Introduction

We’ve compiled the 2017 working truck shows and events you don’t want to miss. From the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, to the Work Truck eXchange in Phoenix, here are several work truck events to attend this year. Let us know which work truck events your company attends each year at the DuraMag Facebook Page today.

Road Rally Across America

When: June 5–16, 2017

Where: This year’s 18-stop, 4,825-mile journey starts outside of Long Beach, California, and concludes in Washington, DC.

Learn more: http://www.ntea.com/2017roadrally 

Hosted by NGVAmerica, American Public Gas Association and American Gas Association. The second annual From Sea-to-Shining-Sea NGV Rally highlights the variety of vehicles available today operating on CNG, LNG and RNG.

“NTEA is pleased to sponsor this coast-to-coast event that showcases the importance of clean energy fuels in transportation,” said Doyle Sumrall, NTEA managing director. “This is a great platform for generating awareness of alternative fuel choices and the expansion of CNG offerings, which has allowed it to become a fuel of choice for many fleets.”

EV Roadmap 10

When: June 20, 2017 @ 7:30 a.m. – June 21, 2017 @ 5:00 p.m.

Where: Portland, OR

Learn More: https://evroadmapconference.com/

Widespread electric vehicle adoption requires a supportive ecosystem of stakeholders, from utilities and local governments to vehicle OEMs, charging providers, interest groups, and drivers. The EV Roadmap Conference brings all of these stakeholders together in a highly interactive format to explore emerging trends, share best practices, and map the road ahead.

Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference and Expo

When: Oct. 11, 2017 @ 8:00 a.m. – Oct. 13, 2017 @ 5:00 p.m.

Where: Raleigh, NC

Learn More: NC Clean Energy Technology Center

The Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference showcases the latest and greatest in advanced vehicles, fuels, and technologies – including data driven solutions. This conference is a source of on-the-ground experience for increasing fleet efficiency and sustainability, while reducing emissions and costs.

Today’s fleet management is all about the numbers. Learn from your peers and experts on technologies and tools to drive efficiency in your fleet operations.

CALSTART’s 25th Anniversary Reception and Symposium 2030: Connecting Transportation, Jobs and the Environment

When: Oct. 24, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m. – Oct. 25, 2017 @ 5:00 p.m.

Where: Pasadena, CA

Learn More: http://calstart25.org/

Twenty-five years ago, CALSTART set out to create a sustainable transportation future. This October we mark the occasion with a timely gathering of national policymakers and industry leaders targeting solutions and actions to stimulate thinking toward a 2030 vision for a clean transportation economy. The focus: market acceleration through transportation policies and technologies that result in creating more jobs, while meeting our climate and clean air goals.

(Webinar) What’s new in the Alternative Fuel Life-Cycle Environmental and Economic Transportation (AFLEET) Tool

When: July 25, 2017 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET

Where: Online!

Learn More: https://cleancities.energy.gov/webinars

Andrew Burnham, from Argonne National Laboratory, will discuss updates to the AFLEET Tool, including adding idle reduction, renewable diesel, and low-NOx AFV engines to the tool. Andrew has created the AFLEET Tool for Clean Cities stakeholders to estimate the environmental (and economic) impacts of AFVs.

You can find both the AFLEET Tool spreadsheet and user manual here: http://greet.es.anl.gov/afleet_tool and on the Alternative Fuels Data Center website.

The Work Fleet Forum – The Event for Hard-Working Truck Fleets

When: November 8-10, 2017

Where: The Sawgrass Marriott – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Learn More: http://workfleetforum.com/

At The Work Fleet Forum, you’ll connect with fleet managers like you, who run hard-working fleets of trucks, vans, pickups, service trucks, bucket trucks and more. You’ll take home the newest ideas and the newest solutions, from colleagues and suppliers. You’ll freshen your own professional and career network. And you’ll see why Forum attendees say “This was worth my time!” and why they rave about the value they’ve taken home. It’s time well spent!

Green Truck Summit

When: March 6-9, 2018

Where: Indianapolis, IN

Learn More: http://www.worktruckshow.com/WTS/GreenTruckSummit

Held in conjunction with The Work Truck Show, the Green Truck Summit is the industry’s premier conference on clean energy innovations for commercial vehicles. Gain insights from regulatory agencies, fleet managers, commercial vehicle manufacturers, and stakeholders from various industry trade associations and professional societies. Experts share perspectives on how the industry can make an immediate impact on greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant reduction.

The Work Truck Show

When: March 6-9, 2018

Where: Indianapolis, IN

Learn More: http://www.worktruckshow.com/

North America’s largest work truck event is your once-a-year chance to see all of the newest industry products, choose from dozens of industry-focused training courses, and gain access to technical engineering representatives from hundreds of exhibiting companies. Attendees can interact with thousands of industry professionals, set up meetings with current suppliers or customers; find solutions to resolve technical issues, and talk shop with industry peers at special events and receptions.

Work Truck eXchange

When: November 6-8th, 2017

Where: Phoenix, AZ – Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort

Learn More: http://www.worktruckex.com/

Where Fleet Managers and Suppliers come to meet, learn, and deal. Work Truck eXchange (WTX) connects a select group of commercial fleet managers responsible for light and medium-duty truck and van fleets with industry suppliers at an all-inclusive, VIP networking retreat designed to accelerate the achievement of each participant’s unique business goals.

MATS

When: March 22-24, 2018

Where: Louisville, KY

Learn More: https://www.truckingshow.com/

MATS is the largest annual heavy-duty trucking industry event in the world. Held each year at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. The show attracts 70,000 attendees and 1,000+ exhibitors from throughout the United States and abroad.