Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange 2022 in Photos

An opening-night keynote speaker, National Transportation Safety Board Senior Highway Safety Investigator Michael LaPonte shared insights from his career in trucking, at the DOT, and at the NTSB.

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Suppliers and fleet managers alike enjoyed the social networking opportunities at HDTX.

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Attendees enjoyed live music while networking over after-dinner cordials and cigars at HDTX.

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Mike Roeth, executive director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency, talked about the latest in zero-emission trucks and fuel economy.

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One-on-one sessions are scheduled in blocks at HDTX.

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HDT's 2022 Truck Fleet Innovators received their trophies at Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange.

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Heavy Duty Trucking's 2022 Truck Fleet Innovators share their insights in a panel discussion at HDTX.

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HDTX one-on-one sessions allow fleet managers to meet with multiple suppliers in a shorter time than they could at a traditional trade show or in having suppliers visit their fleets.

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An evening at TopGolf gave HDTX attendees time to relax.

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HDTX attendees enjoyed informal networking at TopGolf.

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Former HDT Truck Fleet Innovator Chris Woody of M&W Logistics practices his golf skills at the HDTX TopGolf event.

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HDTX's short, prescheduled one-on-one sessions between supplier hosts and fleet manager guests have been compared to "speed dating."

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HDT 2022 Truck Fleet Innovator Keith Wilson wraps up a one-on-one session with suppliers.

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HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge and Equipment Editor Jim Park confer on the program in between sessions at HDTX 2022.

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Keynote speaker Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.) was the commanding officer of the USS Cole when it came under a suicide terrorist attack by al Qaeda in the port of Aden, Yemen, in October 2000.

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HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge introduces the HDT 2022 Truck Fleet Innovators.

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HDT's Jim Park moderates the Truck Fleet Innovator panel discussion.

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HDTX attendees listen during an educational session.

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