Public Speaking
Freight, equipment, commercial vehicle, and transportation market experts for conferences, executive meetings, and strategic planning events.
ACT Research speakers help transportation, freight, commercial vehicle, manufacturing, finance, and investment audiences understand the market signals shaping the road ahead. Our analysts and economists deliver clear, data-informed presentations on freight markets, commercial vehicle demand, equipment cycles, used truck values, trailers, powertrain change, regulation, autonomy, electrification, and broader transportation industry trends. Whether your audience needs an executive market outlook, a focused industry update, or a strategic planning session, ACT helps connect market data to the decisions ahead.
Book a SpeakerACT analysts and economists speak more than 75 times each year at industry events, conferences, executive leadership meetings, customer events, and investment meetings.
Each presentation is grounded in ACT’s market data, forecasting methodology, and analyst interpretation, giving audiences a clearer view of current conditions, cycle direction, and future planning implications.
ACT speakers can address topics such as:
- Freight rates, volumes, capacity, and truckload cycle movement
- North American commercial vehicle demand and production
- Trailer, used truck, and equipment market trends
- Powertrain, electrification, autonomy, and regulatory change
- Economic conditions affecting transportation and equipment markets
- Investment, credit, and capital-market implications across transportation
ACT Research Speakers
Ken Vieth
President & Senior Analyst
Ken speaks on Class 8 commercial vehicles, trailer markets, the transportation economy, and commercial vehicle market cycles. His perspective helps audiences understand the forces shaping equipment demand, production, and long-term market direction.
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Steve Tam
Vice President & Analyst
Steve speaks on Classes 5–8 commercial vehicle markets, medium-duty demand, heavy-duty market trends, and Classes 3–8 used truck markets. His presentations help audiences understand equipment demand, used values, and commercial vehicle cycle movement.
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Tim Denoyer
Vice President & Senior Analyst
Tim speaks on freight rates, volumes, capacity, truckload cycle dynamics, transportation markets, and related industrial sectors. His presentations help audiences understand freight-market direction and the signals affecting shippers, brokers, carriers, and transportation investors.
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Ann Rundle
Vice President, Electrification & Autonomy
Ann speaks on electrification, autonomy, emerging vehicle technologies, infrastructure readiness, powertrain transition, and the practical considerations shaping commercial vehicle technology adoption.
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Jennifer McNealy
Director, CV Market Research & Publications
Jennifer speaks on Canadian macroeconomic conditions, North American alternative fuel adoption, trailer markets, and commercial vehicle market intelligence. Her presentations help audiences understand regional, regulatory, and equipment-market signals.
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Lydia Vieth
Research Analyst, Electrification & Autonomy
Lydia speaks on electrification, autonomy, emerging commercial vehicle technologies, and the market forces influencing future vehicle adoption and transportation strategy.
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As consulting economist and researcher for the National Private Truck Council, Kenny Vieth is highly regarded and respected in the private fleet community as the foremost authority and premier expert on trucking economics and trends. Kenny has been a featured keynote speaker many times at the Council’s Annual Conference and Private Fleet Management Institute, earning top ratings and enthusiastic praise from audiences of fleet managers and supplier/vendor specialists representing a broad spectrum of industries and markets. He is always a star at our show!
Gary Petty
National Private Truck Council
Popular speaking topics
ACT presentations can be tailored to the audience, event format, and planning needs. Common topics include:
- Commercial vehicle market outlook
- Freight rate, volume, and capacity outlook
- Class 8 demand and equipment cycle trends
- Medium-duty and vocational vehicle markets
- Used truck values and residual-risk trends
- Trailer market outlook
- Electrification, autonomy, and powertrain transition
- Transportation economics and industrial market trends
- Investment and finance implications across transportation markets
Where ACT speakers add value
ACT speakers are available for industry conferences, customer events, executive leadership meetings, board and investor meetings, strategic planning sessions, webinars, and association events.
Each engagement can be tailored to your audience’s market focus, planning horizon, and decision context.
Need a speaker for your next transportation or commercial vehicle event?
ACT can help match your audience with the analyst, economist, or market expert best suited to your event topic and planning needs.