ACT Expo 2026, FedEx Freight president and CEO John Smith to provide opening keynote
In his leadership role at FedEx Freight, Smith oversees North America’s largest less-than-truckload (LTL) freight network, a division that generated $8.9 billion in revenue in 2025 and operates one of the broadest LTL service footprints across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Smith has nearly 40 years of experience in the transportation industry and joined FedEx in 2000. Smith’s keynote is scheduled for 2:10pm on Monday, May 4.
ACT Expo 2026 will be held from May 4 to 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here you can find our interview with TRC’s Clean Transportation Solutions (CTS) group, Erik Neandross, talking about the next edition of the leading North American exhibition. Once again, Sustainable Truck&Van will be media partner of the event.
One of the major highlights of the event is for sure the high-level conference programme, with an up-to-date agenda that you can find here. Now, it’s official that John Smith, incoming president & CEO of FedEx Freight, will deliver the opening keynote at ACT Expo 2026.
In his leadership role at FedEx Freight, Smith oversees North America’s largest less-than-truckload (LTL) freight network, a division that generated $8.9 billion in revenue in 2025 and operates one of the broadest LTL service footprints across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Smith has nearly 40 years of experience in the transportation industry and joined FedEx in 2000.
FedEx Freight president John Smith at ACT Expo 2026
Smith’s keynote, scheduled for 2:10pm on Monday, May 4, will focus on the accelerating evolution of freight operations, emerging technologies that are reshaping network performance, and strategies for fleets to thrive in an increasingly dynamic market environment.
“The LTL industry is being reshaped by rising expectations for speed, reliability, and visibility, and at FedEx Freight, we know a lot of that starts with the truck,” said John Smith. “We’re continually refining our operations and working towards a safer and more efficient fleet. I’m eager to share what we’re learning and where we see opportunities for the industry as a whole at ACT Expo.” During the session, Smith will address how large-scale LTL networks are leveraging data, predictive analytics, and automation to improve capacity management and service reliability.
As we wrote here, ACT Expo 2026 will also bring additional industry leader keynotes to the mainstage, such as RJ Scaringe, Founder & CEO of Rivian, and Stephen Roy, President, Mack Trucks, and Chairman, Volvo Group North America.
