ACT Expo opened registrations for next year’s show with an agenda that leads with cutting fleets’ fuel and operating costs, starting with diesel technology. The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo will take place May 17-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The cost-first pitch is new for a show whose 2026 event saw Rivian and Mack Trucks leaders on the keynote stage under a banner of digital and clean fleet technology. ACT Expo’s release places diesel prices “at the top of fleet concerns.” Fleets heading to Las Vegas in May will find the program opening on fuel efficiency.
The backdrop of record high fuel prices is behind the programming shift. U.S. on-highway diesel averaged a record $6.529 a gallon the week of Sept. 21, according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update. It was the latest in a string of all-time highs in September. The average was $6.127 the week of Nov. 9 according to the EIA.
“This isn’t just a sustainability conversation anymore; it’s a business imperative,” Erik Neandross, founder of ACT Expo, said in the release.
How the 2027 agenda differs from 2026
The updated agenda reflects a changing fleet landscape. ACT Expo announced its 2026 agenda in November 2025. That release said the program built on the show’s “long-standing leadership in clean transportation” while adding AI, autonomy, connectivity and software-defined vehicles. Diesel appeared in one listed session, on diesel and hybrid efficiency, and the release did not mention fuel prices.
The 2027 release opens its program list with reducing fuel and operating costs through diesel technology, aerodynamics, right-sizing, telematics and AI-enabled fleet management. Electric, hybrid, hydrogen and natural gas stay on the program, grouped under matching “the right technologies for the right applications.” EV infrastructure, including megawatt charging, keeps its own spot on the list.
The change is also being noted in the makeup of vehicles that will be present at the event. Last year’s announcement promised more than 200 “low- and zero-emission vehicles” on display. For 2027, the count is more than 200 “advanced commercial vehicles.”
Natural gas trucks were a heavy presence at the show from 2011 through 2018 before its focus shifted toward electric trucks, FreightWaves reported in a 2023 look at how ACT Expo grew into trucking’s “big splash.” Those trucks still had a place on the 2026 floor, where Westport showed its next-generation CNG fuel system on a Volvo VNL.
Registration offers and expo hall
Early bird rates run through Dec. 11. ACT Expo added two registration offers for fleets and shippers. A team package adds complimentary passes for qualifying team members when a company buys two, and qualifying first-time fleet and shipper attendees may be eligible for a free pass.
Continuing education credit returns for a second year. In 2026, more than 25 sessions and 10 workshops were approved for credit through NAFA Fleet Management Association and Green Business Certification Inc.
The exhibit hall opens May 18-19. Presenting sponsors are Daimler Truck North America, Penske Transportation Solutions and Geotab. WSP produces the show.
ACT Expo’s Fleet Planning Committee, whose members collectively manage hundreds of thousands of commercial vehicles, shaped an agenda built around the investment decisions that matter most to fleets, according to the release.
“Every investment decision matters, and understanding which technologies can deliver real savings and operational improvements has never been more critical,” Neandross said.
Why it matters: Fleet buyers setting 2027 equipment budgets can weigh diesel efficiency upgrades against electric, natural gas and hydrogen trucks on one show floor in May. While the conference themes have changed, the focus on fleet efficiency regardless of powertrain remains.
