The 2025 National Private Truck Council Annual Conference and Exhibition is on track to draw another record-setting number of attendees.
This year’s event is at the Rosen Centre Hotel and the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, from May 11-13. We expect it to surpass last year’s all-time high of 1,325 registrations. An unprecedented 200-plus exhibitors will be out in full force with the latest equipment, innovative technology, and state-of-industry management solutions.
Extraordinary networking is a show highlight. The conference’s long-standing theme, "You Must Be Present to Win," emphasizes the importance of face-to-face sharing and learning within a culture of trust and confidentiality.
The Rosen Centre Hotel and the Orange County Convention Center are in the heart of Orlando’s entertainment, dining, and shopping district—all within a two-mile radius—and a 15-minute drive from Orlando International Airport.
The NPTC planning committee, comprised of some 50 representatives from fleet and allied/supplier member companies, has been hard at work over the past several months. Its task is to recommend a premium lineup of top speakers for dozens of breakout sessions and workshops.
Some 45 fleet experts will present and moderate discussion topics across a broad spectrum of management practices over the course of three days. Expert moderators will introduce more than 20 specialty subjects during back-to-back morning breakfast roundtable discussion sessions on the second and third days of the show.
Workshops are scheduled for vehicle emissions regulations under the new administration; “clean truck” regulations in California and other states; alternative energy adoption strategies; insights into enhancing private fleet efficiency; innovative data management systems; building a culture of safety throughout the fleet management team; delivering premium customer services as a private fleet advantage; driving coaching and retention; finding the "keeper" driver; and maintenance and the fully loaded cost of ownership.
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The opening day general session begins with the Washington Report, presented by Rick Schweitzer, NPTC general counsel and government affairs representative, and sponsored by Centerline Drivers. The report recaps the latest information on key legislative and regulation compliance issues relevant to private fleets.
New to the program this year is the Town Hall Meeting: Sustainable Trucking, Helping Private Fleets Find Solutions, sponsored by Tenstreet, presented by NACFE executive director Michael Roeth and NPTC EVP Tom Moore. Part of a series of town hall meetings set for 2025, this “live” event is designed to help fleets determine which new strategies and technologies will best meet emission regulations and corporate sustainability goals.
Opening day also honors the NPTC Professional Leadership award winners, sponsored by DION; the Certified Transportation Professional Class of 2025, sponsored by J.J. Keller & Associates; and the CTP Top Graduate of the Year, sponsored by FleetOwner. It concludes with the highly popular Gala Networking Reception, sponsored by ACT-1, the Allied Committee for the Trucking Industry.
At the second-day general session luncheon ceremony, the NPTC Driver Hall of Fame and Fleet Safety Award winners, sponsored by International, will recognize this year’s top drivers and safest fleets.
“The cumulative ROI for attending the conference year after year, reconnecting with our network, and sitting in on workshops and breakout sessions pays off tremendously in continuous fleet improvement,” David Barth, CTP, Wegmans Food Markets transportation manager and chair of the NPTC board of directors, said.
For the closing luncheon on the final day, Moore will present a preliminary report on NPTC’s 2025 Benchmarking Survey Report, sponsored by Penske Truck Leasing. The conference concludes with the FleetOwner 500 Top Private Fleet of the Year Awards.
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“Attending the conference helps private fleets capitalize on gains in the supply chain realized during the years of the COVID pandemic and since,” Moore said. “To optimize take-away value, companies often ‘tag-team’ the conference with multiple employee registrations. Their key objectives are to grow the private fleet as a core component of their corporate supply chain, control costs, improve safety, and enhance their competitive edge in productivity and customer service.”
Mike Schwersenska, CTP, general manager for Brakebush Transportation and chair of the NPTC Institute board of governors, added: “Being part of NPTC for over a dozen years has added millions of dollars to savings and efficiencies in running our private fleet. For us, the annual conference is the best resource for finding new products, services, and better ways of fleet operations.”
