Trucking & fleet trade shows 2027: MATS, Work Truck Week, EV & engineeringLong haul. Full charge.

The Mid-America Trucking Show is the largest, with 53,507 attendees and 830 exhibiting companies at MATS 2026, per MATS. By published figures it is followed by The Battery Show North America (16,000+, per the organizer), Work Truck Week (15,646 verified attendees in 2026, per NTEA), ACT Expo (12,000+ at its 2024 Las Vegas edition), the TRB Annual Meeting (10,500+ in 2026) and the TMC Annual Meeting (5,500+, per TMC).

MATS 2027 runs March 18–20, 2027 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. In 2026 the show filled more than one million square feet, per MATS.

Indoor space at MATS 2027 starts at $14.50 per sq. ft. for 100–1,500 sq. ft. (plus $100 per corner) and falls to $13.50, $12.50 and $11.50 for 2,901 sq. ft. and up. Outdoor space is $6.50 per sq. ft. from 20×20, and the Technology & Recruitment Pavilions are $15.50 per sq. ft. Contracts signed by November 15, 2026 save $0.50 per sq. ft., per MATS.

The Work Truck Show exhibit hall is open March 10–12, 2027 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, during Work Truck Week (March 9–12). The Future Truck Summit runs March 9 and replaces the Green Truck Summit, per NTEA.

TMC’s 2027 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition runs March 8–11, 2027 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, with the exhibition in South Hall A-B. The 2028 meeting returns to the same venue March 20–23, 2028, per TMC.

ACT Expo 2027 booths run from $5,500 for a 10×10 inline to $80,000 for a 50×50, and premium bulk space of 2,600 to 7,200 sq. ft. costs $35 per sq. ft., per the 2027 prospectus. The show runs May 17–20, 2027 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with the Expo Hall open May 18–19.

The Battery Show North America 2027 takes place October 11–14, 2027 at Huntington Place in Detroit, together with the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo. The organizer lists 16,000+ attendees and 1,000 exhibitors.

The EV Charging Summit & Expo is Terrapinn’s show for charge point operators, fleets, utilities and site owners. It runs March 1–3, 2027 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, with 3,500+ attendees and 300+ exhibitors listed for 2027, per Terrapinn.

Yes, with rules. Work Truck Week 2027 requires the powertrain to be made non-operational by an override switch or the battery disconnected, a 10-pound ABC extinguisher in the space and the vehicle locked each night. ACT Expo kept EVs between 20 and 50 percent charge indoors in 2026 and allowed charging only outside in a designated area. Fuel vehicles at both shows carry no more than a quarter tank.

Three: TCA’s Truckload 2027 (February 28 – March 3, Caesars Forum), the EV Charging Summit & Expo (March 1–3, Caesars Forum) and ACT Expo (May 17–20, Las Vegas Convention Center). Purple’s Las Vegas shop builds and prints for all three.

The TMC Annual Meeting (March 8–11, Orange County Convention Center), the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit (March 15–18, Rosen Shingle Creek) and the NPTC Annual Conference & Exhibition (exhibit hall May 6–7, Orlando World Center Marriott).

MATS reaches the largest crowd of owner-operators, drivers, fleet owners and technicians, with 53,507 attendees in 2026. TMC is a smaller technical meeting of fleet maintenance executives, with more than 5,500 peers per TMC, where Recommended Practices are written. Pick MATS for reach and brand, TMC for maintenance decision makers; in 2027 they run ten days apart, March 8–11 in Orlando and March 18–20 in Louisville.

Work Truck Week centers on vocational trucks, bodies and upfit equipment for upfitters, dealers and fleets, with 547 exhibitors in 2026. NAFA I&E is a fleet management conference with an expo of about 250 suppliers for more than 2,200 corporate, government and utility fleet professionals, plus an Indoor EV Test Track. In 2027 Work Truck Week runs March 9–12 in Indianapolis and NAFA runs April 5–7 in Pittsburgh.

STN EXPO East runs April 1–5, 2027 at the Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord Golf Resort & Spa in Concord, North Carolina, with its trade show on April 4. STN EXPO West runs July 8–14, 2027 at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada; its trade show days are not confirmed yet.

The UMA Motorcoach EXPO 2027 runs January 17–20 at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, with the hall open January 18–20. A 10×20 inline booth costs $6,400 to $8,000 and a 10×20 end cap $6,900 to $8,500 in 2027, per UMA.

HDAW 2027 runs January 18–21, 2027 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, which HDAW calls its last year there. Space is $41.90 per sq. ft. for association members and $73.90 for non-members, with an island +$2,465, peninsula +$1,365 and corner +$850, per HDAW.

SAE WCX 2027 runs April 27–29, 2027 at the Vibe Credit Union Showplace in Novi, Michigan. Exhibit and sponsor options start with the Conference Supporter level at $7,500 in SAE’s 2027 sponsor menu; exhibit hall dates for 2027 are not confirmed yet.

Four: SAE WCX (April 27–29, Novi), AutoSens USA with InCabin USA (May 18–20, Huntington Place, Detroit), The Battery Show North America (October 11–14, Huntington Place) and Vehicle Tech Week North America (October 26–28, Novi).

TRB 2027 exhibit space costs $46 per sq. ft. with $250 per corner, and large-vehicle booths are $36 per sq. ft. for 600–799 sq. ft. or $32 for 800 sq. ft. and up, per the TRB exhibit page. The meeting runs January 10–14, 2027 in Washington, D.C., with the exhibit hall open January 10–12.

Yes. ACT Expo 2027 has a Startup Pavilion with a $5,000 turnkey kiosk for companies founded within five years with fewer than 50 employees. Work Truck Week has a New Exhibitor Pavilion, NAFA I&E runs an Innovations Showcase (applications close January 15, 2027), and the EV Charging Summit picks 70 startups for EV ChargeUp.

Yes. Purple designs and builds custom and rental booths from 10×20 up, in its shops in Fishkill, NY and Las Vegas, with a project manager who runs the install with the labor each show requires. We also file vehicle forms and plan outdoor and conference displays. Request a fixed proposal.