Litigation and compliance pressures on trucking companies aren’t easing up, and the stakes for fleets, their counsel, and operational leaders keep rising. That’s why the ATA Litigation Center’s 2026 Trucking Legal Forum is a must-attend event. It offers a practical, substantive program that delivers timely, applicable takeaways you can bring back to your organization immediately.
From August 2–4, join transportation legal counsel; trucking executives; and safety, risk management, and human resources professionals at the historic Omni Shoreham in Washington, D.C., for an intensive three days focused on the legal and compliance issues shaping fleet operations right now.
Don’t wait! The deadline for the discounted hotel rate is July 10!
Gain Unparalleled Insights—and CLE Credits
If you’re in-house counsel or outside transportation counsel, the Forum is an invaluable continuing legal education opportunity. This substantive training helps you stay current and fulfill state bar CLE requirements. The agenda is designed to maximize learning and the exchange of ideas among colleagues, policymakers, insurers, and industry leaders, with interactive sessions that go beyond theory and into “what works” for fleets.
And if you’re a trucking executive—or you lead safety, risk, or HR—this is one of the few forums where legal strategy meets operational reality. You’ll gain sharper visibility into emerging litigation risk, compliance exposure, and the tools and tactics legal teams are using to protect their organizations.
What Will You Learn?
The 2026 Trucking Legal Forum tackles the pressing issues trucking companies are facing today. Some of the highlights from this year’s schedule include:
- Professional legal ethics: a dedicated session to reinforce core obligations and risk points in today’s environment.
- Independent contractor updates: a look at developments that can materially affect fleet strategy and labor models.
- Claims management for non-personal injury matters: including a session focused on best-in-class approaches to non-personal injury claims.
- AI and automation in transportation: including using responsible AI and automation to strengthen safety programs and mitigate risk.
- Recovering freight after cargo theft: a session squarely focused on how to find and retrieve stolen cargo.
- Data-driven models for defense litigation: exploring a new model of defense litigation to not only counter the plaintiff's bar but also put the defense in a better position to take the offense from the start.
Why now?
This year’s Forum comes at a moment of heightened attention on litigation risk across the industry—particularly the broader ecosystem of lawsuit abuse and staged accidents that can threaten even responsible carriers. ATA is actively elevating these issues to educate policymakers, media, and the public.
For example, ATA’s new online resource, StopLawsuitAbuse.info, spotlights the costs and consequences of lawsuit abuse and features real-world stories and data. Additionally, ATA’s Nothing Without Trucking campaign recently launched the documentary “Jackpot Justice” that highlights staged-accident schemes and the ways these abusive tactics can endanger drivers and disrupt businesses.
By advocating for legislation to close the loopholes that allow unscrupulous individuals to exploit the courts to target trucking, ATA is rapidly reshaping the legal landscape and creating a level playing field for transportation legal counsel. Keep up with the latest developments by attending this year’s Forum.
Ready to secure your spot?
If you plan to attend, act now! The discounted hotel rate deadline is July 10.
Between the substantive CLE programming, the practical fleet-focused content, and the opportunity to connect with the legal and risk leaders shaping industry strategy, the 2026 Trucking Legal Forum is one of the most efficient investments you can make in protecting your organization—and strengthening your playbook for what’s next.
View the full schedule and register today.
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