Come experience one of the premier events of the year for the transportation industry! Please join us, your fellow members, and leading transportation professionals from throughout the country, for our 120th Anniversary Annual Dinner!
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
6:15 – 7:15 Cocktail Hour
7:30 Program Commences
Hilton Midtown
1335 6th Ave. (between 53rd & 54th), NYC
(scroll down for room block and parking info)
Coat check – 2nd floor
Cocktail Receptions and Main Event – 3rd floor
Our Honored Guest and Keynote Speaker of the Evening will be:
Donna Lemm
Chief Strategy Officer
IMC Logistics
Donna’s bio
We will also be presenting our Charles H. Ficken Memorial Award, given for untiring support, able leadership, and positive contributions of time and talent to the Traffic Club over many years to:
Joseph J. O’Brien
Vice President, Ocean Carrier Sales
Virginia International Terminals, LLC
Past President, TCNY
Tickets: $325
Table of 10: $3,250
Sponsorship – $1,500
Journal Ad pricing:
$2,000 – Outside Back Cover – n/a
$1,700 – Inside Front Cover – n/a
$1,500 – Center Pages – 1 available
$1,500 – Inside Back Cover – n/a
$1,100 – Full Page
$ 750 – Half-Page
Deadline for ad copy and sponsorships – January 16th
Click here for detailed info on Journal Ads and benefits of Sponsorship
Sponsor a Midshipman! In 2018 we initiated a program where you could purchase a ticket to the dinner for a Midshipman. They would be your guest and sit at your table with you. It was a great experience for these young men and women, and an opportunity for you to show them the ropes with an introduction to our industry.
Please email kathy@tcny.org if interested.
We will also be presenting our Scholarship Awards. Visit our Scholarship page for eligibility requirements or to make a donation.
Room block – The hotel is holding a block of rooms for TCNY at a rate of $299, Click here to make your reservation online. Cut-off date for the block is January 17th. If you would like to do Mobile Check-in and avoid the line, make sure to enter your Hilton Honors account number when booking your room. Destination fees ($35) will be waived if booking in the block.
Parking at the Hilton – Guests can access Valet Parking on either 53rd or 54th street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue.
Please make your reservations by January 23rd (if possible!) to ensure seating arrangements. Order online below, or contact Kathy at 212-269-1200 or kathy@tcny.org
Any tickets cancelled after February 9th will not be eligible for a refund. No shows will be responsible for payment.
PHOTOS from last year’s event
If you would like to book a hospitality suite to host your guests before and after the Dinner, you can email kj.birch@hilton.com.
If paying by check, please mail to:
The Traffic Club of New York
244 Madison Ave., Suite 419
New York, NY 10016
If paying by credit card:
If you will be purchasing multiple items like a table and also a sponsorship and an ad, select your choice from the drop down menu, hit “add to cart” then return to this webpage and add the next item to the cart etc. This way, you will only need to enter your cc info once. You will be asked for “quantity” after you have hit the “add to cart” button. If you prefer to be sent an invoice, please email Kathy.
If you do not receive confirmation within 3 days, please call our office.
Please contact our office with any questions at 212-269-1200 or kathy@tcny.org