2025 Lineman's Expo: Discovering New Tools for the Trade
The International Lineman's Expo brought together vendors with the line trade. Lineworkers lined up outside the exhibit hall and once inside, they explored new products, services and technologies on the show floor.
The sold-out Expo had more exhibitors than ever before, with booths in the large and smaller exhibit hall spaces. Sam Posa, 205, the exhibit and sponsorship sales manager for the International Lineman's Rodeo, said for 2025, 205 exhibitors with more than 600 booth personnel were on the trade show floor. The ILRA also capped out the competition levels for both the apprentice and journeymen division.
"We'll easily have 5,000 people at the event this year," he said. "We surpassed another level from last year to this year, so this is our largest show to date."
To learn more about the Lineman's Expo, check out our recent Line Life Podcast episodes on Podbean. The most recent episode features a segment with Posa talking about the growth of the International Lineman's Rodeo and what the event means to the line trade.
Check out the following photo gallery to see scenes from the trade show floor. If you have a photo you would like for us to add to this gallery, email it to Field Editor Amy Fischbach.
Scenes from the 2025 Trade Show Floor
About the Author
Amy Fischbach
Electric Utilities Operations
Amy Fischbach is the Field Editor for T&D World magazine and manages the Electric Utility Operations section. She is the host of the Line Life Podcast, which celebrates the grit, courage and inspirational teamwork of the line trade. She also works on the annual Lineworker Supplement and the Vegetation Management Supplement as well as the Lineman Life and Lineman's Rodeo News enewsletters. Amy also covers events such as the Trees & Utilities conference and the International Lineman's Rodeo. She is the past president of the ASBPE Educational Foundation and ASBPE and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University. She can be reached at [email protected].