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Experience Class 2–8 Vehicles at Work Truck Week 2025 Ride & Drive
Work Truck Week 2024 attendees will have the opportunity to drive a variety of trucks and vans during the Ride & Drive, which will feature 21 Class 2-8 vehicles. Here are the details of the participating vehicles.
February 5, 2025
More than 20 Class 2-8 vehicles will participate in Ride & Drive at NTEA Work Truck Week 2025.
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Get on-road experience in various commercial vehicles with the latest fuel, propulsion, and other advanced technology at Work Truck Week Ride & Drive. Held in downtown Indianapolis as part of Work Truck Week 2025, Ride & Drive is free and open to all event attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ride & Drive hours will be:
Wednesday, March 5, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 6, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Work Truck Week 2025 Overview
Work Truck Week 2025 runs March 4–7, 2025, at Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. More Than A Trade Show encompasses the Green Truck Summit, The Work Truck Show, NTEA Annual Meeting, Ride & Drive, educational programs, and more. Green Truck Summit is March 4, educational sessions run March 4–6, Work Truck Show exhibits are open March 5–7 and Ride & Drive runs March 5–6. Work Truck Week, North America’s largest work truck event, is produced by NTEA – The Work Truck Association. Register at worktruckweek.com.
Ride & Drive: Experience the Latest Trends & Tech
Ride & Drive is a quick and easy way to get up-to-speed on the latest tech that can be spec’ed on new commercial vehicles.
Attendees can explore 21 vehicles spanning Classes 2–8, including all-electric vans, trucks, and chassis, as well as internal combustion vehicles featuring advanced technology to improve fuel utilization and reduce greenhouse gases or particulate matter.
“Ride & Drive is a unique experience that affords any attendee the opportunity to experience the latest commercial vehicles and the new technology that powers them in their natural environment — out on the road,” says Chris Lyon, NTEA director of fleet relations. “Whether you want to get behind the wheel yourself or prefer riding shotgun to take notes and photos, manufacturer reps will be on hand to guide you and answer your questions.”
This event is especially useful for fleet managers and other industry professionals who don’t have time to arrange individual meetings to test-drive equipment from various manufacturers. NTEA does all the legwork by gathering subject matter experts and vehicles from 20 participating companies at Work Truck Week Ride & Drive.
Vehicles Available During Ride & Drive
The following vehicles are scheduled to be available to drive or ride in with a company representative on a planned street route:
Vehicle equipped with Allison 9-speed fully automatic transmission
Truck equipped with Allison Regional Haul Series fully automatic transmission
Battle Motors fully electric City Tractor
Blue Arc battery-powered Class 4 truck for high frequency last-mile delivery
Blue Bird prototype electric Class 5–6 chassis for last-mile delivery
Bollinger Motors B4 custom-configurable Class 4 chassis cab truck
Vehicle equipped with DC Modification's Extended Day Cab with special features
Ford Pro Ford F-150 Lightning Pro electric pickup
International eMV Series 25,999-pound non-CDL GVWR truck
Isuzu NRR EV Class 5 low-cab-forward battery electric truck
Kenworth T280 medium-duty truck with Paccar 325-hp PX-7 engine
Mack medium-duty Class 6 MD6 and Class 7 MD7 trucks
Mercedes-Benz USA fully electric eSprinter full-size van
Peterbilt Model 536 pickup and delivery, and vocational applications medium-duty truck
Truck fitted with PSC Dynamic Damping Stabilizer system for some Ford F-Series and Ram trucks
Ram Professional ProMaster commercial van powered by 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 ICE engine
REE Automotive REE P7-C electric Class 5 truck with certified X-by-wire design
Rivian Commercial full-size van powered by a 320-hp battery-electric motor
Workhorse W56 electric vehicle for last-mile delivery
Zeus Class 5 electric chassis cab
EnviroCharge will provide Ride & Drive charging support.
Static Displays Also Included
Static displays include a Concord Road Equipment Manufacturing/Buyers Products single-axle Class 7 truck.
Ride & Drive sponsor Allison Transmission will have the Allison Experience trailer and team on hand to demonstrate its fully automatic transmissions and eGen Power e-Axles.
For more information about each of the vehicles available in Ride & Drive, visit worktruckweek.com or check the Work Truck Week 2025 app.
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