www.truckandtrack.com Winter 2025/26 Truck and Track 73 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SHOW 2026 independent workshops, large fleet maintenance teams and anyone involved in repairs, servicing and keeping vehicles on the road. Five Theatres Bringing the CV Show to Life In 2026, the CV Show will feature five theatres, each delivering targeted insight and expertise. 1. Main Stage Hosting keynote speakers, major industry announcements, market briefings, and high-level strategic discussions relevant to operators and leaders across the commercial vehicle sector. 2. Technical Theatre Designed for engineers, fleet managers and workshop teams seeking practical, technical, and operational guidance. Topics include maintenance innovation, diagnostics, telematics integration, and optimising vehicle uptime. 3. Decarbonisation Theatre Providing visitors with expert led content on sustainability, alternative fuels, charging infrastructure, route planning for reduced emissions, and preparing fleets for net zero obligations. 4. Future Fleet Arena Theatre Complementing the exhibit area, the theatre within the Future Fleet Arena will focus on emerging technologies, connected vehicles, data led fleet decision making and long-term transport innovation. 5. Driver Safety Theatre Covering safety culture, mental health, fatigue management, driver behaviour, and new technologies designed to protect professional drivers and reduce incidents. Introducing the Bus and Coach Expo Launching for the first time alongside the CV Show, the Bus and Coach Expo provide a dedicated platform for the passenger transport market. With exhibitors spanning bus and coach manufacturing, low emission technology, digital ticketing, fleet management systems, accessibility solutions and community mobility services, the Expo delivers a complete environment for anyone involved in moving people, rather than goods. Key features include: Minibus Hub This dedicated zone focuses specifically on the minibus sector, supporting areas such as community transport, school services, accessible mobility, corporate shuttles, and specialist conversions. Manufacturers, converters, and suppliers will demonstrate solutions designed for flexibility, accessibility, low emissions and cost efficiency. For organisations operating smaller fleets or serving niche mobility needs, the Minibus Hub offers a concentrated and highly relevant space to explore new products and technologies. Bus and Coach Leaders Forum The Bus and Coach Leaders Forum is the Expo’s central content stage. This high-level forum is designed to explore the major challenges and opportunities shaping the future of passenger transport, with input from senior operators, government representatives, industry bodies and leading suppliers. Topics covered include decarbonisation, funding, operational resilience, workforce development, fleet renewal, safety, digital transformation and passenger experience. The forum is built to provide meaningful insights backed by real world examples and industry expertise. For specialist operators in education, healthcare, accessibility or community mobility, the combined offering of the Minibus Hub and the Leaders Forum ensures that the Expo delivers both practical solutions and strategic guidance. Why This Edition Matters The 2026 edition of the CV Show, alongside the debut Bus and Coach Expo, matters more than ever for several key reasons. 1. Convergence of Sectors The co-location of the two shows is a major step forward for the wider transport sector. Goods movement and passenger movement are increasingly influenced by the same issues, including electrification, digital infrastructure, driver shortages, regulatory change, safety standards and sustainability targets. For the first time, the commercial vehicle world and the passenger transport world will be exploring solutions, technologies and operational models side by side. Fleet buyers, operations teams and policymakers will be able to compare approaches, share challenges and identify efficiencies that cross the traditional boundaries between the sectors. 2. Scale of Innovation Innovation sits at the heart of both shows. Whether it is alternative fuels, low emission technologies, autonomous systems, connected fleet platforms or intelligent workshop tools, the new feature zones are built to demonstrate what comes next. As the industry faces ambitious net zero commitments and increasingly demanding operational environments, these platforms offer a vital glimpse into next generation fleet solutions. 3. Focus on Operational Realities While advanced technologies are compelling, both shows make sure the practical realities of running fleets remain front and centre. The Workshop Zone, Minibus Hub and Leaders Forum address tools, training, compliance, servicing, diagnostics,
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