Just a week ago we closed our 11th annual Accelerate! Conference & Expo. As we do each year, we celebrate the best of Women In Trucking Association with so many members, colleagues and friends across the trucking profession joining us for four days of education, conversation, idea sharing and connecting businesses.
It’s nearly impossible to summarize this conference in one article, and if you’ve ever been to an Accelerate! Conference, you know what I mean. We’ll continue to share stories from this conference in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, to help create a snapshot, I asked a few attendees to share their favorite moments from last week. Here are some of their highlights:
- Listening to the conversation with the Influential Women in Trucking. Their stories are empowering, especially hearing everyone talk about their journeys (successes and roadblocks) throughout their careers.
- The energy and movement: on the tradeshow floor, dancing with new and old friends, and early morning group walks keep me energized and have helped me meet new people.
- The speed networking. I attended Accelerate! by myself for the first time and within a few minutes had people to hang out with at meals and during the conference.
- #RocktheRed…enough said.
- The notebook of ideas I have to bring back to my office, from HERstories, speakers and conversations.
As for me, there’s not one particular moment that stands out, as so many do. Candidly, I love the pep in my step from walking the halls and speaking to attendees about what’s happening in their lives and companies. How WIT is part of that journey — from one person to many. Through networking, finding solutions, sharing career pathways or simply laughing as the stories flow.
We’re excited to take all of this energy — your energy — into the new year. Plans for 2026 are already underway and we encourage you to join us at Accelerate! in Dallas, October 25-28th.
If you’re wondering how you can participate, perhaps as a first-time attendee or in a new and different way in 2026, here are a few ideas:
- Register to attend and spread the word to your colleagues. Accelerate! is an opportunity for teams to gather to make the most of conference activities and meet for team building.
- Share your knowledge! Sign up to speak, host a booth, or sponsor to spread your message—or that of your company— across the community.
- Do you have an idea for an event, session, or conversation, that could be part of next year’s conference? It’s not too early to let us know!
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