As Australia’s largest and most influential supply chain and logistics trade show, the upcoming MegaTrans 2026 is set to have plenty on offer for exhibitors and attendees alike.
Scheduled for 16-17 September 2026 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, it is expected to draw thousands of supply chain professionals, industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators under one roof.
“MegaTrans is more than just an expo – it’s where the industry comes to connect, collaborate and shape what’s next,” says Prime Creative Media General Manager of Events Siobhan Rocks.
“We’re excited to welcome back exhibitors and partners for what promises to be our biggest and most impactful event yet.”
Telematics solutions leader Allotrac is just one of many leading the charge into what they say is one of their favourite events on the calendar.
Next year, the spotlight will once again be on The Sustainable Supply Chain of the Future.
Leaders from freight, logistics, warehouse operations, transport technology, infrastructure, manufacturing and beyond will gather in Melbourne to exchange ideas, spark collaborations and see the latest innovations up close.
Allotrac CEO Joel Kotaminidis says that it offers a unique niche in the event space, particularly for businesses in the software side of the supply chain and logistics space.
“MegaTrans is a unique event – it always seems to attract a real high calibre of attendees,” Kotamanidis says.
“In our experience there’s a lot of influential companies coming to the events that wouldn’t be at other similar shows. There’s a lot of people who have a much larger solution capability.
“If your business is looking for efficiency improvements or benefits within their company, there’s a million and one different things they can see at MegaTrans.
“We find that it’s geared around tech, and it’s geared around great solutions.”
As one of the gold sponsors for MegaTrans 2026, the team at Allotrac have been long-time attendees of the premier event.
It’s not just those specifically in the logistics space, Kotamanidis says, that can benefit from attending or exhibiting at the event.
Anyone who works with trucks or in the transport space can find solutions, businesses and connections in places they may not expect.
“We normally talk to nearly anyone who has a very transport focus as a key part of their company,” Kotamanidis says.
“So, either they’re very, very large transport companies or manufacturers with a large need for transport solutions as part of their delivery of their product.
“That’s what we’re finding. People looking to transport better or supply chain better. We then get to have those conversations in the best environment.
“We’ll have people coming to us in safety talks, saying they heard about our solutions through people we’ve spoken to at MegaTrans. It’s a chance to get to much more attention on your business and your product.”
While the next edition is still 12 months away, Allotrac is already looking at what they will have on show for the MegaTrans attendees.
Kotamanidis says it is an opportunity that can’t go to waste, particularly with some of the recent advancements in technology they have been able to integrate into their telematics solutions.
“We’ll be coming down to Melbourne with a lot of new AI tech, and really pushing what we can achieve with operational efficiency gains through AI,” he says.
“By this time next year, we’ll have built up our voice technology with our AI too. Imagine a whole fleet of Ais that all talk to each other. We’ll have customer service agents that are fully AI, not just through a chatbot, but also through audio.
“The other thing that we’ll be looking to launch is our tap on glass payment solution. That will be used if you need to take payments from your customers on delivery, there’s integration through our app that allows any device to be a credit card acceptance terminal.”
Leading in telematics
As a growing business in the telematics space, Allotrac is continuing to explore the areas of opportunity and expansion within transport and supply chain technology.
While the development of AI has been on the minds of almost everyone in the space, there are still ongoing issues that remain in focus.
The compliance side of transport and logistics continues to be important in maintaining the safety of drivers and fleets across the country, which Allotrac is keenly aware of.
“Identifying things that may become potential issues in compliance is important to us,” Kotamanidis says.
“Having the ability to easily identify those issues and building out a dynamic safety module can really help. Through our app for instance, we’re able to look at load restraint, and can specify it to the specific type of vehicle and product.
“On the safety side, we’ve noticed how hard it can be to onboard with new products, so we’ve made requirements when you invite a user. You can build out an onboarding checklist for a new driver so they can then get the correct optimisation.”
With more than 10 years in business, there have been plenty of changes in customers’ expectations as Allotrac has continued to grow.
However, their approach to their solutions has remained the same.
“We build from customers’ needs,” Kotamanidis says.
“What we try and do is look for potential problems, and look for solutions to what people want, and build our solutions off the back of our knowledge on top of that.
“The core crux of our product is all built from industry. Industry determines our roadmap, our feature set. We want to understand what our customers are doing so we can then understand their needs.”
MegaTrans 2026 is where your next big customer, partner or breakthrough could be waiting.
