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Session Bundles make it easier to discover sessions that align with your goals. Find relevant panels, workshops, and case studies around a technology or fleet priority.
Explore Session Bundles
Session Bundles make it easier to find the ACT Expo sessions that align with your goals.
Policy, Funding & Markets
Understand the policies, funding opportunities, and market developments influencing commercial transportation. Sessions will cover regulations, incentive programs, emerging carbon markets, industry trends, and the financial and compliance considerations affecting fleet investments.
Safety & Risk
Explore the technologies and strategies helping fleets improve safety and manage operational risks. Sessions will address advanced driver assistance systems, AI-enabled safety solutions, autonomous vehicle safeguards, insurance, liability, and risk management.
Autonomy & Automation
Follow the evolution of autonomous vehicles and automated operations across commercial transportation. Learn about autonomous trucking, yard and terminal automation, emerging applications, real-world deployments, and the technologies enabling broader commercial adoption.
AI & Connected Fleets
Discover how artificial intelligence, telematics, connected vehicles, and advanced software are improving fleet operations. Explore predictive maintenance, software-defined vehicles, digital twins, and data-driven solutions that improve efficiency, productivity, and decision-making.
EV & Charging
Explore battery-electric vehicles, battery technologies, charging infrastructure, and energy solutions supporting fleet electrification. Sessions will cover battery innovation and safety, charging advancements, utility coordination, grid readiness, and strategies for successful EV deployment.
Fuels & Efficiency
Explore conventional and alternative fuels alongside technologies that improve fuel efficiency and lower operating costs. Topics include natural gas, renewable fuels, propane, hydrogen, advanced engines, tires, aerodynamics, and other solutions for improving fleet performance.
Vehicles & Powertrains
Discover the latest commercial vehicle technologies, from advanced diesel and hybrid powertrains to battery-electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles. Hear how OEMs and fleet operators are evaluating performance, reliability, vehicle availability, and applications across different duty cycles.
Fleet Strategy & Economics
Explore how fleets are managing costs, evaluating new technologies, optimizing vehicle utilization, and making smarter investment decisions. Sessions will address total cost of ownership, return on investment, fleet planning, and the business strategies driving operational performance.
Monday, May 17
Autonomy Workshop
8:30 am – 9:30 am: Who Owns the Future of Autonomous Freight?
Autonomous trucking is moving into commercial operations, but who will control the technology, own the assets, and capture the economic value? As truck manufacturers, autonomy developers, fleets, and logistics providers pursue competing business models, the traditional freight industry could face a fundamental shakeup.
This executive discussion explores how driverless technology could redefine fleet ownership, freight pricing, customer relationships, and competitive advantage, and what trucking leaders must consider as autonomy becomes a commercial reality.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Business disruption: Examine how autonomous freight could reshape traditional trucking models.
- Ownership and control: Compare fleet-owned autonomy, technology partnerships, and service-based models.
- Economic realities: Consider who captures savings, assumes risk, and benefits from higher utilization.
- Fleet strategy: Understand the decisions that could determine competitive advantage in autonomous freight.
9:30 am – 9:45 am: Session Keynote: When Driverless Trucks Meet First Responders
What happens when an autonomous truck encounters an emergency and there’s no driver behind the wheel? As driverless freight operations expand, law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency responders must adapt to vehicles that communicate, respond, and operate differently from conventional trucks.
This keynote examines how autonomous vehicle technology, emergency response protocols, and industry partnerships are evolving to keep roads safe, and what fleets need to prepare for before deploying driverless vehicles.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Emergency response: Decipher how responders interact with autonomous trucks during incidents.
- Vehicle technology: Explore remote assistance, vehicle communications, and emergency controls.
- Safety readiness: Track protocols for disabled vehicles, roadside incidents, and unexpected conditions.
- Fleet responsibilities: Establish training, coordination, and planning practices needed for safe deployment.
9:45 am – 10:45 am: From Pilots to Productivity: Autonomous Yard Operations at Scale
Some of the most compelling advances in commercial vehicle autonomy are happening inside freight yards and distribution centers. Autonomous yard trucks are moving beyond demonstrations into commercial operations, creating opportunities to improve trailer throughput, safety, and labor productivity. But what does it take to scale from a handful of vehicles to an automated yard?
This session brings together fleet operators and technology leaders to examine real deployments, operational results, and the systems needed to integrate autonomous yard trucks into complex logistics environments.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Commercial deployments: Gather what operators are learning from autonomous yard truck operations.
- Technology integration: Explore autonomous vehicle systems, yard management software, and fleet coordination.
- Operational performance: Examine trailer movements, equipment utilization, safety, and productivity.
- Fleet economics: Evaluate deployment costs, labor impacts, infrastructure readiness, and return on investment.
10:45 am – 11:05 am: Lightning Talk: Autonomous Agriculture: When Machines Run Without Operators
In this 20-minute technology spotlight, discover how autonomous tractors and intelligent agricultural equipment are changing the way farms operate. From around-the-clock field operations to remote fleet supervision, agriculture is putting driverless technology to work in demanding environments where labor, productivity, and equipment utilization are critical.
Explore how autonomous machinery, precision navigation, and centralized operations are moving into commercial use, and what trucking fleets can learn from agriculture’s approach to automation.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Real deployments: Assess autonomous agricultural equipment operating in commercial environments.
- Technology innovation: Survey precision navigation, sensors, and remote supervision.
- Productivity gains: Understand how autonomy affects labor, equipment utilization, and operating hours.
- Fleet lessons: Distinguish strategies for managing autonomous equipment across distributed operations.
11:05 am – 11:25 am: Lightning Talk: Reinventing Freight Rail with Autonomous Technology
In this 20-minute technology spotlight, explore how autonomous railcars, intelligent control systems, and remote supervision could change freight transportation. As rail innovators test new approaches to moving cargo, autonomous technology is opening possibilities for more flexible, efficient, and connected freight operations.
Discover how emerging autonomous rail systems work, the challenges of transitioning from testing to commercial operations, and what trucking and logistics fleets can learn about automation, network design, and freight connectivity.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Rail innovation: Explore autonomous railcars, electric propulsion, and remote operations.
- Technology readiness: Delve into testing progress and barriers to commercial deployment.
- Freight efficiency: Understand opportunities for flexible routing, equipment utilization, and short-haul logistics.
- Fleet implications: Consider how autonomous rail could reshape intermodal connections and freight movement.
In this 20-minute technology spotlight, discover what commercial trucking can learn from an industry already operating large autonomous vehicle fleets. Mining has deployed driverless haul trucks for years, using centralized control systems, advanced sensors, and automated fleet coordination to move materials in demanding environments.
This session examines how mining operators have moved from early deployments to large-scale autonomous operations, and what their experience reveals about safety, reliability, productivity, and the economics of driverless fleets.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Proven scale: Explore lessons from large autonomous mining fleets and commercial operations.
- Fleet technology: Investigate centralized control, vehicle coordination, and remote supervision.
- Operational results: Grasp how autonomy affects safety, utilization, uptime, and labor productivity.
- Trucking applications: Identify lessons that could inform the next generation of autonomous freight fleets.
11:25 am – 11:45 am: Lightning Talk: Autonomy at Scale: Lessons from Mining’s Driverless Fleets
Battery Technology Workshop
8:30 am – 8:50 am: Session Keynote: Rethinking Batteries: Innovation, Swapping, and the Future of Fleet Electrification
What if the future of fleet electrification isn’t just about better batteries, but entirely new ways to power vehicles? From next-generation chemistries and faster charging to battery swapping and modular energy systems, emerging technologies could fundamentally change how fleets manage energy, uptime, and vehicle costs.
Opening the Battery Technology Workshop, this keynote explores the technologies challenging conventional approaches to battery-electric transportation and what they could mean for the next generation of commercial fleets.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Battery swapping: Explore opportunities to reduce downtime through rapid battery exchange.
- Technology breakthroughs: Examine emerging chemistries, modular batteries, and advanced energy systems.
- Infrastructure innovation: Compare traditional charging with alternative battery replenishment models.
- Fleet economics: Consider how these technologies could reshape vehicle utilization, infrastructure investment, and total cost of ownership.
8:50 am – 10:00 am: Battery Innovation, Performance, and Safety: What Fleets Need to Know
Battery technology is advancing rapidly, but not all innovations are ready for the demands of commercial fleets. New chemistries, higher energy density, faster charging, and improved thermal management promise better performance and lower costs. Which technologies are delivering today, and what challenges remain?
This session brings together battery experts to examine emerging technologies, safety innovations, and real-world performance, and how fleets can maximize battery life, minimize risk, and protect their investments.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Battery breakthroughs: Assess emerging chemistries, energy density, and charging innovations.
- Safety innovations: Explore thermal management, failure prevention, and strategies to mitigate thermal runaway.
- Performance and durability: Understand degradation, charging impacts, and battery life under demanding fleet conditions.
- Fleet economics: Evaluate warranties, lifecycle costs, and end-of-life considerations affecting long-term ROI.
10:05 am – 10:55 am: Maximizing Battery Performance, Uptime, and Lifecycle Value
What happens after electric vehicles enter service? Battery degradation, charging practices, maintenance requirements, and safety risks can significantly influence fleet uptime and operating costs. As battery technologies evolve, how can fleets protect their investments and maximize performance over the life of their vehicles?
This panel explores real-world strategies for managing battery-powered fleets, from monitoring battery health and optimizing charging to preventing failures and controlling lifecycle costs. Hear how emerging diagnostic technologies and operational best practices can improve reliability and long-term ROI.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Real-world performance: Interpret how battery degradation, duty cycles, and operating conditions affect fleet uptime.
- Smart charging: Explore charging strategies that protect battery health and extend service life.
- Predictive maintenance: Discover how battery monitoring and diagnostics can identify risks before failures occur.
- Lifecycle economics: Measure warranties, replacement costs, and strategies to maximize long-term battery value.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Second-Life Batteries: Pushing the Promise into Commercial Reality
The volume of used EV batteries is growing, and the industry can no longer afford to treat second-life applications as a distant opportunity. After years of pilots, research, and ambitious projections, is battery repurposing finally ready for commercial deployment? Or do economics, safety, and technical barriers still stand in the way?
This session moves beyond the theoretical promise of second-life batteries to examine real-world deployments, evolving technologies, and the business models needed to turn a growing battery waste challenge into commercial value.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Commercial reality: Observe what’s moved beyond pilots into viable, repeatable applications.
- Technology maturity: Explore advances in battery diagnostics, repurposing, and stationary storage integration.
- The business case: Confront the economics of reuse versus recycling, including costs, residual value, and market demand.
- Fleet implications: Determine how growing volumes of retired batteries affect residual values, disposal obligations, and long-term electrification economics.
EV Charging Workshop Part 1
8:30 am – 8:50 am: Session Keynote: Charging Ahead: Lessons from Europe’s Electric Trucking Revolution
Europe’s electric truck market is accelerating, and charging infrastructure is racing to keep pace. From high-power highway charging corridors to sophisticated depot installations, European markets are testing new technologies, infrastructure designs, and business models that could reshape commercial vehicle electrification in the United States.
Opening the EV Charging Event, this keynote looks at Europe’s rapidly evolving electric trucking landscape, examining what’s working, what’s scaling, and what American fleets and charging providers can learn from these deployments.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- European market momentum: Examine the growth of electric trucking and the infrastructure investments supporting adoption.
- Charging innovation: Explore advances in high-power charging, depot design, and highway charging networks.
- Infrastructure economics: Understand how utilization, site design, and charging technology influence costs and returns.
- Lessons for U.S. fleets: Spot proven strategies and emerging opportunities that can inform domestic charging investments and deployment decisions.
8:50 am – 9:50 am: Connecting North America: Building the Electric Trucking Corridors of Tomorrow
Electric truck charging corridors are taking shape across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, moving the industry closer to a connected network for zero-emission freight. But how far have these projects progressed, and can they deliver the reliability, coverage, and charging capacity fleets need for real-world operations?
This session spotlights major corridor initiatives, examining deployment progress, high-power charging technologies, cross-border coordination, and the investments needed to connect regional networks into a functional North American charging ecosystem.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Corridor progress: Chart major charging initiatives across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, from planning to operational deployment.
- Charging technology: Study high-power charging, megawatt charging, and infrastructure designed for heavy-duty freight.
- Cross-border connectivity: Delve into how infrastructure planning, partnerships, and interoperability can support international freight movement.
- Fleet readiness: Assess network coverage, charging reliability, and what these corridors mean for electric truck deployment.
9:50 am – 10:10 am: Lightning Talk: Smarter Charging: Optimizing Energy, Costs, and Fleet Performance
In this 20-minute technology spotlight, discover how intelligent charging software, automated load management, and energy optimization are changing the economics of commercial fleet charging. Can fleets charge more vehicles without proportionally increasing infrastructure investments or electricity costs?
This session explores how smart charging technologies maximize available power, improve charger utilization, and keep vehicles ready for service.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Intelligent charging: Unpack automated load management and charging optimization.
- Energy savings: Discover strategies to reduce peak demand and electricity costs.
- Fleet integration: Align charging with vehicle schedules and duty cycles.
- Infrastructure ROI: Maximize existing electrical capacity and charging investments.
10:10 am – 10:30 am: Lightning Talk: Charging the Autonomous Fleet: The Robotaxi Infrastructure Challenge
In this 20-minute technology spotlight, explore how the rapid expansion of robotaxi services is creating entirely new demands for EV charging infrastructure. With vehicles operating for extended hours and no drivers to plug them in, how will autonomous fleets manage charging, minimize downtime, and maximize utilization?
This session will investigate emerging automated charging technologies, charging hub designs, and energy management strategies supporting driverless fleets, and what these innovations could mean for commercial fleet operators.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Automated charging: Vet robotic, wireless, and hands-free charging technologies.
- High-utilization operations: Determine how robotaxi fleets balance charging time with vehicle availability.
- Charging infrastructure: Understand depot design, charging hubs, and energy management for autonomous operations.
- Fleet applications: Discover how robotaxi charging innovations could translate to delivery, logistics, and other commercial fleets.
10:30 am – 10:50 am: Lightning Talk: Charging Without Limits: Flexible Infrastructure for Growing Fleets
In this 20-minute technology spotlight, discover how modular charging systems, battery-buffered solutions, and flexible infrastructure designs are helping fleets overcome grid constraints and deployment barriers. With utility upgrades taking time and charging demand growing, can new infrastructure technologies help fleets electrify faster?
This session explores solutions that reduce installation complexity, maximize available power, and support expanding vehicle populations.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Flexible infrastructure: Map modular and scalable charging architectures.
- Grid constraints: Study battery-buffered charging and limited-power solutions.
- Deployment acceleration: Identify technologies that can reduce installation timelines.
- Fleet economics: Compare capital costs, utilization, and long-term scalability.
10:50 am – 11:10 am: Lightning Talk: Vehicle-to-Grid: Turning Fleet EVs into Energy Assets
In this 20-minute technology spotlight, explore how vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology could transform electric fleet vehicles from electricity consumers into valuable energy assets. With bidirectional charging, fleets may be able to reduce peak demand, support grid reliability, and generate revenue when vehicles aren’t in service. But is V2G commercially viable for fleet operations today?
This session will examine real-world applications, technology readiness, and the economics of putting fleet batteries to work.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Bidirectional charging: Recognize the technologies enabling energy to flow between vehicles and the grid.
- Revenue opportunities: Analyze demand response, grid services, and potential compensation models.
- Operational considerations: Evaluate impacts on vehicle availability, battery life, and charging schedules.
- Commercial readiness: Investigate real-world deployments, interoperability, and barriers to fleet adoption.
11:10 am – 12:00 pm: Cutting the Cost of Charging: Strategies to Maximize Fleet ROI
Electricity may be cheaper than diesel, but poorly managed charging can quickly erode those savings. Demand charges, time-of-use rates, underutilized chargers, and inefficient scheduling can drive up costs and undermine the business case for fleet electrification. How can fleets optimize charging operations to deliver the lowest possible cost per mile?
This session studies the technologies, operational strategies, and electricity pricing structures that determine what fleets actually pay to charge and how to maximize the return on every charging investment.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Electricity costs: Navigate time-of-use rates, demand charges, and utility pricing structures.
- Charger optimization: Maximize utilization, power sharing, and infrastructure efficiency.
- Smart operations: Align charging schedules, fleet duty cycles, and energy management technologies.
- Fleet economics: Identify strategies to reduce costs per mile and improve charging ROI.
Fuel Efficiency Workshop
8:30 am – 8:50 am: Session Keynote: The Fight for Every Mile: Winning Against High Diesel Costs
When diesel prices soar, every wasted gallon hits the bottom line. For commercial fleets, even modest improvements in fuel economy can mean millions in savings. But with margins under pressure, where should fleets invest first, and which technologies deliver the greatest returns?
Opening the Fuel Efficiency Workshop, this keynote challenges fleets to rethink how they manage fuel consumption, equipment investments, and operating efficiency. Discover where leading operators are finding savings and how technology can turn fuel efficiency into a competitive advantage.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- The cost of diesel: Recognize how fuel prices affect profitability and fleet competitiveness.
- Biggest opportunities: Identify technologies and operational changes with meaningful savings potential.
- Proven economics: Scrutinize how fuel efficiency gains translate into dollars and cost per mile.
- Fleet priorities: Discover where to invest now for the strongest financial returns.
8:50 am – 9:45 am: The Powertrain Efficiency Race: Diesel, Hybrids, and the Next MPG Breakthrough
With diesel prices squeezing margins, every improvement in fuel economy matters. Advances in combustion, integrated powertrains, transmissions, and hybrid technology are creating new opportunities to reduce fuel consumption. But which innovations deliver real savings, and which justify the added equipment cost?
This session puts the latest powertrain technologies to the test, examining real-world fuel economy, operating performance, and investment returns across commercial fleet applications.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Engine innovation: Study advances in combustion, thermal efficiency, and engine controls.
- Hybrid advantage: Examine where hybrid and mild-hybrid systems can reduce diesel consumption.
- Powertrain optimization: Realize gains from integrated engines, transmissions, and axles.
- Fleet ROI: Review verified fuel savings, equipment premiums, and payback periods.
9:50 am – 10:45 am: Every Gallon Counts: Tires, Trailers, and the Hidden Cost of Drag
How much diesel are fleets wasting before their trucks even leave the yard? Aerodynamic drag, rolling resistance, improper tire inflation, and inefficient equipment configurations can quietly drain fuel budgets mile after mile. With diesel prices soaring, these losses are becoming impossible to ignore.
This session examines the latest tractor and trailer efficiency technologies, from advanced aerodynamics and intelligent tire systems to retrofit solutions that can reduce fuel consumption without replacing trucks.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Cut the drag: Inspect tractor and trailer aerodynamic innovations delivering measurable savings.
- Tire technology: Examine low-rolling-resistance tires, pressure monitoring, and automatic inflation.
- Retrofit opportunities: Highlight improvements fleets can deploy on existing equipment.
- Prove the payback: Compare fuel savings, durability, implementation costs, and real-world ROI.
10:50 am – 11:30 am: Stop Burning Money: How AI Is Finding Fuel Savings Fleets Miss
You don’t need a new truck to start saving fuel. Every unnecessary mile, excessive idle hour, inefficient route, and missed maintenance issue adds to the cost of operating a fleet. With diesel prices putting unprecedented pressure on margins, how much money is hiding in everyday operations?
This session examines how AI, telematics, and intelligent fleet management technologies are turning operational data into measurable fuel savings. Hear where fleets are achieving results today and what it takes to turn insights into lower costs per mile.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Find hidden waste: Uncover fuel losses from routing, idling, maintenance, and inefficient operations.
- AI-powered optimization: Outline predictive analytics, intelligent routing, and automated fleet insights.
- Driver performance: Delve into real-time coaching and technologies that improve fuel-efficient driving.
- Proven savings: Evaluate actual reductions in fuel consumption, implementation costs, and ROI.
Multi-Fuel Workshop
8:30 am – 8:50 am: Session Keynote: Right Energy, Right Job: Rethinking Fleet Fuel Strategies
What if the smartest fleet energy strategy isn’t choosing one fuel, but choosing the right fuel for every job? With volatile fuel prices, evolving emissions requirements, and increasingly diverse vehicle technologies, fleets are rethinking one-size-fits-all approaches.
Opening the Multi-Fuel Workshop, this keynote explores how matching propane autogas, diesel, electric, and other emerging solutions to specific duty cycles can simplify operations, protect uptime, and improve fleet economics. Hear lessons from port, transit, and logistics operations putting diversified energy strategies to work.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Right fuel, right job: Align powertrain and fuel technologies to fleet applications.
- Operational resilience: Reduce dependence on a single energy source.
- Real-world results: Chart lessons from fleets deploying multiple technologies.
- Fleet economics: Evaluate costs, infrastructure, reliability, and performance.
8:50 am – 9:45 am: Renewable Diesel & Biodiesel: Can Supply Keep Pace with Fleet Demand?
Renewable diesel and biodiesel offer fleets opportunities to reduce emissions while leveraging existing diesel vehicles and fueling assets. But shifting production economics, feedstock competition, regional availability, and policy uncertainty raise important questions about long-term supply and cost competitiveness.
This session goes beyond fuel basics to examine the evolving renewable fuels supply chain, production technologies, pricing, and procurement strategies. Can fleets count on these fuels at scale, and how should they plan for changing market conditions?
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Supply outlook: Examine production capacity, feedstocks, and regional availability.
- Fuel economics: Compare pricing, incentives, and delivered fuel costs.
- Technology compatibility: Assess fuel quality, blending, storage, and engine considerations.
- Fleet procurement: Unpack strategies to secure reliable supplies and manage price volatility.
9:50 am – 10:55 am: Propane & Renewable Propane: Expanding the Fleet Fuel Playbook
Propane autogas is an established option for school buses, delivery vehicles, and vocational fleets, but advances in engine technology and growing interest in renewable propane are expanding the conversation. Where can propane compete on cost, performance, and emissions, and what opportunities are emerging for fleets?
This session examines modern propane vehicle technology, fueling infrastructure, renewable propane production, and the economics of deployment. Hear how fleets are evaluating propane as part of a diversified energy strategy.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Vehicle innovation: Explore propane engine technology, performance, and applications.
- Renewable propane: Weigh production pathways, availability, and emissions potential.
- Fueling economics: Compare infrastructure, fuel costs, and operating requirements.
- Fleet deployment: Detect duty cycles where propane can deliver competitive TCO.
11:00 am – 11:55 am: Hydrogen’s Supply Challenge: What Will It Take to Make Fuel Available and Affordable?
Hydrogen’s potential in heavy-duty transportation remains compelling, but expensive fuel, uneven availability, and infrastructure challenges continue to constrain adoption. With production projects evolving and fueling networks facing commercial pressures, where is hydrogen actually available, and what will bring costs down?
This session puts the spotlight on hydrogen supply, from production and distribution to storage, dispensing technology, and station economics. Explore what’s working, where investments are progressing, and what fleets need before committing to hydrogen-powered operations.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Supply reality: Study production, distribution, and fuel availability.
- Cost competitiveness: Understand delivered hydrogen pricing and pathways to lower costs.
- Fueling technology: Explore storage, dispensing, station reliability, and new infrastructure models.
- Fleet readiness: Identify markets where supply can support real deployments.
Policy & Markets Workshop
8:30 am – 9:15 am: Where’s the Money? Navigating the New Fleet Funding Landscape
The funding landscape for commercial transportation is changing dramatically. With shifting federal priorities, evolving state incentives, and growing pressure to justify investments without subsidies, where can fleets still find financial support for new vehicles, fuels, and infrastructure?
This session examines where public and private funding is headed, which programs are supporting deployments, and how fleets can build stronger investment strategies in an uncertain market.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Funding outlook: Uncover emerging federal, state, utility, and private funding opportunities.
- Technology priorities: Discern which vehicle, fuel, and infrastructure investments are attracting support.
- Financing strategies: Analyze grants, incentives, leasing, and alternative funding models.
- Fleet decisions: Learn how to build viable projects, maximize available support, and plan beyond subsidies.
9:20 am – 10:05 am: Opportunities Outside of Incentives: Can Carbon Markets Create New Revenue for Fleets?
Could reducing freight emissions become a new source of revenue for fleets? As shippers seek lower-carbon transportation and voluntary markets evolve, book-and-claim systems, environmental attributes, and carbon credits are creating new opportunities to finance cleaner operations. But which mechanisms offer real value, and which remain difficult to monetize?
This session explores how these markets work, the technologies supporting emissions tracking and verification, and what fleets need to understand before participating.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Book-and-claim: Explore how verified low-carbon freight attributes can connect shipper demand with fleet investments.
- Carbon markets: Clarify the differences between voluntary credits, fuel credits, and environmental attributes.
- Market economics: Review buyer demand, pricing, verification costs, and revenue potential.
- Fleet opportunities: Establish how cleaner fuels and vehicles could create new commercial value while avoiding double counting.
10:10 am – 10:40 am: EPA 2027: What the New Engine Rules Mean for Fleet Purchasing
The 2027 model year marks a major transition for heavy-duty engines, with tighter NOx standards, evolving compliance requirements, and new engine technologies entering the market. As federal regulations continue to shift, what will fleets be buying, and how will these changes affect costs, reliability, and maintenance?
This session examines the latest EPA requirements, manufacturer responses, and real-world implications for vehicle purchasing, replacement cycles, and long-term fleet economics.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Regulatory clarity: Understand the latest EPA 2027 requirements and compliance changes.
- Engine technology: Assess advances in emissions controls, aftertreatment, and engine design.
- Operating costs: Recognize potential impacts on vehicle pricing, fuel efficiency, maintenance, and warranties.
- Fleet purchasing: Rate equipment specifications, replacement timing, and investment decisions.
10:45 am – 11:30 am: Warehouses Under Pressure: When Facility Policy Drives Fleet Decisions
Warehouse regulations are changing more than facility operations, they’re influencing which trucks serve distribution centers, how freight is moved, and where companies invest in cleaner technologies. From California’s WAIRE program to evolving shipper expectations, how can warehouse operators and fleets manage compliance without compromising productivity?
This session examines how facility-based emissions requirements are shaping vehicle investments, charging infrastructure, yard equipment, and logistics operations, and the strategies companies are using to respond.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Regulatory landscape: Grasp warehouse emissions requirements and emerging policy approaches.
- Technology solutions: Discover cleaner trucks, zero-emission yard equipment, and charging infrastructure.
- Compliance economics: Evaluate technology investments, incentives, and alternative compliance pathways.
- Fleet implications: Determine how facility requirements affect carrier relationships, customer contracts, and freight operations.
Safety Workshop
8:30 am – 8:50 am: Session Keynote: Engineering Safety into Automated Vehicles
As commercial vehicles become increasingly automated, detecting hazards is only part of the safety equation. What happens when a sensor fails, steering is compromised, or a vehicle encounters conditions beyond its capabilities? The next generation of safety depends on technologies that can detect faults, maintain control, and respond safely when things go wrong.
Opening the Safety Workshop, this keynote explores how redundant braking, steering, power, and control systems are advancing vehicle safety, and what these innovations mean for fleets.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Beyond detection: Pinpoint why sensors and AI alone aren’t enough to ensure safe automation.
- Built-in redundancy: Survey backup braking, steering, and control technologies.
- Failure management: Examine how automated systems detect faults and respond safely.
- Fleet implications: Understand how safety architecture affects vehicle specifications, reliability, and maintenance.
8:50 am – 9:35 am: When Technology Takes the Wheel: The New Frontier of Fleet Safety
Advanced driver assistance systems are becoming more sophisticated, moving beyond warnings to technologies that can actively intervene to prevent crashes. From automatic emergency braking and collision avoidance to driver monitoring and intelligent speed assistance, which innovations are delivering measurable safety improvements?
This session examines how fleets are deploying active safety technologies, evaluating real-world performance, and navigating the balance between automated intervention and driver responsibility.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Active intervention: Explore advances in braking, collision avoidance, and driver assistance.
- Real-world results: Compare impacts on crashes, near misses, and driver safety.
- Human-machine interaction: Assess driver trust, alert fatigue, and automation limitations.
- Fleet deployment: Learn how to specify, maintain, and integrate safety technologies.
9:40 am – 10:30 am: From Data to Intervention: How AI Is Changing Fleet Safety
AI-powered cameras, predictive analytics, and intelligent coaching tools are changing how fleets identify and address safety risks. But can these technologies prevent crashes or are fleets simply collecting more data?
This session moves beyond AI hype to examine how fleets are turning video telematics, risk scoring, and real-time alerts into measurable safety improvements. Hear what works, what doesn’t, and how to use technology to drive safer behavior without losing driver trust.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Predictive safety: Delve into AI video analytics, risk scoring, and early intervention.
- Measurable outcomes: Audit reductions in incidents, risky behaviors, and claims.
- Smarter coaching: See how automated insights improve driver training and engagement.
- Fleet implementation: Address data management, driver acceptance, and technology ROI.
10:35 am – 11:30 am: The New Crash Environment: Technology, Liability, and the Cost of Risk
A single serious crash can expose fleets to millions in liability, rising insurance costs, and potentially devastating nuclear verdicts. As litigation risks escalate, can investments in safety technology protect more than drivers?
This session brings together fleet, insurance, and legal perspectives to examine how video evidence, telematics, incident reconstruction, and advanced safety systems are changing claims management and litigation defense. Explore whether safer fleets are seeing financial returns on technology investments and what it takes to demonstrate that value.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Nuclear verdicts: Understand how technology and evidence affect litigation exposure.
- Digital evidence: Explore video telematics, incident reconstruction, and claims analytics.
- Insurance economics: Analyze how insurers evaluate safety technology and fleet risk.
- Financial protection: Determine strategies to reduce claims costs, strengthen defenses, and demonstrate ROI.
Natural Gas Workshop
9:40 am – 10:00 am: Session Keynote: Powering the Next Generation of Heavy-Duty Trucking
Natural gas is gaining renewed attention as heavy-duty fleets look for ways to control operating costs, improve performance, and reduce emissions. With advances in engine technology, growing renewable natural gas (RNG) availability, and evolving fueling infrastructure, where does natural gas fit into the future of heavy-duty trucking?
Opening the Natural Gas Workshop, this industry keynote explores the latest technology advancements, market opportunities, and economic considerations shaping natural gas adoption, and what they mean for fleets evaluating their next generation of vehicles.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Technology innovation: Explore advances in natural gas engines, performance, and vehicle capabilities.
- Operating economics: Gauge how natural gas compares with diesel on fuel costs, maintenance, and total cost of ownership.
- Emissions advantages: Review the role of natural gas and RNG in achieving fleet sustainability goals.
- Fleet adoption: Pinpoint the infrastructure, service support, and operational factors influencing deployment decisions.
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Natural Gas Fleet Implementation: Costs, Infrastructure, and ROI
Can natural gas deliver a competitive return on investment for today’s fleets? With advances in vehicle technology, evolving fuel prices, and expanding fueling options, the business case is changing. But where does natural gas make financial sense, and what does it take to deploy successfully?
This session examines the real-world economics of natural gas adoption, from vehicle acquisition and fueling infrastructure to maintenance, operational performance, and long-term savings. Hear how fleets can evaluate opportunities, avoid costly missteps, and build a deployment strategy that delivers results.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Cost competitiveness: Compare vehicle, fuel, maintenance, and infrastructure costs against diesel.
- Fueling strategy: Weigh public, private, and on-site fueling options.
- Technology deployment: Identify applications where natural gas vehicles can deliver operational advantages.
- Return on investment: Recognize the factors driving payback periods, total cost of ownership, and long-term savings.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: From RNG Production to the Pump: Securing Reliable, Cost-Competitive Fuel
Renewable natural gas (RNG) is creating new opportunities for fleets to reduce emissions while leveraging proven natural gas vehicle technology. But as demand grows, can fuel production, distribution, and infrastructure keep pace? And how can fleets secure reliable, cost-competitive RNG supplies?
This session examines the evolving RNG supply chain, from production and distribution to fuel procurement and pricing. Explore how emerging technologies, market dynamics, and supply agreements are shaping RNG availability, and what fleets need to know to make informed fueling and investment decisions.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Supply and availability: Explore how RNG production, distribution, and infrastructure affect fuel access.
- Fuel procurement: Evaluate sourcing strategies, supply agreements, and long-term fuel reliability.
- Cost competitiveness: Understand the market forces influencing RNG pricing and fleet operating costs.
- Emissions impact: Analyze how carbon intensity and fuel sourcing affect fleet emissions strategies.
Fleet-Only Leadership Lunch (Invitation Only)
Fleet Operators Only | Invitation Only
No vendors. No sales pitches. Just fleets talking to fleets.
This exclusive, interactive lunch creates a space for fleet operators to speak candidly with peers facing the same operational and financial challenges. With no formal presentations or commercial agendas, the conversation is driven by the fleet leaders in the room.
Bring your questions, share what’s working (and what isn’t), and exchange practical strategies for managing costs, improving uptime, deploying new technologies, and navigating today’s fleet challenges.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Learn from your peers: Hear how other fleets are tackling real operational challenges.
- Share what’s working: Exchange candid lessons from deployments, pilots, and daily operations.
- Find practical solutions: Compare strategies you can bring back to your own fleet.
Participation is by invitation only and limited to fleet operators. To express interest or learn more, contact Joanne.golden@wsp.com.
WSP Transportation Regulator Lunch (Invitation Only)
Hosted by WSP | State DOT Representatives Only
State DOTs are navigating increasingly complex transportation challenges, from freight infrastructure and funding constraints to evolving policies, permitting, and emerging vehicle technologies. While many of these challenges are shared across states, opportunities for direct, candid dialogue among DOT leaders are often limited.
Hosted by WSP, this invitation-only, interactive lunch brings state DOT representatives together for a peer-to-peer exchange of experiences, priorities, and practical approaches. With no formal presentations, participants will drive the conversation, share lessons learned, and explore how other states are addressing common transportation challenges.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Learn from your peers: Hear how other state DOTs are addressing shared transportation challenges.
- Exchange practical strategies: Compare approaches to infrastructure, funding, permitting, and emerging technologies.
- Shape the conversation: Raise questions, share experiences, and explore opportunities for interstate collaboration.
Participation is by invitation only and limited to state DOT representatives. To express interest or learn more, contact Joanne.golden@wsp.com.
Monday Mainstage
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Mainstage Kickoff: Introduction and Welcome – ACT Leadership
2:20 pm – 2:45 pm: Fleet CEO Keynote: Leading the Fleet Through Transformation
The fleet industry is entering a new era, one defined by rising costs, rapid technology change, shifting powertrain strategies, and relentless pressure to deliver. For the executives responsible for thousands of vehicles, the question is no longer simply what technology is coming next. It is where to place the next bet.
In this opening-day keynote, a leading fleet CEO will offer an executive perspective on the decisions reshaping transportation at scale. From AI, automation, and advanced powertrains to infrastructure, workforce, and cost control, hear how one of the industry’s most influential leaders is determining what deserves investment, what can scale, and what delivers real business value.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Where the next bets are being made: What technologies and strategies warrant executive attention and capital.
- How leaders navigate uncertainty: Balancing innovation with reliability, economics, and operational risk.
- What it takes to scale: Turning promising technology into measurable fleet performance across complex operations.
2:50 pm – 3:50 pm: Innovation Meets the Bottom Line: What’s Driving Fleet Decisions?
Fleet costs are climbing. Fuel, equipment, labor, insurance, and financing are squeezing margins while emerging technologies promise new efficiencies. With every dollar under scrutiny, where are the industry’s largest fleets placing their bets?
Top fleet executives reveal what’s delivering real savings, which technologies are earning investment, and how they’re rethinking operations. From diesel and alternative fuels to AI, automation, and electrification, every option is on the table.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- The new cost equation: What’s driving expenses and changing investment priorities.
- Where fleets are saving: Strategies to improve uptime, utilization, and efficiency.
- Technology’s proving ground: Where AI, automation, and emerging vehicle technologies deliver ROI.
- Fuel and vehicle choices: How fleets are evaluating options against real-world economics.
- What’s next: Where industry leaders are placing their bets for 2027 and beyond.
3:55 pm – 4:20 pm: Closing Fireside Chat: The Next Era of Commercial Transportation
The next era of commercial transportation won’t be defined by a single technology. It will be shaped by tough decisions about cost, efficiency, automation, powertrains, and where the industry is willing to invest. With billions of dollars at stake, which bets will pay off and which could leave companies behind?
In this closing mainstage conversation, senior executives representing vehicle manufacturing and fleet operations will challenge assumptions about the industry’s future. From AI and autonomous trucking to evolving diesel, hybrid, and zero-emission strategies, hear where their visions align, where they diverge, and what must happen to turn innovation into commercial success.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Where the industry is headed: Which technologies and market shifts could redefine commercial transportation.
- Where executives disagree: How OEM and fleet priorities differ on investment, readiness, and risk.
- What will separate leaders from laggards: The strategic decisions that will determine competitiveness in the years ahead.
Monday Welcome Reception
This year’s Welcome Reception is moving out of the Expo Hall and into the West Hall Atrium. Join us to mingle, meet potential customers, and reconnect with familiar faces before the Expo Hall opens on Tuesday.
Tuesday, May 18
Fleet Sector Breakfast: Modernizing Work Trucks and Improving Fleet Capabilities
Work truck fleets can’t afford to compromise on capability, reliability, or uptime. As new powertrains, vehicle technologies, and equipment options enter the market, which solutions are proving they can handle the demands of real-world operations?
In this fleet-led session, utility, construction, service, and vocational fleet operators share firsthand case studies on vehicle deployments, technology selection, and operational performance. Discover where fleets are seeing results, what obstacles they’re navigating, and how they’re weighing performance against cost.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Real work truck deployments: Review how operators are integrating conventional, hybrid, electric, and alternative-fuel vehicles into demanding applications.
- Capability in the field: Understand how payload, towing, range, power take-off (PTO), and duty cycles influence technology decisions.
- Cost and infrastructure: Get a view of how fleets are evaluating acquisition costs, charging and fueling needs, maintenance, and lifecycle economics.
- Protecting productivity: Gain insight into lessons learned in vehicle reliability, upfitting, technician readiness, and maintaining uptime during fleet transitions.
Fleet Sector Breakfast: Smarter First- and Last-Mile Delivery
Rising costs and growing delivery demands are forcing fleets to rethink how they operate. Which vehicle technologies, routing strategies, and operational changes are improving efficiency and profitability?
In this fleet-led session, delivery operators share real-world case studies on vehicle selection, route optimization, and emerging delivery technologies. Hear what’s working, what’s not, and how fleets are reducing costs, maximizing productivity, and maintaining service reliability.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Real fleet deployments: Hear how operators are integrating new vehicles, powertrains, and delivery technologies into daily operations.
- Smarter routing: Interpret how fleets are using telematics, AI, and route optimization to reduce mileage, improve productivity, and control costs.
- Delivery economics: Discover how fleets are evaluating labor, energy, vehicle utilization, and total cost of ownership.
- Operational lessons: Find out what fleets are changing to navigate congestion, shifting delivery demands, and rising customer expectations.
Fleet Sector Breakfast: The Future of Port Operations: Automation, Electrification, and Efficiency
Ports and terminals are under pressure to move more freight, control operating costs, improve reliability, and meet growing expectations for sustainable operations. With electrification, automation, and advanced equipment technologies gaining traction, which investments are delivering real operational and environmental benefits?
In this fleet-led session, port and terminal operators will share firsthand case studies from real-world technology deployments. Hear what they implemented, what worked, what challenges they encountered, and how these investments are improving productivity, reducing emissions, and shaping future equipment and infrastructure decisions.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Real deployment lessons: Hear directly from operators deploying electric equipment, automation, and other advanced technologies.
- Infrastructure realities: Learn how fleets are addressing charging, power availability, site constraints, and operational integration.
- Performance and sustainability: Discover how operators are improving equipment utilization, reliability, efficiency, and emissions performance.
- The fleet business case: Appraise the costs, operational trade-offs, and lessons shaping future technology investments.
Fleet Sector Breakfast: Transforming Transit Fleets Without Compromising Service
Public transit agencies and bus fleet operators face growing pressure to modernize vehicles, reduce emissions, and control costs, all while maintaining reliable passenger service. Which technologies and investments are delivering results across fixed-route bus, commuter, and demand-response operations?
In this fleet-led session, transit fleet directors, maintenance leaders, and operations executives share firsthand case studies on vehicle deployments, infrastructure upgrades, and fleet modernization. Hear what’s working, where challenges remain, and how agencies are balancing technology investments, tight budgets, and day-to-day service demands.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Real transit deployments: Draw insights into how bus operators are integrating battery-electric, hydrogen, hybrid, and other powertrain technologies across different routes and duty cycles.
- Depot and infrastructure readiness: Learn how transit fleets are addressing charging, fueling, grid capacity, and maintenance facility upgrades.
- Transit fleet economics: Track how agencies are evaluating vehicle acquisition costs, maintenance expenses, funding constraints, and lifecycle performance.
- Keeping buses in service: Discover lessons learned in technician training, vehicle availability, fleet reliability, and maintaining passenger service during technology transitions.
Fleet Sector Breakfast: What’s Working for Regional and Long-Haul Trucking?
Regional and long-haul carriers face tough decisions on fuel costs, vehicle performance, and technology investments. With diesel, natural gas, battery-electric, hydrogen, and emerging efficiency technologies in the mix, which solutions are delivering results across different trucking operations?
Hosted by NACFE, this fleet-led session brings together regional and long-haul carriers to share firsthand case studies on powertrain deployments, fuel efficiency, and operational performance. Learn how fleets are evaluating new technologies against operating costs, route requirements, and equipment needs.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Real carrier experiences: Hear firsthand results from fleets testing and deploying new powertrains and efficiency technologies.
- Powertrain performance: Account for how diesel, natural gas, battery-electric, hydrogen, and hybrid technologies compare across range, payload, reliability, and duty cycles.
- Trucking economics: Determine how carriers are evaluating fuel costs, vehicle acquisition, maintenance, and total cost of ownership.
- Operational fit: Learn how fleets are matching technologies to regional routes, long-haul corridors, fueling access, and equipment utilization.
Tuesday Mainstage
8:30 am – 8:45 am: Opening Remarks: The Road Ahead for Commercial Transportation
What’s next for American freight? Rising operating costs, shifting regulations, infrastructure demands, and accelerating technology innovation are forcing the industry to rethink how goods move and what it will take to remain competitive.
Kicking off Tuesday’s Mainstage, this executive-level perspective examines the market forces, policy developments, and technology investments shaping commercial transportation. From freight efficiency and highway safety to automation and advanced vehicle technologies, hear what’s changing, what’s at stake, and where the industry’s attention needs to turn next.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Forces reshaping freight: How economics, policy, and market conditions are influencing the industry’s direction.
- Technology and infrastructure priorities: Where investment and innovation could deliver the greatest operational value.
- What’s ahead: The critical decisions and developments that could redefine fleet competitiveness.
8:50 am – 9:15 am: The Intelligent Fleet: From Reactive to Predictive
What if fleets could anticipate breakdowns, prevent crashes, and identify inefficiencies before they cost millions? With AI advancing rapidly and connected vehicles generating unprecedented amounts of data, the next competitive advantage may come from what fleets can predict, not just what they can measure.
This Mainstage keynote explores how AI, predictive analytics, and connected vehicle intelligence are redefining fleet performance. From maintenance and safety to fuel efficiency and asset utilization, discover how industry leaders are turning data into better decisions, lower costs, and smarter operations, and what the next generation of intelligent fleet management could make possible.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- From reactive to predictive: How AI is helping fleets anticipate risks, failures, and operational challenges.
- Turning intelligence into ROI: Where connected data can deliver measurable gains in safety, uptime, and cost.
- The next frontier: How AI, automation, and predictive technologies could fundamentally change fleet operations.
9:20 am – 9:35 am: ACT Talk: Beyond the Driver – What’s Next for Autonomous Trucking?
Autonomous trucks are hitting the road, but proving the technology works is only the beginning. The bigger question is whether driverless freight can deliver the reliability, efficiency, and economics needed to compete at scale.
In this Mainstage ACT Talk, one of the industry’s foremost leaders in vehicle autonomy will share an insider’s perspective on the future of driverless freight. From commercial deployment and safety to infrastructure, fleet integration, and business models, hear what it will take to move beyond individual routes and build commercially viable autonomous freight networks.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Beyond the pilot: What’s required to move from initial deployments to commercial freight networks.
- The economics of autonomy: Where driverless operations could improve utilization, capacity, and cost.
- The road to scale: The operational, safety, and infrastructure challenges that must be solved.
9:40 am – 10:30 am: Mainstage Executive Panel – Autonomous Vehicles in Action: What We’re Learning from Real-World Deployment
Automation is reshaping how freight moves, how logistics networks operate, and how companies manage capacity, safety, labor, and assets. From established automated port terminals to autonomous yards and driverless freight operations, the question is no longer whether automation works, but where it delivers value and what it takes to scale.
In this Mainstage executive discussion, leaders at the forefront of real-world deployment will reveal what automation is delivering, where expectations are falling short, and how operational lessons are shaping the next wave of investment.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- The business case: Where automation is delivering measurable gains in safety, productivity, utilization, and cost.
- Lessons from deployment: What operators are learning about integration, workforce impacts, and operational challenges.
- The path to scale: What it will take to move from isolated deployments to broader commercial operations.
10:35 am – 10:50 am: ACT Talk: From Pilot to Payoff: Innovation That Earns Its Place
Every new technology promises better performance, lower costs, or greater efficiency. But what actually delivers when put to work in a commercial fleet? From advanced powertrains and electrification to AI, connectivity, and safety systems, real-world testing is separating breakthrough innovations from expensive experiments.
In this Mainstage ACT Talk, a senior executive from one of the nation’s leading commercial fleet operators will share an inside look at how emerging technologies are tested, evaluated, and deployed in everyday operations. Discover what’s delivering measurable results, where expectations are falling short, and how fleet experience is shaping the next generation of technology investments.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Innovation under pressure: Which emerging technologies are proving their value in real-world fleet operations.
- The operational reality: What testing reveals about reliability, maintenance, driver experience, and cost.
- From testing to scale: How fleets determine which innovations deserve broader investment.
10:55 am – 11:10 am: ACT Talk: Beyond the Truck: Redefining the Commercial Truck Experience
Great commercial vehicles are built on engineering that fleets can trust. Today, trust is earned just as much in software, data, and service as it is in steel. Fleets want trucks that stay productive, simplify operations, and keep getting smarter over time.
In this Mainstage ACT Talk, a leading commercial truck executive will explore what it takes to deliver greater value to fleets in a constantly evolving operating environment. From powertrain choice and uptime to connected technology, autonomy, service, and lifecycle economics, the next generation of commercial vehicles will be defined not only by what powers the truck, but by how effectively the entire vehicle and support ecosystem performs for the customer.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- The road ahead: What a truly integrated truck and technology ecosystem means for fleets.
- The intelligent truck: Where AI, connectivity, and predictive diagnostics are transforming vehicle capabilities.
- Uptime by design: How autonomy and integrated technologies are reshaping truck design and fleet economics.
Expo Hall
Explore the industry’s largest showcase of advanced fleet technologies, with 400+ exhibitors and 200+ commercial vehicles spanning advanced powertrains, fuels, AI, autonomy, safety, fleet software, vehicle efficiency, infrastructure, and more.
Compare solutions side by side, talk directly with OEMs and technology providers, and evaluate performance, operational fit, infrastructure needs, and long-term value to identify the technologies and partners that can reduce costs, protect uptime, improve safety, and strengthen fleet performance.
The Expo Hall also puts you at the center of major vehicle and technology unveilings, partnership announcements, and deployment news as it happens.
Ride & Drive
Get behind the wheel of the latest advanced commercial vehicles and experience how they perform in real-world driving conditions. From pickup trucks and vans to buses and heavy-duty trucks, compare powertrains, handling, safety systems, driver comfort, and emerging vehicle technologies firsthand.
Talk directly with manufacturer representatives about range, maintenance, infrastructure requirements, and total cost of ownership to better understand which vehicles and technologies could be the right fit for your operation.
Expo Hall Theaters: Rapid-Fire Insights on the Future of Fleet Technology
Located directly on the show floor, ACT Expo’s two Expo Hall Theaters bring timely industry insights, emerging technologies, and real-world fleet applications to attendees throughout the week.
Programming will feature a dynamic mix of individual presentations, fireside chats, panel discussions, product and technology spotlights, and fleet case studies, covering topics such as AI, vehicle technology, charging and infrastructure, alternative fuels, hydrogen, efficiency, and other innovations shaping commercial transportation.
Designed for fast-paced learning between exhibits and meetings, the Expo Hall Theaters offer attendees an easy way to hear directly from industry leaders, discover new solutions, and gain practical perspectives on improving fleet performance and operations.
The full lineup of Expo Hall Theater sessions and speakers will be announced soon.
Open to all ACT Expo attendees. Seating is first come, first served.
NAFA & MEMA Lunch: Building a Standardized Procurement Framework for Public Fleets (Invitation Only)
Invitation Only | Interactive Working Lunch
Public fleets face growing pressure to modernize vehicles, yet inconsistent specifications and complex procurement processes continue to delay adoption. This interactive working lunch brings public fleet leaders, procurement professionals, and manufacturers together to tackle these challenges directly.
Through facilitated, audience-driven discussion, participants will share purchasing barriers, evaluate opportunities for standardized vehicle specifications, and explore cooperative procurement approaches that could accelerate fleet modernization.
Why You Can’t Miss It:
- Help shape procurement solutions: Contribute to discussions on common specifications and Greenbook-style frameworks.
- Tackle real barriers: Share procurement challenges and identify ways to reduce delays.
- Engage directly with decision-makers: Work alongside public fleet buyers and manufacturers to identify practical next steps.
Participation is by invitation only. To express interest or learn more, contact Joanne.golden@wsp.com.
AI & the Intelligent Fleet Workshop
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm: Reducing Reactive Repairs: Applying AI to Fleet Maintenance
Unexpected breakdowns are expensive, disruptive, and increasingly avoidable. AI-powered diagnostics, telematics, and real-time vehicle data are giving fleets new ways to detect problems earlier, anticipate failures, and improve maintenance decisions.
But which applications are actually reducing costs and downtime? Fleet operators and technology leaders will examine how predictive maintenance is being deployed, where AI is delivering measurable results, and what it takes to turn vehicle data into smarter maintenance operations.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Predict failures earlier: Identify emerging vehicle issues before they disrupt operations.
- Optimize shop operations: Strengthen service scheduling, parts availability, and technician productivity.
- Prove the value: Look at real-world results in vehicle uptime, maintenance costs, and operational efficiency.
2:55 pm – 4:05 pm: Connected Fleet Intelligence: Next Generation Trailers
Trailers are becoming intelligent, connected assets, and a new source of operational advantage. Smart sensors, telematics, and AI-powered analytics are giving fleets greater visibility into trailer location, condition, utilization, and maintenance needs.
How are fleets turning that intelligence into real savings? This session explores the next generation of smart trailer technologies, from tire and brake monitoring to asset tracking and predictive maintenance, with fleet operators sharing how connected trailer data is improving productivity, reducing downtime, and maximizing equipment utilization.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Unlock trailer intelligence: Explore smart sensors, connected monitoring, and AI-driven insights.
- Maximize asset utilization: Improve trailer visibility, availability, and coordination across operations.
- Reduce operating costs: Observe fleet applications that improve maintenance, efficiency, and equipment performance.
Fleet & Utility Workshop
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Planning Without Perfect Information: Bridging the Fleet & Utility Gap
Utilities need to plan grid investments five to ten years ahead, but fleets often have visibility into vehicle purchases and replacement cycles just one or two years out. This disconnect creates uncertainty, delays in infrastructure planning, and puts pressure on fleets to make commitments they can’t realistically predict.
How can both sides move forward without perfect information? In this candid executive roundtable, fleet and utility leaders will challenge traditional planning assumptions, explore more flexible forecasting approaches, and discuss what information each side can reasonably provide to support infrastructure investment.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Bridge the planning gap: Reconcile long-term utility planning with shorter fleet investment cycles.
- Plan amid uncertainty: Discover demand forecasting, shared assumptions, and realistic commitments.
- Find common ground: Identify practical changes that help utilities plan and fleets move forward.
3:05 pm – 4:05 pm: From Forecasts to Infrastructure: Getting Grid Investments Moving
Identifying future charging demand is only half the challenge. Turning uncertain forecasts into grid capacity, utility upgrades, and infrastructure investments requires coordination across fleets, utilities, developers, and regulators. Waiting for firm commitments can stall projects, but investing too early can create financial risk and stranded capacity.
How do we build for tomorrow without overcommitting today? Through real-world project scenarios, this interactive session challenges participants to evaluate phased infrastructure investments, flexible capacity planning, cost allocation, and strategies for advancing projects despite uncertain fleet demand.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Move beyond forecasts: Explore how utilities and fleets can translate projected demand into infrastructure decisions.
- Build for flexibility: Gain insight into phased investments, scalable infrastructure, and approaches to managing financial risk.
- Accelerate deployment: Examine practical strategies to overcome planning, funding, and coordination barriers.
Fleet Economics & TCO Workshop
2:00 pm – 2:55 pm: Matching Vehicles to Missions: Reducing Costs Through Fleet Right-Sizing
The right vehicle for the job isn’t always the biggest, newest, or most expensive. Oversized vehicles, underutilized assets, and mismatched powertrains can quietly drive up costs, while poorly matched equipment can compromise productivity and performance.
How can fleets make smarter purchasing decisions? This session explores how telematics, utilization analytics, and duty-cycle data are helping operators optimize vehicle specifications, fleet composition, and replacement strategies. Fleet operators will share real-world examples of right-sizing decisions that reduce costs without sacrificing operational capability.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Right-size your fleet: Match vehicle specifications, capacity, and powertrains to real operating demands.
- Find hidden savings: Identify underutilized assets, unnecessary capacity, and opportunities to reduce costs.
- Make smarter investments: Use operational data to improve vehicle selection, replacement planning, and fleet performance.
3:00 pm – 4:05 pm: Not Just the Sticker Price: Rethinking Fleet Total Cost of Ownership
The lowest purchase price doesn’t always mean the lowest cost to operate. Fuel and electricity prices, maintenance, infrastructure, financing, insurance, and residual values can dramatically change vehicle economics over time. With diesel, natural gas, hybrids, battery-electric, and other technologies competing for fleet investment, making credible comparisons has never been more important.
Which technologies actually deliver the strongest business case? Through real-world operating scenarios, fleet and financial experts will challenge common TCO assumptions, compare powertrain economics, and examine how duty cycles, utilization, and operating conditions change the financial equation.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Compare real costs: Calculate lifecycle economics across conventional and advanced vehicle technologies.
- Challenge TCO assumptions: Understand how energy prices, maintenance, infrastructure, utilization, and residual values influence results.
- Build a stronger business case: Explore practical modeling approaches that support fleet purchasing and investment decisions.
Wednesday, May 19
Fleet Sector Breakfast: Inside Robotaxi Operations: Lessons for Commercial Fleets
Robotaxi fleets are putting autonomous and electric vehicles to work at scale, tackling challenges that extend far beyond the vehicle itself. From charging and energy management to maintenance, safety, and regulatory approvals, what can commercial fleets learn from these real-world deployments?
In this fleet-led session, robotaxi operators share firsthand case studies on building and managing autonomous fleet operations. Hear how they’re developing infrastructure, coordinating strategic partnerships, and overcoming deployment challenges and what these experiences mean for commercial fleets exploring automation and electrification.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Real robotaxi deployments: Gain perspective on how operators are managing autonomous vehicles, charging, maintenance, and daily fleet operations.
- Charging at scale: Clarify how fleets are planning infrastructure, managing energy demand, and minimizing vehicle downtime.
- Partnerships and approvals: Discover how operators are working with utilities, infrastructure providers, and regulators to support deployment.
- Commercial fleet takeaways: Understand which lessons from robotaxi operations can translate to fleet electrification, automation, and long-term operational planning.
Fleet Sector Breakfast: Smarter Investments for Municipal & Government Fleets
Municipal and government fleets face growing pressure to modernize aging vehicles, reduce emissions, and stretch limited budgets, all while keeping essential public services running. Which technologies and investments are delivering real savings, improved reliability, and long-term value for taxpayers?
In this fleet-led session, public-sector fleet directors and operations leaders share firsthand case studies from vehicle deployments, infrastructure upgrades, and fleet modernization efforts. Gain insight into the trade-offs public fleets are making as they weigh technology benefits against funding, compliance, and operational demands.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Real government fleet deployments: Hear how cities, counties, and public agencies are integrating electric, hybrid, and alternative-fuel vehicles into diverse operations.
- Funding and procurement: Build a picture of how fleet leaders are leveraging grants, incentives, cooperative purchasing, and lifecycle cost analysis to stretch public dollars.
- Infrastructure and readiness: Discover lessons from charging and fueling installations, maintenance upgrades, and workforce training.
- Protecting essential services: Recognize how agencies are balancing sustainability, equipment reliability, tight budgets, and operational readiness.
Fleet Sector Breakfast: Upgrading Drayage Fleets and Delivering Results with New Tech
Drayage fleets face mounting pressure to reduce emissions, control equipment costs, and keep freight moving. With evolving regulations, new powertrain technologies, and infrastructure constraints, how are operators making the numbers work while maintaining productivity?
In this fleet-led session, drayage carriers and fleet operators share firsthand case studies on deploying cleaner trucks, developing charging and fueling infrastructure, and managing the economics of fleet modernization. Hear what’s working, what’s not, and how operators are navigating real-world challenges at ports, terminals, and distribution facilities.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Real drayage deployments: Examine how carriers are integrating battery-electric, hydrogen, natural gas, and other advanced truck technologies into daily operations.
- Infrastructure realities: Learn how fleets are addressing charging and fueling access, grid capacity, site limitations, and operational downtime.
- Drayage economics: Explain how operators are evaluating vehicle costs, energy expenses, incentives, utilization, and total cost of ownership.
- Lessons from the road: Describe how fleets are overcoming deployment barriers while maintaining truck availability, turnaround times, and service reliability.
Wednesday Mainstage
8:30 am – 8:45 am: Opening Remarks: What’s Next?
8:50 am – 9:10 am: Industry Mainstage Keynote: The Road Ahead: Innovation, Efficiency, and the Future of Trucking
The future of trucking won’t be defined by powertrains alone. Rising operating costs, tighter margins, and accelerating technological innovation are forcing the industry to rethink how trucks perform, how fleets operate, and where the next competitive advantages will emerge.
In this executive Mainstage keynote, a global industry leader will challenge conventional thinking about the future of trucking. From connected technologies and intelligent tires to advanced materials, energy efficiency, and emerging powertrains, discover where the next breakthroughs are coming from, and which innovations could fundamentally change fleet economics.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Beyond the powertrain: Where innovation can unlock the next generation of fleet efficiency, safety, and performance.
- The next competitive advantage: How connected technologies, data, and advanced materials are reshaping truck operations.
- Where the industry is headed: Which technology investments could deliver meaningful economic returns for fleets over the next decade.
9:15 am – 10:00 am: The Powertrain Playbook: What’s Next for Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles?
The light- and medium-duty market is entering a pivotal reset. Hybrids are gaining momentum, EV strategies are being recalibrated, conventional powertrains continue to compete, and fleets are demanding vehicles that deliver on cost, capability, and uptime. The world’s leading manufacturers are deciding what to focus on next.
In this Mainstage conversation, senior OEM executives will debate the product and powertrain decisions shaping the next generation of pickups, vans, work trucks, and commercial vehicles. Expect a candid discussion on hybrids, electrification, efficiency, affordability, technology investment, and what manufacturers believe fleets will actually buy and scale over the next several years.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Where OEMs are placing their bets: Get firsthand insight into which powertrains and technologies are gaining investment and where strategies are changing.
- The hybrid question: Assess why hybrids are reemerging as a major part of the commercial vehicle conversation and where they fit between conventional and fully electric platforms.
- What wins with fleets: Survey how manufacturers are balancing acquisition cost, TCO, uptime, performance, infrastructure, and customer demand.
- What comes next: Gain an executive-level view of how product portfolios could change as technology, policy, and market economics continue to shift.
10:05 am – 10:20 am: ACT Talk: Hydrogen’s Future – Can Trucks and Infrastructure Deliver at Scale?
Hydrogen promises diesel-like range and rapid refueling for heavy-duty trucking, but can the vehicles, infrastructure, and economics deliver at scale? With new truck deployments and high-flow fueling demonstrations testing what’s possible, the industry faces critical questions about hydrogen’s commercial future.
In this Mainstage ACT Talk, hear from a leading industry innovator advancing hydrogen transportation about the breakthroughs, challenges, and investments shaping its next chapter. From real-world truck performance and fueling capabilities to infrastructure readiness and cost competitiveness, discover what recent progress reveals about hydrogen’s potential, and what must happen before widespread deployment becomes viable.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Technology in action: What recent truck deployments and fueling demonstrations reveal about performance and readiness.
- The infrastructure challenge: What’s needed to deliver reliable, high-capacity hydrogen fueling.
- The commercial equation: Which economic and operational milestones will determine hydrogen’s path to scale.
10:25 am – 11:15 am: ZETs at Scale: Big Bets, Real Deployments, and the Road to 2030
The race to scale zero-emission trucking is entering a decisive new phase. Major fleets, manufacturers, and shippers are making bold investments, but who’s accelerating, who’s recalibrating, and where is the business case actually working?
Hear directly from leading fleet operators, vehicle manufacturers, major shippers, and industry collaborators as they reveal what’s driving their decisions, where real-world deployments are gaining traction, and what must happen to unlock the next wave of growth. Get an inside look at the investments, partnerships, and market shifts shaping the road to 2030.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Where investment is heading: Which zero-emission trucking technologies, markets, and strategies are attracting the most interest.
- What’s working at scale: Where real-world deployments are gaining traction and which barriers remain.
- What’s driving adoption: How fleet economics, technology readiness, and shipper demand are reshaping decisions.
- What comes next: What industry leaders expect to change by 2030 and what it will take to accelerate growth.
Expo Hall
Explore the industry’s largest showcase of advanced fleet technologies, with 400+ exhibitors and 200+ commercial vehicles spanning advanced powertrains, fuels, AI, autonomy, safety, fleet software, vehicle efficiency, infrastructure, and more.
Compare solutions side by side, talk directly with OEMs and technology providers, and evaluate performance, operational fit, infrastructure needs, and long-term value to identify the technologies and partners that can reduce costs, protect uptime, improve safety, and strengthen fleet performance.
The Expo Hall also puts you at the center of major vehicle and technology unveilings, partnership announcements, and deployment news as it happens.
Ride & Drive
Get behind the wheel of the latest advanced commercial vehicles and experience how they perform in real-world driving conditions. From pickup trucks and vans to buses and heavy-duty trucks, compare powertrains, handling, safety systems, driver comfort, and emerging vehicle technologies firsthand.
Talk directly with manufacturer representatives about range, maintenance, infrastructure requirements, and total cost of ownership to better understand which vehicles and technologies could be the right fit for your operation.
Expo Hall Theaters: Rapid-Fire Insights on the Future of Fleet Technology
Located directly on the show floor, ACT Expo’s two Expo Hall Theaters bring timely industry insights, emerging technologies, and real-world fleet applications to attendees throughout the week.
Programming will feature a dynamic mix of individual presentations, fireside chats, panel discussions, product and technology spotlights, and fleet case studies, covering topics such as AI, vehicle technology, charging and infrastructure, alternative fuels, hydrogen, efficiency, and other innovations shaping commercial transportation.
Designed for fast-paced learning between exhibits and meetings, the Expo Hall Theaters offer attendees an easy way to hear directly from industry leaders, discover new solutions, and gain practical perspectives on improving fleet performance and operations.
The full lineup of Expo Hall Theater sessions and speakers will be announced soon.
Open to all ACT Expo attendees. Seating is first come, first served.
EV Charging Workshop Part 2
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Bridging Infrastructure Gaps with Temporary Charging
Permanent charging infrastructure can take months or years to plan, permit, and build. Temporary charging solutions offer fleets a way to deploy electric vehicles while utility connections, site upgrades, and permanent installations catch up.
But when does temporary charging make financial and operational sense? This session examines mobile charging, portable power systems, and interim infrastructure strategies, with a focus on real-world deployments, cost considerations, and how fleets can bridge infrastructure gaps without compromising operations.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Bridge infrastructure delays: Investigate temporary charging solutions that keep vehicle deployments moving.
- Compare your options: Evaluate mobile chargers, portable power, and interim installations.
- Understand the economics: Weigh power capacity, deployment costs, and operational trade-offs.
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Smart Energy Management: Connecting Fleets, Storage, and the Grid
As electric fleets grow, managing energy is becoming just as important as managing vehicles. Intelligent charging systems, battery storage, and bidirectional technologies are creating new opportunities to control costs, reduce peak demand, and make better use of available power.
How can fleets turn these technologies into operational and financial advantages? This session explores smart charging, energy management platforms, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) applications, and the practical challenges of integrating vehicles, facilities, and utilities.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Control energy costs: Examine intelligent charging and demand management strategies.
- Unlock energy flexibility: Delve into new deployments of battery storage, bidirectional charging, and V2G applications.
- Plan for integration: Identify interoperability, utility coordination, and infrastructure requirements.
3:15 pm – 4:05 pm: Hands-Free Charging: The Next Frontier in Fleet Electrification
What if charging an electric vehicle required no cables, no driver intervention, and no disruption to fleet operations? Hands-free charging technologies are opening new possibilities for commercial fleets, particularly in high-utilization environments where every minute matters.
From robotic charging systems to wireless and inductive charging, emerging solutions promise to simplify charging operations, improve vehicle availability, and reduce labor requirements. This session examines the technologies moving toward commercial deployment, the fleets testing them, and the operational and economic questions that will determine where hands-free charging makes sense.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Explore emerging technologies: Compare robotic, automated plug-in, and wireless charging systems.
- Improve fleet productivity: Analyze opportunities to reduce charging labor, vehicle downtime, and operational complexity.
- Assess commercial readiness: Understand deployment requirements, costs, interoperability, and real-world fleet applications.
Software-Defined Vehicles & Digital Twins Workshop
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Smarter Vehicles, Better Outcomes: Unlocking Software-Defined Performance
Commercial vehicles are becoming software platforms that can evolve long after leaving the factory. Over-the-air updates, connected diagnostics, and software-enabled features are changing how fleets manage vehicle performance, maintenance, safety, and total cost of ownership.
But what happens when fleets operate vehicles from multiple manufacturers, each with different software platforms and data systems? OEMs, technology leaders, and fleet operators will explore the capabilities of software-defined vehicles, the challenges of interoperability and data access, and how continuous software improvements can deliver measurable operational value.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Unlock vehicle capabilities: Delve into new technologies like over-the-air updates, connected diagnostics, and software-enabled performance improvements.
- Navigate interoperability: Understand data access, integration challenges, and managing diverse vehicle platforms.
- Maximize lifecycle value: Examine how software can improve uptime, safety, maintenance, and long-term vehicle performance.
3:05 pm – 4:05 pm: Digital Twins in Action: Reducing Risk in Fleet Planning
What if fleets could test major operational decisions before investing a dollar? Digital twins and simulation technologies are giving fleet operators new ways to model vehicle performance, duty cycles, maintenance strategies, infrastructure needs, and deployment scenarios before committing capital.
From evaluating vehicle replacements to optimizing routes and anticipating operational constraints, virtual modeling can help fleets identify risks, compare alternatives, and make better investment decisions. This session brings digital twin technology to life through practical demonstrations and fleet case studies, examining where simulation is delivering value and what it takes to apply these tools in real operations.
In This Session, You Will Learn:
- Test before investing: Determine virtual models that evaluate vehicles, routes, maintenance, and infrastructure scenarios.
- Reduce operational risk: Identify performance constraints and potential challenges before deployment.
- Improve investment decisions: See how fleets are using simulation to compare strategies, optimize assets, and control costs.
Partner Events: Expanding the ACT Expo Experience
ACT Expo 2027 will feature additional partner-hosted events on Wednesday, May 19, and Thursday, May 20, offering attendees opportunities to connect with industry peers, explore emerging technologies, and participate in specialized programming beyond the main conference agenda.
From networking events and industry discussions to technical workshops, demonstrations, and other interactive experiences, these events will bring together industry leaders, technology providers, and fleet operators for focused learning and collaboration.
The full lineup of partner events will be announced soon.
Interested in hosting a partner event at ACT Expo 2027? Contact speakers@trccompanies.com to explore opportunities.
Thursday, May 20
Partner Events: Expanding the ACT Expo Experience
ACT Expo 2027 will feature additional partner-hosted events on Wednesday, May 19, and Thursday, May 20, offering attendees opportunities to connect with industry peers, explore emerging technologies, and participate in specialized programming beyond the main conference agenda.
From networking events and industry discussions to technical workshops, demonstrations, and other interactive experiences, these events will bring together industry leaders, technology providers, and fleet operators for focused learning and collaboration.
The full lineup of partner events will be announced soon.
Interested in hosting a partner event at ACT Expo 2027? Contact speakers@trccompanies.com to explore opportunities.
