Work Truck Week 2026 Ride & Drive to Feature Commercial EVs and Advanced Work Trucks

Attendees at Work Truck Week 2026 will have the opportunity to test drive a range of commercial vehicles during the event’s Ride & Drive program, scheduled for March 11 and 12 in downtown Indianapolis.

The Ride & Drive event is free to all Work Truck Week attendees and will run from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Vehicles available will cover Classes 2 through 7 and include a mix of electric and internal combustion models featuring updated propulsion systems and technology aimed at improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions.

Work Truck Week takes place March 10–13, 2026, at the Indiana Convention Center. The event includes the Work Truck Show, Green Truck Summit, educational sessions and the NTEA Annual Meeting.

“Ride & Drive is a unique opportunity for anyone at Work Truck Week to spend some hands-on time out on the road with the latest commercial vehicles and the technology that drives them,” says Chris Lyon, NTEA director of fleet relations. “They can choose to drive or ride along to take notes and photos. Manufacturer reps for each vehicle will be on hand to provide information and answer questions.”

According to event organizers, Ride & Drive will bring together subject matter experts, technology solutions and vehicles from 14 participating companies in one location. Attendees will be able to select from 16 vehicles, including battery-electric trucks and vans, along with internal combustion models equipped with advanced fuel-saving technology. Static displays will also showcase additional equipment and power solutions.

Vehicles scheduled to be available include:

• Blue Arc battery-powered Class 4 truck
• Step van with Blue Bird EV commercial chassis
• Ford Transit van
• Ford Super Duty truck
• Hino L6e battery-electric medium-duty truck
• Hino Tern RC8 battery-electric Class 8 tractor on Hino XL Series chassis
• Isuzu NRR EV Class 5 battery-electric truck
• Mack MD Electric medium-duty truck
• Mercedes-Benz fully electric eSprinter van
• Peterbilt Model 536EV zero-emissions truck
• Ram ProMaster van
• Rivian R1T electric pickup truck

Additional vehicles equipped with Allison automatic transmissions and uprated series transmissions will also be featured.

Other participating manufacturers include Kenworth Truck Company and Harbinger. Allison Transmission will bring its Allison Experience trailer to demonstrate fully automatic transmissions and eGen Power e-Axles.

Static displays will include the Shyft Group/Aebi Schmidt Group Aebi TT 211 Terratrac compact slope tractor and the Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc./Nuvera HydroCharge hydrogen-powered AC genset and DC fast-charger.