Event

ATA Management Conference & Exhibition 2026

3 months until it opens.

The essentials

Event details

Dates
17 October 2026 to 20 October 2026
Organiser
American Trucking Associations

Who attends

The audience

This October, the trucking industry’s most influential leaders will come together in Charlotte, NC, for ATA’s 2026 Management Conference & Exhibition (MCE), and the conversations that happen here will help define what comes next.

As described by the organiser

Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • Business
  • Trade
  • Management
  • Exhibition

On stage

Speakers

  • Bob Costello, American Trucking Associations
  • Chris Spear, American Trucking Associations
  • Daniel Wright, President and Co-owner, Wright Transportation
  • Rebecca Brewster, President and COO, American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)

On the floor

Sponsors and partners

  • Tenstreet
  • Drivers Legal Plan
  • Motive
  • Hexagon Agility
  • PrePass
  • TrueNorth Companies
  • Cox Fleet
  • FedEx Freight

Logistics

Where to stay

Places to stay near the venue.

  • Omni Charlotte Hotel

    100 m from the venue

    132 East Trade Street, Charlotte, 28202

  • Charlotte Marriott City Center

    110 m from the venue

    100 West Trade Street, Charlotte, 28202

  • The Ivey's Hotel

    150 m from the venue

    127 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, 28202

  • The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte

    180 m from the venue

    201 East Trade Street, Charlotte, 28202

  • Grand Bohemian Hotel Charlotte

    190 m from the venue

    201 West Trade Street, Charlotte, 28202

  • Courtyard Charlotte City Center

    220 m from the venue

    237 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, 28202

  • AC Hotel by Marriott Charlotte City Center

    250 m from the venue

  • Residence Inn Charlotte City Center

    260 m from the venue

    220 East Trade Street, Charlotte, 28202

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