fleet operations.
- Global outlook: Walk away with a clear view of which regions are setting the pace—and how fleets can align investment and strategy to stay ahead.
This session offers a global policy roadmap to help fleets, OEMs, and investors anticipate change, identify opportunity, and stay competitive as the world moves faster toward cleaner, more advanced transportation systems.
10:00 am – 10:45 am: Incentives in Flux: Navigating the New Funding Landscape
As the advanced transportation technology market evolves, so do the incentives shaping it. Federal, state, and utility programs are shifting in structure, timing, and scale—creating both opportunity and uncertainty for fleets, clean-tech developers, and infrastructure investors.
This session provides a grounded look at how today’s funding landscape is changing, where capital is flowing, and how to align projects with programs that still deliver value. Attendees will gain insight into which incentives are holding steady, which are in transition, and how to build flexible funding strategies that keep projects moving forward.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Funding updates: Get the latest on major awards, program renewals, withdrawals, and new opportunities driving investment in fleet and infrastructure projects.
- Program shifts: Understand how changing eligibility, timelines, and state priorities are reshaping access to public funding.
- Strategic stacking: Learn how fleets and developers are combining grants, tax credits, and private capital to close funding gaps and maximize ROI.
- Risk management: Explore practical ways to anticipate program sunsets, navigate compliance requirements, and protect project timelines.
- Actionable planning: Walk away with a clear strategy to map funding opportunities, align deployment timelines, and stay competitive in a changing market.
This session equips attendees with the insight and tools needed to stay ahead of incentive changes—and to secure the right funding mix in a rapidly evolving environment.
10:45 am – 12:00 pm: Shippers & Carriers: What’s Driving Fleet Purchasing Decisions
Fleet customers are closely following the expanding capabilities of clean transportation and how those technologies impact costs. As companies’ goals change and supply chains adapt, shippers and carriers are rethinking purchasing decisions for freight fleets. This session explores the key drivers shaping fleet investments, from total cost of ownership and duty cycle alignment to fuel flexibility and regulatory exposure. Attendees will gain insights from both shippers and carriers as they develop strategies for the next decade.
Why you can’t miss it:
- Strategic sourcing: Understand how procurement teams evaluate powertrain options, supplier partnerships, and fleet vendors to meet sustainability and service goals.
- Cost drivers: Learn what leading shippers and carriers are doing to manage and mitigate factors such as fuel type, maintenance, uptime, and infrastructure which have the biggest impact on budgets.
- Duty cycle fit: Discover how route length, load type, and regional regulations are influencing vehicle choices.
- Industry perspective: Hear directly from shippers and carriers on how they select vehicles, fuels, and deployment partners.
This session helps fleet decision makers interpret evolving procurement signals and position their strategies for a changing market.
Mainstage
2:00 pm – 2:10 pm: Welcome Remarks
2:10 pm – 2:35 pm: Keynote: Leading the Charge – The Future of Clean Fleet Operations
ACT Expo 2026 opens with a flagship keynote examining how the nation’s largest and most complex fleets are navigating the transition to cleaner, smarter mobility. With the dual target of improving economic and environmental performance, this session offers a candid perspective on leadership, scale, and strategy in today’s rapidly evolving fleet landscape.
With an ever increasing array of fuels and technologies to choose from, attendees will gain insight into the how long-term investment decisions are reached to drive positive TCO outcomes, and thus allow for scaled fleet transformation. Hear what it takes to lead through one of the most transformative periods in fleet history, and how proven results are shaping the future of commercial transportation.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Industry scale and impact: Learn how large fleets are managing the operational, financial, and infrastructure demands of transitioning thousands of vehicles and drivers to new technologies.
- Operational reality and innovation: See how deployment, service/maintenance, and fueling practices are integral to successful fleet operations and how these factors can be optimized to accelerate a transition to alternative fuels (RNG, Electricity, Hydrogen)
- Strategy and investment: Understand how innovation, lifecycle costs, customer expectations, policies and incentives, and proven ROI models are driving strategic planning and capital decisions focused on a modern, clean and efficient fleet operation.
This keynote sets the tone for the week—offering a real-world look at how major fleet operators are leading the charge toward a cleaner, smarter, safer, and more resilient future for transportation.
2:35 pm – 3:25 pm: Meeting the Moment – How Fleets are Navigating a Tumultuous World
The most forward-looking fleet executives in North America take the stage to confront change head-on. Facing volatile markets, evolving regulations, and a surge of breakthrough technologies, these leaders are rewriting the playbook for how fleets operate, invest, and compete. From connected, software-defined vehicles and advanced safety systems to AI-driven sustainability strategies, they’re redefining what performance and resilience look like in today’s transportation landscape.
Why you can’t miss it:
- Real strategies from real operators: Hear how the industry’s top fleet innovators are using digital platforms, telematics, and AI to unlock new levels of efficiency, reliability and enterprise value.
- Clarity amid endless choices: Discover how leading fleets are able to sort through the dizzying numbers of products available to them marked with “AI” or “digital” to find ones that provide true value and an ROI.
- The human side of transformation: Learn how organizations are leading through change—balancing innovation with workforce stability and cost control.
- A candid conversation: Explore the risks, missteps, and hard-earned lessons behind the rapid digital evolution of commercial transportation.
This is where the fleet community’s most respected voices reveal how they’re meeting the moment—and winning.
3:25 pm – 4:25 pm: OEM CEO Panel – Navigating Complexity and Change Through Innovation
The most influential OEM CEOs in commercial transportation take the stage.
Hear directly from the leaders shaping the future of trucks and technology as they reveal how they’re driving the transition toward cleaner, smarter, safer, and more efficient mobility solutions. This powerhouse discussion will showcase how connected technologies, AI, automation and alternative fuels are redefining vehicle performance and fleet operations—and what the next decade of OEM innovation means for the market.
Why you can’t miss it:
- Inside access: Get firsthand insights from the CEOs setting the strategy for global truck manufacturing and leading real-world deployments.
- Digital transformation in motion: Learn how data and software-defined design are revolutionizing vehicles and creating value and advantages for fleets.
- AI unleashed: See how predictive maintenance, driver-assist systems, and intelligent automation are increasing efficiency, uptime, cost-savings, and safety.
- A full portfolio Approach: Understand how OEMs are balancing clean diesel, EV, hydrogen, and renewable-fuel investments to stay ahead of global shifts.
This session defines the state of innovation from the people building the future.
Expo Hall Grand Opening – Welcome Reception
Explore the industry’s largest showcase of advanced fleet technologies. Featuring 500+ exhibitors, the Expo Hall brings together the vehicles, technologies, fuels, and digital solutions redefining fleet performance. Connect with leading suppliers, build new partnerships, and gain the market insights you need to identify solutions that strengthen safety, reliability, and ROI.
Expo Hall Theater: Rapid-Fire Insights on the Future of Fleet Technology
The Expo Hall Theater is where innovation takes center stage—literally. Experience a fast-paced series of presentations, product announcements, and case studies that showcase the technologies transforming commercial transportation today.
From artificial intelligence and EV charging to renewable fuels, hydrogen, and tire technology—and everything in between—industry leaders will deliver quick-hitting insights and unveil the latest advancements driving fleet efficiency, sustainability, and performance.
Speakers will appear back-to-back in dynamic formats including individual spotlights, fireside chats, and panel discussions. Whether you’re looking for new solutions, emerging trends, or your next technology partner, the Expo Hall Theater offers a front-row view of the industry’s most exciting innovations—all in one place.
Open to all ACT Expo attendees. Seating is first come, first served.
Tuesday, May 05
Breakfast Session: Last Mile Fleet Sector – Powering the Final Stretch of Clean Delivery
The last mile of goods movement is transforming faster than any other segment. Driven by e-commerce growth, urban congestion, and rising sustainability expectations, delivery fleets are under pressure to meet customer demand while cutting costs and emissions.
This session features an exclusive panel of fleet leaders—the executives operating at the forefront of clean delivery transformation. Hear firsthand how they’re deploying electric and alternative-fuel vehicles, designing charging strategies, and adopting digital tools to meet performance, cost, and sustainability goals in one of the most demanding fleet sectors.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Fleet electrification in motion: Hear directly from fleet leaders deploying EVs and alternative-fuel vehicles to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain delivery performance.
- Charging that fits the route: See how fleets are pairing right-sized charging strategies with right-sized trucks—specifying battery packs and vehicle configurations built for actual daily routes, rather than over-range designs that drive up cost, weight, and long-term maintenance impacts.
- Route optimization: Explore how emerging routing tools and data-driven planning approaches are helping last-mile fleets evaluate ways to reduce miles driven, manage energy use, and better align vehicle range with dense urban delivery demands.
- Real-world leadership: Gain practical insights from executives balancing customer expectations, infrastructure challenges, and business goals in the drive toward cleaner logistics
This session offers an authentic, real-world perspective from the fleets powering the last mile—showing how operational innovation and clean technology are redefining modern delivery.
Breakfast Session: Regional Haul & Drayage Fleet Sector – Advancing Clean Freight on the Regional Road
Regional haul and drayage fleets are redefining what’s possible in clean freight movement. Operating at the crossroads between local and long-haul routes, these fleets are leading innovation in duty cycles where zero-emission, renewable fuel, and advanced efficiency solutions are beginning to scale.
This session features an exclusive panel of fleet leaders from across regional and port operations, joined by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) to share insights from field research and fleet experience. Hear firsthand how fleets are deploying clean technologies, optimizing routes, and planning for future infrastructure and equipment needs across both regional and drayage sectors.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Fleet-led insights: Hear from operators whose trucks are generating real-world performance data across multiple powertrains capturing second-by-second energy use, duty-cycle variation, and operational trade-offs that shape technology decisions in regional and drayage applications.
- Research in action: Learn how NACFE’s data and field studies inform fleet decision-making and validate real-world performance across diverse routes and duty cycles.
- Operational integration: Discover how fleets are addressing infrastructure planning, charging and fueling logistics, and route management to maintain uptime and profitability.
- Scaling success: Gain practical take-aways from NACFE’s most recent Run on Less demonstrations on how the latest clean technologies—including highly efficient diesel, natural gas engines, BEVs, and hydrogen cells—are being integrated into commercial operations, and what that means for cost, efficiency, and emissions.
This session offers an authentic, fleet-driven perspective—featuring real-world lessons from regional haul and drayage leaders, supported by NACFE’s research and insights that help move the entire industry forward.
Breakfast Session: Work Truck Fleet Sector – Powering the Tools That Keep America Moving
From utilities and construction to public works and field services, work trucks keep America running. These fleets perform essential tasks that demand reliability, performance, and uptime—regardless of terrain, weather, or workload. As technology and expectations evolve, fleet leaders are exploring how electrification, hybridization, and alternative fuels can strengthen operations while lowering costs and emissions.
This session features an exclusive panel of fleet leaders from across the work truck sector. Hear directly from the operators managing diverse fleets, complex duty cycles, and job-site requirements as they deploy clean technologies, reimagine fueling and charging strategies, and integrate smarter systems to support crews in the field.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Technology built for the job: Hear how fleet leaders are adopting electric, hybrid, and alternative-fuel work trucks that meet real operational demands without compromising capability.
- Infrastructure that fits the mission: Learn how charging and fueling strategies are being customized for depots, job sites, and remote field operations.
- Smarter, data-driven operations: See how connected vehicle platforms and telematics are improving routing, maintenance, and asset utilization.
- Practical transition pathways: Gain firsthand insights on cost management, procurement planning, and workforce training as fleets modernize their operations.
This session offers an authentic look at how work truck fleet leaders are turning innovation into action—building cleaner, more capable, and more resilient operations for the road and job site alike.
Mainstage
9:00 am – 9:10 am: Welcome Remarks
9:10 am – 9:55 am: The Emerging AI Ecosystem: How Software Is Redefining Fleet Strategy
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing fleet management by optimizing charging, predicting maintenance, redefining vehicle architecture, and turning data into strategic advantage. Yet as the power of AI accelerates, so do the risks. Fleets face rising cybersecurity threats, new data integrity challenges, and the possibility of becoming overly dependent on systems that are still evolving. In this executive-level mainstage session, fleet and technology CEOs will examine both the opportunities and the limitations of AI, revealing how they deploy software intelligence to increase uptime, efficiency, and safety while safeguarding the people, assets, and decisions that keep their businesses moving.
Why you can’t miss it:
- Executive insight: Hear directly from fleet and technology CEOs who are shaping the digital future and prioritizing software investments that deliver measurable results.
- Opportunity and risk: Learn where AI is producing real operational gains and how to manage the increasing complexities of data governance and cybersecurity.
- Actionable innovation: See how software-defined systems and predictive analytics are improving routing, charging, maintenance, and driver performance.
- Strategic foresight: Understand which AI capabilities fleets must develop today to remain competitive and how to scale them responsibly.
This mainstage session gives fleet leaders the confidence and clarity to harness AI’s full potential, striking the right balance between innovation and discipline, speed and safety, and technology and human expertise.
9:55 am – 10:25 am: Keynote: Driving Commercial Vehicle Innovation
The commercial vehicle industry is on a never-ending quest to optimize performance, safety, efficiency, and productivity. Rapid advancements in powertrain technology, vehicle design, and digital integration are reshaping how fleets purchase, operate, maintain commercial vehicles that deliver results. This keynote will examine how leading manufacturers continue to innovate and evolve equipment design, manufacturing, and service models to meet the demands of today’s commercial fleet customers.
Attendees will gain insight into how the industry is balancing proven performance with next-generation engineering—integrating advanced combustion, clean fuels, and connected systems to deliver greater efficiency, reliability, safety, and a proven total cost of ownership.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Industry leadership: Hear how the commercial vehicle sector is leveraging decades of experience to deliver higher-performing, more efficient, and more durable products and services for their customers.
- Technology in action: Learn how innovation in powertrains, software-based controls, aerodynamics, and other forms of vehicle intelligence is driving gains in fuel economy, productivity, safety, and uptime.
- Fleet-driven priorities: Understand how operational data, lifecycle cost, and the driver experience are guiding product development and investment decisions.
- Looking ahead: Explore how manufacturers are preparing for a future defined by software defined vehicle platforms and digital connectivity, advanced automation, and new energy solutions.
This keynote offers a front-row view into how the commercial vehicle industry is pushing the boundaries of performance and innovation—building the next generation of smarter, tougher, and more efficient cars and trucks.
10:25 am – 11:15 am: The Virtual Driver Revolutionizing Trucking and Logistics
Meet the CEOs, Presidents, and technologists leading the charge toward fully autonomous freight. From Silicon Valley innovators to global OEM partners, this is the definitive conversation on how automation is transforming supply chains, reducing costs, and solving the industry’s toughest challenges.
- Exclusive insights from the top: Hear directly from the leaders behind today’s most advanced autonomous truck technologies and demonstration programs.
- From pilot to profit: Learn how real-world deployments and collaborations with OEM partners are delivering measurable efficiency and capacity gains.
- Behind the breakthroughs: See how new digital tools and sensor technologies are being applied to support drivers, streamline operations, and reduce risk.
- Safety first: Unpack how safety cases are built, tested, validated, and communicated to set the bar for commercial deployment.
- The policy frontier: Discover how regulators, insurers, and infrastructure leaders are preparing for autonomy.
- Beyond the technology: Confront the social and economic implications of a driverless world.
This is the future of freight, told by the people building it.
Expo Hall
Explore the industry’s largest showcase of advanced fleet technologies. Featuring 500+ exhibitors, the Expo Hall brings together the vehicles, technologies, fuels, and digital solutions redefining fleet performance. Connect with leading suppliers, build new partnerships, and gain the market insights you need to identify solutions that strengthen safety, reliability, and ROI.
Ride & Drive
Experience today’s most advanced fleet technologies in action. Across all vehicle weight classes and applications, the Ride & Drive puts you behind the wheel of commercially available renewable fuel, battery-electric, hydrogen, autonomous, and AI-enabled vehicles. Feel the power of the newest drivetrains, the confidence of next-generation safety systems, and the intelligence of connected fleet tools, all delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, uptime, and sustainability.
Expo Hall Theater: Rapid-Fire Insights on the Future of Fleet Technology
The Expo Hall Theater is where innovation takes center stage—literally. Experience a fast-paced series of presentations, product announcements, and case studies that showcase the technologies transforming commercial transportation today.
From artificial intelligence and EV charging to renewable fuels, hydrogen, and tire technology—and everything in between—industry leaders will deliver quick-hitting insights and unveil the latest advancements driving fleet efficiency, sustainability, and performance.
Speakers will appear back-to-back in dynamic formats including individual spotlights, fireside chats, and panel discussions. Whether you’re looking for new solutions, emerging trends, or your next technology partner, the Expo Hall Theater offers a front-row view of the industry’s most exciting innovations—all in one place.
Open to all ACT Expo attendees. Seating is first come, first served.
AI Workshop
2:00 pm – 2:55 pm: AI Bootcamp: Understanding Artificial Intelligence for Commercial Fleets
Artificial intelligence is reshaping every aspect of fleet operations—from maintenance and routing to safety and performance optimization. This introductory bootcamp breaks down what AI really means for commercial fleet operations—separating real-world applications from the buzzwords.
Attendees will gain a clear understanding of how data-driven intelligence is transforming fleet management, where AI can make the biggest operational and cost impact today, and how it will influence the future of connected and automated transportation systems.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Foundations first: Build a clear understanding of AI, how it differs from traditional analytics, and where it fits into modern fleet operations.
- Operational efficiency: Learn how AI is being applied to reduce downtime, improve maintenance cycles, and boost asset utilization across diverse fleet types.
- Smarter decision-making: See how machine learning and predictive modeling are driving more accurate dispatching, routing, and driver support systems.
- Strategic advantage: Understand how early AI adoption strengthens fleet competitiveness and prepares operations for the next generation of connected vehicles.
This session gives fleet and technology leaders a practical foundation in AI—providing the knowledge and tools to identify, implement, and scale solutions that deliver measurable value. The world of AI is huge and while this session will not cover every use case and technology, ACT Expo attendees will find themselves more prepared to interact with these technologies.
3:00 pm – 3:55 pm: AI in Action: What’s Real and What Fleets can Use Today
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a concept—it’s already reshaping how fleets manage maintenance, safety, routing, and performance. But with so many tools entering the market, knowing what’s real and what’s ready matters more than ever.
This session cuts through the noise to showcase the AI tools fleets can use now—helping operators focus their time and investment where it counts most. Attendees will hear from leaders applying AI to solve day-to-day challenges and walk away with a clear understanding of which technologies deliver immediate value—and which are still on the horizon.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Proven applications: Learn which AI-driven solutions are already improving maintenance, logistics, and energy management for commercial fleets.
- Fleet case studies: Hear firsthand how early adopters are using AI to increase uptime, reduce operating costs, and enhance driver safety.
- Integration in practice: Discover how fleets are incorporating AI into existing management platforms, workflows, and decision-making processes.
- Future readiness: Gain insight into how AI capabilities are evolving and how today’s investments can position your fleet for next-generation technologies.
This session takes a practical look at how AI is being deployed across fleet operations today, highlighting real results in uptime, safety, and cost reduction.
Automation in Action Workshop Pt. 2
2:00 pm – 2:55 pm: Powering Autonomy: Building the Next Generation of AV Charging Hubs
As autonomous vehicles move from testing to real deployment, charging infrastructure must evolve to match their unique operational demands. Automated fleets require charging hubs that can handle high power, high throughput, and minimal human intervention—all while maintaining reliability and cost efficiency.
This session explores how fleets, infrastructure developers, and technology partners are designing the next generation of AV charging hubs. Attendees will gain insight into the strategies, technologies, and system designs that make fully automated, large-scale charging operations possible.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- AV-ready infrastructure: Learn how next-generation charging hubs are being engineered for autonomous fleets, with high-capacity designs and automated functionality.
- Seamless integration: Discover how charging systems coordinate with vehicle scheduling, depot management, and energy planning to support round-the-clock operations.
- Technology innovation: Understand the latest advancements in robotics, software, and connectivity that enable driverless charging and optimized power management.
- Scaling for growth: See how flexible hub designs are preparing fleets for wider AV deployment while improving efficiency and minimizing downtime.
This session provides a practical look at how automation and charging technology intersect—offering real-world lessons in powering the next generation of autonomous fleet operations.
2:55 pm – 3:55 pm: Mapping the Future: Where Autonomous Vehicles Are Expanding – and Why
Autonomous vehicles are moving rapidly from pilots to real-world deployment, transforming how freight and passengers move across regions and industries. Continued expansion will rely on solid policy frameworks that allow new states and municipalities to adopt autonomous vehicles.
This session explores the regions, policies, and business models driving this growth. Attendees will gain insight into what’s working, where momentum is building, and how regulation, technology maturity, and partnerships are shaping the next phase of autonomous mobility.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Growth hotspots: See which regions and sectors are leading in AV deployment—and the factors enabling their success.
- Regulatory perspective: Understand how policy frameworks at the local, state, and federal levels are interacting to shape market readiness and deployment speed.
- Operational lessons: Learn how early deployments are informing fleet strategies, insurance models, and how these tools inform AV safety cases.
- Strategic planning: Gain actionable insights into how fleets and technology developers can prepare for AV adoption while managing cost, safety, and risk.
This session provides a clear, data-driven look at where autonomous vehicles are taking hold—and what these real-world examples reveal about the future of commercial mobility.
EV Charging Workshop Pt. 2
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Keynote: Scaling Charging for Real-World Fleet Operations
Charging infrastructure has become the linchpin of successful fleet electrification. As operators transition from pilots to full-scale deployments, the focus has shifted from technology testing to operational performance—ensuring reliability, uptime, and cost efficiency at scale.
This keynote explores how large-scale charging networks are being planned, built, and managed to meet the demands of commercial fleets. Attendees will gain insight into the strategies, technologies, and best practices driving dependable, high-performance charging for fleets of all sizes and duty cycles.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Scaling with confidence: Learn how developers and fleets are approaching high-volume charging deployments while maintaining high uptime, reliability, and operational continuity.
- Operational integration: Discover how charging strategies are being aligned with fleet duty cycles, routing, and energy management requirements.
- Technology evolution: Understand how charger design, software controls, and energy optimization tools are improving performance and efficiency.
- Fleet impact: Hear how well-planned charging infrastructure can reduce costs, enhance utilization, and support broader fleet transition strategies.
This keynote delivers a comprehensive look at how charging infrastructure is evolving to meet the operational realities of commercial fleets—powering the next phase of electrification at scale.
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm: Powering Past the Grid: Real Strategies for Charging at Scale
As charging power requirements surge, developers and operators are navigating interconnection timelines, site capacity limits, and rising energy costs. Yet across the country, innovative projects and strong utility partnerships are proving that even with constraints, progress is accelerating.
This session brings together the leaders designing around today’s power limitations—using smart site design, flexible interconnection, microgrids, storage, and advanced load management to deliver reliable, scalable charging infrastructure. Hear how collaboration between fleets, utilities, and developers is redefining what’s possible as electrification scales.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Hosting capacity strategies: Learn how flexible interconnection, load forecasting, and proactive utility coordination are helping accelerate site deployments.
- High-power readiness: See how developers are planning for megawatt-scale power needs while strengthening long-term grid resilience.
- On-site innovation: Explore how fleets are integrating storage, renewables, and smart charging software to balance power, cost, and uptime.
- Risk mitigation: Understand how operators are managing grid uncertainty through scalable design, phased rollouts, and diversified energy solutions.
- Actionable roadmap: Take away proven strategies for aligning charger deployment with grid planning, stakeholder coordination, and operational reliability.
This session delivers a pragmatic blueprint for navigating grid constraints and accelerating fleet electrification through innovation, collaboration, and smarter power planning.
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm: Grid Resilience and the Role of V2X and Microgrids
As electric fleets scale up, the pressure on local power systems is increasing—but so are the opportunities to strengthen them. Fleets, utilities, and energy providers are turning to vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology and microgrids to enhance reliability, reduce costs, and enable smarter use of renewable energy.
This session explores how these technologies are being deployed to make fleet operations more resilient while supporting a flexible, sustainable grid. Attendees will gain practical insight into how V2X and microgrid systems are reshaping the relationship between vehicles, facilities, and the power network.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- V2X in action: Learn how fleets are applying vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-building strategies to optimize energy use and lower costs.
- Microgrid innovation: Discover how localized energy systems keep fleet operations running during outages and grid constraints.
- Renewable integration: See how fleets are pairing solar, storage, and V2X to balance renewable generation with real-time charging needs.
- Operational and financial impact: Understand how these technologies improve uptime, resilience, and long-term operating economics.
This session provides fleet and energy leaders with actionable strategies to turn electrification challenges into opportunities—building a more reliable, efficient, and future-ready grid ecosystem.
Wednesday, May 06
Breakfast Session: Food & Beverage Fleet Sector – Delivering Reliability, Efficiency, and Sustainability
From cold-chain logistics to regional distribution, food and beverage fleets keep essential goods moving—reliably, safely, and on time. These operations face distinct challenges: temperature-sensitive cargo, tight delivery schedules, and increasing sustainability expectations. As new vehicle technologies and cleaner fuels enter the market, fleet leaders are finding innovative ways to maintain performance while improving efficiency and environmental impact.
This session features an exclusive panel of fleet leaders from across the food and beverage industry, joined by supporting technology and logistics partners. Hear firsthand how they’re modernizing equipment, optimizing operations, and deploying advanced tools that deliver measurable results across every link in the supply chain.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Temperature-controlled innovation: See how fleets are integrating electric and hybrid refrigeration systems to cut emissions while maintaining cold-chain reliability.
- Sustainability that delivers: Learn how food and beverage fleets are incorporating renewable fuels, cleaner combustion engines, and EVs into regional and long-haul operations.
- Operational excellence: Discover how telematics, data analytics, and AI-driven optimization are improving efficiency, uptime, and fuel performance.
- Collaborative progress: Hear how partnerships between shippers, distributors, and OEMs are driving innovation, reducing costs, and supporting long-term fleet resilience.
This session offers a practical, fleet-driven look at how food and beverage operators are combining innovation and experience to deliver cleaner, smarter, and more efficient logistics every day.
Breakfast Session: Government Fleet Sector – Leading by Example in Sustainable Operations
From city departments to state and federal agencies, government fleets are setting the benchmark for operational efficiency and sustainability—often while managing tight budgets and high public expectations. These fleets are demonstrating how policy, funding, and technology can work together to modernize operations and deliver long-term community benefits.
This session features an exclusive panel of fleet leaders representing municipal, state, and federal agencies. Hear firsthand how they’re implementing clean technologies, managing funding opportunities, and aligning fleet strategies with evolving public mandates and performance goals.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Policy in action: Learn how government fleets are turning climate and sustainability targets into measurable outcomes through advanced vehicle deployment.
- Funding unlocked: Understand how agencies are navigating grants, rebates, and incentive programs to accelerate clean fleet transitions.
- Technology transformation: See how EVs, hydrogen, renewable fuels, and hybrids are being deployed across diverse public sector operations—from transit and utilities to public works.
- Leadership by example: Hear how government initiatives are driving innovation, setting performance standards, and inspiring broader adoption across the fleet industry.
- Maintaining compliance: Consider how state and local government fleets in California are navigating the Advanced Clean Fleets rule and explore the strategies they are using to reconcile these mandates with operational needs, seeking exemptions for specialized vehicles, and balancing ZEVs with near-ZEVs where flexibility is necessary.
This session provides a real-world look at how public fleets are leading the way—proving that innovation, fiscal responsibility, and sustainability can move forward together.
Breakfast Session: Long-Haul Fleet Sector – Driving Efficiency and Resilience Across the Open Road
Long-haul trucking keeps goods moving across North America, linking ports, distribution centers, and communities coast to coast. As this sector adapts to changing fuel markets, performance standards, and customer expectations, fleet leaders are finding new ways to improve efficiency, reliability, and sustainability while keeping costs in check.
This session features an exclusive panel of fleet leaders from across the long-haul sector. Hear directly from the executives managing over-the-road operations as they integrate advanced combustion engines, renewable fuels, and digital tools to drive performance and resilience in one of the industry’s most demanding segments.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Cleaner fuels in action: See how long-haul fleets are optimizing advanced diesel and natural gas platforms and integrating renewable fuels such as biodiesel and renewable diesel—while also evaluating where emerging ZE options may begin to fit specific routes and duty cycles.
- Infrastructure and fueling: Learn how fleets are partnering with fuel providers and truck stop operators to expand access to reliable, cost-effective fueling options across major corridors. Learn how fleets are coordinating with fuel providers, truck stop operators, and corridor-charging initiatives to expand access to reliable fueling—and to assess when and where public fast charging or early hydrogen infrastructure could support long-haul operations.
- Operational innovation: Discover how telematics, route modeling, and predictive maintenance tools help fleets manage energy use, maximize uptime, and identify routes where ZE trucks may become viable over time.
- Smart investment strategies: Gain insight into how long-haul operators are managing costs, incentives, and procurement decisions to ensure dependable, scalable fleet performance.
This session offers a practical look at how long-haul fleet leaders are building cleaner, more efficient, and more resilient operations—powering freight movement across the open road.
Mainstage
9:00 am – 9:10 am: Welcome Remarks
9:10 am – 9:45 am: Keynote: Igniting Change in Transportation
The commercial transportation industry is entering a new era—one defined not by goals, but by results. Years of policy shifts, technology launches, and ambitious targets have brought the market to a pivotal moment: execution and affordability now matter more than promises and lofty goals.
In this keynote, a leading industry executive will share how the nation’s largest fleets, manufacturers, and energy providers are charting the course forward. From technology readiness and infrastructure scale-up, to the economics of real-world scaled deployments, this session will explore how commercial transportation is evolving to meet the demands of a faster, cleaner, safer, and more competitive future.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Inside industry strategy: Hear from a top executive navigating the realities of transformation—balancing innovation, cost, and reliability while keeping fleets on the move.
- Scaling what works: Learn which technologies—EVs, hydrogen, natural gas, propane, renewable fuels, hybrids—are proving to be viable today and where investment is accelerating next.
- Market momentum: Understand how the gap between policy ambition and operational feasibility is closing as lower cost vehicle platforms come more into focus, infrastructure expands, new financial models are developed, big data and AI are leveraged, and scaled investments become more common.
This keynote sets the tone for the future of commercial transportation—offering a candid, executive-level perspective on how innovation, investment, and execution are converging to shape the next generation of commercial vehicle technologies.
9:45 am – 10:55 am: Commercial EV Reality Check – The Road Ahead for Fleets
The commercial EV market has faced a number of challenges over the past year—but progress hasn’t slowed. Despite cost pressures, changes to policies and incentives, and a range of other market shifts, adoption continues to climb, infrastructure is expanding, and OEMs are introducing more affordable, higher-performing models. Fleet operators, manufacturers, and policymakers are working together to turn lessons learned into smarter strategies, stronger partnerships, and better TCO outcomes. The result: a more resilient, more competitive, and more future-ready industry that’s proving electrification is here to stay.
Join this dynamic conversation to hear how industry leaders are driving continued growth, unlocking real-world value, and ensuring commercial EVs deliver lasting returns for fleets.
Why you can’t miss it:
- Firsthand insights: Hear directly from the executives and fleet leaders shaping and investing in the commercial EV market.
- Real-world results: See how fleets are achieving strong performance and ROI from their EV investments.
- Innovation in motion: Learn how OEMs are reimagining vehicle design, production, and affordability.
- Global perspective: Understand how U.S. advancements stack up internationally and what’s next in global competition.
- Future-ready outlook: Gain actionable insights into the technologies, policies, and partnerships charging the next wave of growth.
This isn’t speculation—it’s the unvarnished state of commercial electrification, shared by the leaders defining its trajectory.
Ride & Drive
Experience today’s most advanced fleet technologies in action. Across all vehicle weight classes and applications, the Ride & Drive puts you behind the wheel of commercially available renewable fuel, battery-electric, hydrogen, autonomous, and AI-enabled vehicles. Feel the power of the newest drivetrains, the confidence of next-generation safety systems, and the intelligence of connected fleet tools, all delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, uptime, and sustainability.
Expo Hall
Explore the industry’s largest showcase of advanced fleet technologies. Featuring 500+ exhibitors, the Expo Hall brings together the vehicles, technologies, fuels, and digital solutions redefining fleet performance. Connect with leading suppliers, build new partnerships, and gain the market insights you need to identify solutions that strengthen safety, reliability, and ROI.
Expo Hall Theater: Rapid-Fire Insights on the Future of Fleet Technology
The Expo Hall Theater is where innovation takes center stage—literally. Experience a fast-paced series of presentations, product announcements, and case studies that showcase the technologies transforming commercial transportation today.
From artificial intelligence and EV charging to renewable fuels, hydrogen, and tire technology—and everything in between—industry leaders will deliver quick-hitting insights and unveil the latest advancements driving fleet efficiency, sustainability, and performance.
Speakers will appear back-to-back in dynamic formats including individual spotlights, fireside chats, and panel discussions. Whether you’re looking for new solutions, emerging trends, or your next technology partner, the Expo Hall Theater offers a front-row view of the industry’s most exciting innovations—all in one place.
Open to all ACT Expo attendees. Seating is first come, first served.
NAFA’s Sustainable Fleet Management Workshop
The field of fleet sustainability evolves rapidly, with varied opinions on the best practices. This unique certificate program is designed to equip fleet professionals with the latest and most influential practices, transforming ideas into actionable strategies. Enhance your skills and guide your organization in implementing sustainable fleet management practices through this program.
Advance your skills and lead your organization to implement sustainable fleet management practices. During this program,
- Gain the knowledge to introduce sustainable fleet management to your team
- Learn proven methods for developing and launching sustainable fleet initiatives
- Develop tools to help your fleet set and achieve sustainability goals
- Earn a certificate that peers, colleagues, and leadership respect
- Elevate your organization toward becoming an accredited Sustainable Fleet
Workshop includes:
- Sustainable Fleet Management (digital) and Study Guide
- Online Exam – first sitting is included. Additional sittings may be purchased if needed.
- Certificate will be awarded to all participants who pass the online exam within one year of registering.
Additional purchase required for all continuing education sessions.
NAFA’s Workshops are worth 4 CAFM Recertification Points
AI Workshop Pt. 2
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Keynote: Software Defined Vehicles
The commercial vehicle is being reimagined—from a mechanical hardware-based machine to a connected, increasingly-electrified platform powered by software. This keynote explores how software-defined architectures are transforming every aspect of vehicle design, manufacturing, and operation.
Attendees will gain a first-hand look at how intelligence, automation, and connectivity are reshaping the commercial transportation ecosystem—and what this means for the fleets, OEMs, and technology partners driving the transition.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Software at the core: See how integrated software now controls propulsion, safety systems, and connected features across modern vehicles.
- Fleet optimization: Learn how over-the-air updates, predictive analytics, and real-time data are driving uptime and operational efficiency.
- Intelligence and automation: Understand how AI, connectivity, and autonomous readiness are being built directly into vehicle architectures.
- Market transformation: Explore how software-defined vehicles are opening new business models and redefining relationships between OEMs, fleets, and service providers.
This keynote delivers an essential look at the digital evolution of commercial transportation—showing how software innovation is redefining performance, reliability, and competitiveness for the next generation of vehicles.
2:15 pm – 3:45 pm: AI Fleet Future: A Roundtable Discussion on What’s Next and What’s Needed
Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving from concept to cornerstone, transforming how fleets operate, maintain, and optimize their vehicles. Yet, much of its potential remains untapped. This roundtable brings together fleet executives, technology innovators, and industry strategists to explore where AI is headed.
Attendees will gain insight into how AI can help them navigate the present and future of commercial transportation.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Visionary perspectives: Hear from fleet and technology leaders on how AI will drive the next wave of operational transformation.
- Proven and emerging use cases: Learn which AI tools are delivering measurable value today and what innovations are on the horizon.
- Challenges and risks: Examine the barriers to adoption, from data quality and workforce readiness to integration complexity.
- Strategic alignment: Understand how fleets can prioritize AI initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and support sustainability goals.
This session delivers a forward-looking, solution-focused discussion on AI’s trajectory—highlighting what’s next, what’s needed, and how fleets can prepare for the future of intelligent operations.
Safety Technology Workshop
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm: Elevating Fleet Safety Through Advanced Technology
As vehicle technology evolves, commercial fleets are rapidly adopting advanced safety systems that improve performance, vehicle uptime, driver safety, and fuel economy. From AI-powered driver monitoring and training tools to adaptive cruise to automated braking and detection systems, these advanced technology innovations are allowing fleets to operate more safely and sustainably.
This session brings together fleet leaders and technology experts to share lessons from real-world deployments, highlighting what’s working, what’s next, and how to integrate advanced safety tools effectively across diverse fleet operations.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- ADAS in action: Learn how advanced sensors and digital communications tools are enabling forward-collision alerts, lane-keeping assist, and driver-monitoring systems to improve safety and reduce incidents.
- Next-generation braking: Explore how automatic emergency braking, stability control, and regenerative braking technologies enhance control, reduce maintenance costs, and help improve fuel efficiency.
- Smarter detection: See how state of the art traffic awareness and accident prevention tools now available to fleets are preventing accidents.
- Human integration: Understand how fleets are using AI to optimize in-cab monitoring to train drivers, analyze data to make smarter choices, and ensure technology adoption delivers real operational value.
This session offers practical insights into how advanced safety technologies are transforming fleet operations, making vehicles smarter, safer, and more efficient on every route.
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm: Cab and Driver Safety Intelligence: Advancing Awareness and Preventing Risk
Fleet safety is evolving beyond external sensors—the cab itself is becoming an intelligent safety command center. This session explores how fleets are leveraging in-cab monitoring, biometric data, and AI-driven analytics to detect distraction, fatigue, and risky behaviors before they result in accidents.
Attendees will hear how these digital technologies are aligning to improve driver awareness and support a positive safety culture in tune with fleet goals.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- In-cab AI systems: See how driver-facing cameras and real-time analytics enable fleets to detect distraction and deliver on-the-spot coaching, accountability and improve behavior.
- Integrated monitoring: Learn how telematics, safety scoring, and performance dashboards help managers assess their drivers and work to improve driver behavior.
- Fatigue and wellness detection: Explore how wearable and biometric tools enhance safety by identifying fatigue and health-related risks in real time.
- Privacy and adoption: Understand how fleets are balancing safety innovation with driver trust, data transparency, and workforce engagement.
This session provides practical insight into how cab-based intelligence and advanced monitoring are redefining fleet safety—creating smarter, safer, and more resilient operations.
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm: Building the Driver Workforce: Advancing Safety, Skill, and Retention
Fleet safety begins with people, even as technology rapidly reshapes the cab and the road. As advanced driver-assist systems, zero-emission technologies, and connected tools become standard, fleets are doubling down on building a workforce that can operate confidently and safely in a modernized environment. This session explores how fleets are investing in driver development, continuous training, and career pathways that improve both safety and retention.
Attendees will hear how fleets blend technology, education, and culture to create safer, more rewarding driving careers and stronger operational performance.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Training reimagined: Learn how fleets are turning telematics and safety data into personalized coaching and continuous learning programs.
- Engagement through innovation: See how simulation, virtual reality, and gamified training are keeping drivers motivated and invested in safety performance.
- Technology adoption through trust: Understand how hands-on training, transparent communication, and two-way feedback help drivers embrace new safety technologies and evolving digital vehicle features.
- Career growth and recognition: Explore how fleets are building advancement opportunities and recognition programs that strengthen loyalty and long-term retention.
This session offers a people-first perspective on the future of fleet safety—showing how professional development, tech fluency, and strong driver support systems turn today’s digital trucks into safer, more reliable assets for clean and connected transportation.
The Transport Project: The Case for RNG: The HD Trucking Solution that Delivers
Presented by
Proven technology. Price stability. Compliant pathway.
Join RNG fleet professionals, fuelers, and truck and engine manufacturers at this informative series on how your fleet can maximize the RNG opportunity to lower total cost of ownership, reduce carbon emissions, and source clean domestic motor fuel.
Gain a competitive edge and understand just how today’s RNG trucks offer diesel-like performance and meet the demands of Class 8 operations – including range, power, scalability, and reliability.
Attend and unlock exclusive insights from expert fleet and industry faculty:
- Secure favorable tax treatment and identify funding
- Maximize your ROI
- Plot your compliance pathway
- Access renewable fuel with no premium
- Advance safe operation
- Engage with OEM, engine, and fueling partner reps
Pre-registration requested; event is open to registered ACT attendees at no charge.
Thursday, May 07
NAFA Fleet Safety Workshop
NAFA’s Fleet Safety Workshop Safety Certification is a dynamic and interactive fleet safety certificate program that will address your organization’s challenges and goals. This certificate program will provide an in-depth exploration of safety in fleets, focusing on fostering a culture of safety, understanding the role of technology, and improving driver engagement and communication. Attendees will benefit from expert-led discussions, networking opportunities, and actionable insights to implement in their organizations. Participants who successfully complete the program and pass the exam will earn a certificate, recognizing their commitment to advancing fleet safety practices.
Symposium Certificate Program includes:
- Fleet safety guidebook (digital) and study guide
- Online exam – first sitting is included; additional sittings may be purchased if needed
- Certificate will be awarded to all participants who pass the online exam within one year of registering
Additional purchase required for all continuing education sessions.
