On Wednesday, I’ll be presenting at the first of the TCA’s Summer Profitability Seminars in Chicago, this one with a focus on taking control of and effectively using data. This will be an excellent opportunity for me to network, hear from carriers about what pain...
We felt the incredible energy from the moment we walked into the Transparency19 conference center. It’s hard to describe, but even though the energy was intense, the members of the FreightWaves team, many of whom we met before breakfast, were loose and laid back. It...
“The reason to be in business is to have a good life.” - Bo Burlingham I need to mow the yard, plant the new bushes sitting in pots in front of the house, and clean the gutters because it’s been raining all spring. But I’ve been...
Last week, I was lucky to travel to Atlanta in order to attend Transparency19, the freight industry and technology conference put on every spring by FreightWaves. Sure, the phrase industry conference is often yawn-inducing, but Transparency19 felt more like a high-energy technology meetup crossed with...
Where do you find some of the best, most innovative manufacturers in the state of Illinois? At the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association Business Day 2019, of course. This years' event was held on May 1, at the Doubletree Hilton in Springfield. And AMT’s Heath Houchin was...
AMT’s Heath Houchin recently attended the 2019 TIA Capital Ideas Conference and Exhibition on scholarship sponsored by Avalon Risk Management. Along with five other first time attendees, Heath wrote an essay that awarded him with complimentary airfare, four nights lodging, and waived registration fees. This year,...
Tell me with whom you consort and I will tell you who you are; if I know how you spend your time, then I know what might become of you. ~ Goethe You know how some sayings just keep reverberating in your life? The above quote...
I was excited to attend the first-ever 3PL Technovations hosted by the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). The two-day event was held November 6-7 in Tucson, Arizona, at the Marriott Starr Pass Resort. Great venue. Technology and the 4th Industrial Revolution. And Tuesday morning’s opening speaker, Kurt...
A week ago, Sam Rogers, a carrier manager at AMT, and I flew to Portland, Oregon for the 3rd Annual DAT User Conference. I was really looking forward to attending with Sam, who hasn’t traveled much. In fact, it was only his second time on...
A.M. Transport’s Chad Martin recently attended the 2018 TIA Conference on scholarship sponsored by Avalon Risk Management. Along with 5 other first-time TIA Conference attendees, Chad wrote an exceptional essay for which he received complimentary airfare, four nights lodging, and waived registration fees. Each year, Transportation Intermediaries Association...