With six companies exhibiting trailing equipment in the brand-new trailer expo area, TruckShowX 2026 is set to give attendees an exciting opportunity to get hands-on with the latest in trailer technology and energy-saving innovations.

Market-leading trailer manufacturers from all over Australia will converge in the Hunter Valley for the event. Queensland-based Akaal Semi-Trailers will join South Australia’s VE Motion, Victorian manufacturers Barker Trailers and Freighter Group, and refrigeration experts Protran Solutions and QTRS.

While the trailer types on display and the freight sectors they are best suited to differ, the manufacturers are all well-aligned with the event’s ‘Driving The Future’ theme, with several focussing on saving energy and responding to the global fuel security crisis.

Specifically, VE Motion will showcase its game-changing powered-axle trailer, fresh from its recent public launch. Protran Solutions and QTRS will bring their unique solar-powered refrigeration trailers, taking advantage of Australia’s abundant sunshine to respond to cooling demands.

To see what’s on offer from Akaal, Barker, and Freighter, best head to the trailer expo area on day one of the show!

“Australian manufacturing is alive and kicking, and our exceptional trailer industry produces world-beating equipment,” Adam Ritzinger, HVIA’s Chief Technical Officer and TruckShowX Program Manager, says.

“I am exceptionally proud that we’ve been able to provide a platform for market-leading trailer innovations at TruckShowX 2026.”

If you’re in the trucking game you can’t afford to miss TruckShowX 2026 featuring an unrivalled lineup of the industry’s prime movers sharing how they are embracing the latest innovations, technologies and processes to reduce operating costs, boost productivity and cut emissions.

To be held on May 18-19, 2026 at Rydges Hunter Valley in regional New South Wales, the program will also include an expo showcasing technology, equipment, and services across a range of new areas, a unique ‘Drive Day’ opportunity to get behind the wheel of the latest truck models from leading manufacturers, and for the first time, a trailer display.

The program is available here and tickets can be purchased here.

TruckShowX 2026, presented by HVIA and Brisbane Truck Show, is supported by Major Sponsor NTI, Strategic Sponsors NSW Government and Destination NSW, Local Government Sponsor Cessnock City Council, Gold Sponsors Geota, Wurth and AutoSense, Silver Sponsors VE Motion and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), Charity Partner Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds, and Media Partners ROADBOSS and Fleet News Group.