Past eventHeld October 17–20, 2026
ATA Management Conference & Exhibition 2026
Billed as the trucking industry's flagship event for senior leaders and decision-makers.
Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC
- Held
- October 17–20, 2026
- Venue
- Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC
TL;DR
- The ATA Management Conference & Exhibition took place October 17–20, 2026 at Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Full registration was billed as including business and educational sessions, exhibit hall access, welcome reception, food functions, and closing night party.
- The event was billed as attracting trucking owners, presidents, CEOs, and senior executives.
About
MCE was billed as the most important event of the year for trucking industry leaders. The organizer described it as attracting more owners, presidents, CEOs, and senior executives than any other industry event.
Who was in the room
Trucking Owners and Presidents
Business owners and presidents from trucking companies
C-Suite Executives
CEOs and senior executives across the trucking sector
Featured speakers
1 listedBob Costello
Chief Economist · American Trucking Associations
Venue & travel
Venue
Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S College St, Charlotte, NC 28202Getting there
Block hotels included Charlotte Marriott City Center ($294), Hilton Charlotte Uptown ($269), JW Marriott Charlotte ($329), Le Meridien ($249), Omni Charlotte ($279), Sheraton Charlotte ($249), and Westin Charlotte ($299) single or double per night.
Questions people ask
7 answeredThe next edition, ATA Management Conference & Exhibition (MCE) 2027, is set for October 16-19, 2027 in Tampa, FL.
It took place October 17–20, 2026.
Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S College St, Charlotte, NC 28202.
The expected attendees were trucking industry owners, presidents, CEOs, and senior executives.
It was most useful for trucking company owners and senior executives, since the attendee base was billed as owners, presidents and CEOs and the program included a breakfast session with ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello, which gave a freight-market outlook that is hard to get elsewhere. Registration ran $1,340 for members and $2,060 for non-members, and hotel blocks added $249 to $329 a night, so operations managers, drivers' supervisors or small fleets without a strategy role would have gotten less return than executives.
Trucking industry executives at a convention center conference in Charlotte usually wear business casual, such as slacks and collared shirts or blazers, with a suit or sport coat for the closing night party.
Trucking company owners, presidents, CEOs, and senior executives across operations, finance, and corporate leadership were the expected attendees.
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