On August 18–21, the large commercial vehicle test drive ComAutoTrans and the International Bus Salon AutobusExpo will take place at the Crocus Expo IEC, bringing together key market players on a single platform. The main focus will be a rich business program featuring discussions on the transformation of commercial and passenger transport markets, changes in tariffs and legislation, as well as new growth strategies.
Focus Topic for Passenger Transport
The freight transportation market is in crisis: total freight turnover in the first quarter of 2026 fell by 3.4%, sales of new trucks in 2025 dropped by 51%, and the driver shortage stands at 23–25%. Carrier margins have shrunk by 5–12 percentage points.
Focus Topic for Commercial Transport
At the same time, the industry is facing a mandatory transition to electronic transport documents (ETD) starting September 1, 2026. This will affect 900,000 market participants: shippers, carriers, and freight forwarders. Paper waybills will lose legal force, and the entire transportation process will become digital.
Key Topics of the Business Program:
Common Challenges for Passenger and Freight Transport
How are manufacturers, operators, and regulators jointly addressing systemic problems of the logistics market: infrastructure wear, legislative contradictions, and personnel shortages?
Digital Transformation of Logistics
From EDI to intelligent supply chains. How can businesses adapt to new requirements without harming operational activities?
Transition to ETD
Industry readiness, practical challenges, mobile signatures for drivers, integration with government systems.
Passenger Transport
Digital development, operation and maintenance, transition to alternative fuels.
Business Cases
Real-world experience of major players in scaling EDI, reducing payment terms, and building end-to-end cargo visibility.
Among the speakers: representatives of the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Digital Development, Federal Tax Service, PJSC KAMAZ, NATCAR, Modern Transport Technologies, the National Transport Association, Gazprom Gas Motor Fuel, as well as leaders in the EDI and digital platform markets.
To attend the business program sessions, visitors must obtain a ticket on the website autobus-expo.ru Free of charge with our special promo code NEWSABEJ8.