2026 TAEC Annual Meeting

Steamboat Springs, CO

When:

July 19 – 22, 2026

Where:

The Steamboat Grand
2300 Mt Werner Cir
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487

Schedule

Sunday, July 19, 2026

  • 2:00pm – 5:00pm –  Registration Desk Open
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm – Region Meetings
  • 6:00pm – 10:00pm – Opening Reception & Dinner

Monday, July 20, 2026

  • 6:30am – Morning Yoga
  • 7:00am – 9:00am – Breakfast Buffet
  • 8:15am – Opening Remarks
  • 8:30am – ATA Session with Chris Spear
  • 9:15am – TCA Update with Jim Mullen
  • 9:30am – Break
  • 9:45am – Culture Index – Justin Anderson, Terra Contracting
  • 11:00am – Autonomous Vehicle Panel
    – Kodiak AI, Aurora, Waabi Logistics, Werner Ent.
  • 12:00pm – Wrap up comments
    Free afternoon & evening
  • 9:00pm – 11:00pm – Hospitality Social with Trivia Night

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

  • 6:30am – Morning Yoga
  • 7:00am – 9:00am – Breakfast Buffet
  • 8:15am – Opening Remarks
  • 8:30am – Greg Woolridge: Leader of the Blues
  • 9:30am – Break
  • 9:45am – AI in Trucking Defense – Doug Marcello, Saxton & Stump
  • 10:20am – Supply Chain / Freight Plans – Cathy Gautreaux, USDOT
  • 10:55am – Crisis Communication – Kent Grisham, NE Trucking Assn.
  • 11:30am – 30 Ideas in 29 Minutes – Non-Dues Revenue Edition
  • 12:00pm – Wrap-up Comments
    Free Afternoon
  • 6:00pm – 10:00pm – Dinner on the Mountain
    Halladay Award Presentation

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

  • 6:30am – Morning Yoga
  • 7:00am – 9:00am – Breakfast Buffet
  • 8:30am – Opening Remarks
  • 8:45am – FMCSA Session with Administrator Derek Barrs
  • 9:45am – Fraud in Trucking with Danielle Chaffin, Highway Veritas
  • 10:45am – Break
  • 11:00am – ATRI Benchmarking – Rebecca Brewster
  • 11:30am – TAEC Business Session
    Closing Comments
    Free Afternoon
  • 6:00pm – 10:00pm – Closing Dinner

Hotel & Travel

Accomodations:

The Steamboat Grand
2300 Mt Werner Cir
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487

A link to reserve your hotel room will be sent once your registration is confirmed.

Transportation:

Denver International Airport (DEN)
3.5 – 4 hours

Yampa Valley Regional / Hayden Airport (HDN)
30 minutes

Registration

Attendee Registration Options

Attendee:           $575
Guests (ages 17+):    $375
Guests (13-16):       $250
Guests (4-12):        $125

Roadside sign reading “Welcome to Colorful Colorado” at the state line along a highway, with a truck driving past under a clear blue sky.

Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Copart
Daimler Truck North America
Kodiak AI
Ryder System

Bronze Sponsors

Aurora
Drivers Legal Plan
Fleetworthy
Ironwood Business Consulting
Matthews Publishing
National Tank Truck Carriers
Specialized Carriers & Rigging Assoc.
Strategic Value Media
Tenstreet
Truckload Carriers Association

Supporting Sponsors

Alliance Interstate Risk
ATRI
Forvis Mazars
Project 61
Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary
Waabi Logistics