Annual Meeting & Expo 2025

Description

2024 ILLINOIS TRUCKING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING & EXPO

The Premier Event for Trucking Industry Leaders

The Abbey Resort on Lake Geneva in Fontana, WI

Sept 23-25

Join us for the ITA Annual Meeting & Expo, the premier event for trucking industry leaders in Illinois. This is your opportunity to connect with colleagues in person and prepare to tackle the upcoming year at full speed. Mark your calendar for September 23-25 and meet us at the beautiful Abbey Resort on Lake Geneva.

Register to attend online by clicking the "REGISTER" button or CLICK HERE to download the complete Registration Packet that includes Registration, Sponsorship, & Exhibit forms.

Hotel Reservation Information

The Abbey Resort on Lake Geneva
269 Fontana Blvd
Fontana, WI

For Online Reservations:
CLICK HERE for Reservation Link

Reservation by Phone:
Call the hotel at (262) 275-6811 and ask for the "IL Trucking Association" room block.

2024 ITA Annual Meeting Schedule

Tuesday, September 17 (Virtual)

• 2:00 PM: Live from Washington, DC - Online via Zoom
  • Chris Spear, ATA President

Thursday, September 19 (Virtual)

• 2:00 PM: US & World Economic Update - Online
  • Emily Clayton, ATA Senior Economic Analyst

Monday, September 23

• 10:00 AM: Optional Golf Outing (Prior Registration Required)
  
  
• 12:00 PM: Optional Lake Geneva Lunch Cruise (Prior Registration Required)
  
  
• 4:00 PM: ITA General Board Meeting (By Invitation Only)
  
  
• 5:00-6:30 PM: Welcome Reception - Harbor Ballroom 
  • New Member Recognition

Tuesday, September 24

• 8:00 AM: ITA Annual Business Meeting - Harbor BR
  • Legislative Affairs Breakfast - Matt Hart, ITA Executive Director
    
    
• 9:00 AM: Small Group Strategy Sessions
  • Cargo Theft - North Shore
    • Matt Freeman, DOT Training Solutions
  • Regulatory Panel: Updates From the Agencies - South Shore
    • FMCSA, IDOT, ISP, IL SOS, IDOR
      
      
• 9:45 AM: Break
  
  
• 10:00 AM: Small Group Strategy Sessions Repeat
  
  
• 11:00 AM: Independent Contractor Update and the New BIPA Law
  • Greg Feary and Jared Kramer, Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary
    
    
• 12:00 PM: Lunch - Harbor Ballroom
  
  
• 12:30 PM: How to Fight Bad Environmental Policy on Trucking
  • Jaqueline Gelb, ATA VP on Environment
    
    
• 1:00 PM: Dessert at the Expo
  • Trade Show, Exhibits, & Prizes
    
    
• 1:15 PM: Ladies’ Program: Vin & Bingo - Sandbar (Prior Registration Required)
  
  
• 2:00 PM: 2 Parties, 2 Tax Plans: Heading Into November Election
  • Ben Lyon, Partner at Katz Sapper & Miller
    
    
• 3:00 PM: Nuclear Verdicts, Skyrocketing Costs, and the Latest Trucking Research
  • Alex Leslie, ATRI
    
    
• 3:45 PM: Annual Meeting Giveaway
  
  
• 5:30 PM: Cocktail Reception at the Expo - Harbor BR
  • Exhibitor Recognition & Awards
    
    
• 6:30-10:00 PM: Chairman’s Banquet - Harbor BR
  • Awards Presentation
  • Board Member Recognition
  • Member of the Year Awards
  • Entertainment - Comedy of John Heffron
  • $2,000 Super Jackpot (must be present to win)

Wednesday, September 25

• 8:00 AM: Leadership Breakfast - Wisconsin BR
  • Leadership Program Graduation
    • The Illinois Trucking Leadership Program Class of 2024 will be honored.
  • Leadership Keynote
    • Raymont Harris, Former NFL Running Back
      
      
• 9:30-11:00 AM: Trucking Executives Panel - Wisconsin BR
  • An Interactive Discussion for all Trucking Industry Leaders
    • Mike Burton, President C&K Trucking
    • Brain Wasowicz, President Triple G Enterprises
    • Melanie Evans, Director Safety Services Landstar

CLICK HERE to download the schedule. 

Thank You To All Of Our Amazing Sponsors

Exhibit Space Registration

The Illinois Trucking Association Annual Meeting is the premier event for trucking industry leaders in Illinois, with nationally known speakers and valuable breakout sessions over two days.

This year, the Illinois Trucking Association is pleased to offer exhibit space for the 2024 Annual Meeting, September 23-25 at The Abbey Resort on Lake Geneva in Fontana, WI. Exhibit space is extremely limited and is available on a first come-first serve basis, so please register as soon as possible.

Gold and Platinum Level ITA Allied Members receive 1 complimentary exhibit space equivalent that is included with your ITA membership. Additional space is available upon request for a fee. Bronze and Silver Level Allied Members in good standing receive exhibit space at a reduced rate. Non-ITA members may also exhibit at the ITA Annual Meeting for a fee (see below).

Please note, that in order to attend the ITA Annual Meeting as an Exhibitor, each individual must also be registered as an Annual Meeting Attendee. Your registration fee includes all meal functions.

How to Exhibit at the ITA Annual Meeting:
CLICK HERE to download the Exhibit Space Registration Packet. Upon completion, send the form to the either of the ITA offices (addresses in form) or scan & email the form to Bobbi Curl at bobbi@iltrucking.org

If you are exhibiting at the ITA Annual Meeting, you must also be registered as an Annual Meeting Attendee. You can register online or fill out the Attendee Registration Form that is included in the Exhibit Registration Packet.

Exhibit Times

The Exhibit Area will be open to all attendees for casual conversation for the duration of the Annual Meeting, Monday evening, all day Tuesday, and during the Cocktail Reception Tuesday Night that will be in the Exhibit Area. Exhibitors can set up anytime on Monday, September 23 between 1 - 4 PM.

Exclusive, dedicated exhibit hours, when attendees will be specifically directed to meet with exhibitors, will be:

• 5-6:30 PM on Monday, September 23 (Cocktail Reception held in Exhibit Hall)
• 1-2 PM on Tuesday, September 24
• 5:30-6:30 PM Tuesday, September 24 (Cocktail Reception held in Exhibit Hall)
• 8:00 AM on Wednesday, September 24 will be our Exhibitor Recognition and Exhibitor Awards

Exhibitor Bingo (limited to first 16 companies)

ITA will once again hold “Exhibitor Bingo” this year to promote attendees interacting with our exhibitors. Upon registration, attendees will be given a “Bingo” card that lists the names of 16 participating exhibitors. Attendees will be required to bring the “Bingo” card to each participating exhibitor for a special check off. Attendees that visit all participating exhibitors can enter a drawing to win cash prizes. Exhibitors can be listed on the Exhibitor Bingo Card for a fee. To have your name included on the Exhibitor Card, please select Exhibitor Bingo on the registration form.