Freight has invested heavily in visibility, data, and layered compliance—yet risk persists. The issue isn’t awareness. It’s enforceability. As markets mature, trust shifts from relationships to standards embedded directly in the transaction. In this conversation, Michael Caney explores how leading 3PLs are operationalizing identity, authority, and participation rules at booking—and how, as adoption scales, those standards are increasingly shaping shipper expectations and broker differentiation.

Skander Mankai of Front joins FreightWaves to discuss how automation is helping teams respond faster, reduce operational friction, and protect margins in volatile freight markets.

In this fireside chat: Thomas Wasson sits down with Karl McDermott of DeltaTrack and UBQ Network to discuss how real-time cold chain intelligence is transforming perishables shipping. Learn how connected devices, geo-fencing, and shelf-life prediction algorithms reduce claims, cut waste, eliminate finger-pointing, and give carriers & 3PLs a real competitive advantage.

Tariffs have disrupted a wide swath of the logistics industry. The perspective of that has been particularly pointed for a company in Canada. Keith Matthew, president and CEO of Canada's NAD Logistics, shares his perspectives with FreightWaves.

One of the most disruptive things to a supply chain is weather. The impacts of it can be felt for days, weeks, or even months after a weather event. Renny Vandeweg, DTN’s General Manager, Weather and Climate Intelligence joins FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell to break down mitigation strategies and steps intermediaries can take to reduce impacts made to shippers and carriers alike.

In this fireside chat, David Spencer, VP of Market Intelligence at Arrive Logistics, joins us to talk about the rapidly changing freight market conditions. We recap Q4 and January, break down the jump in rejection rates and spot prices, unpack the flatbed sector chaos, and dissect the “market flip vibes” backed by the big LMI surge.

The freight brokerage industry is navigating one of the most complex operating environments in recent memory. From prolonged freight market volatility to rising cargo theft and fraud, 3PLs are being forced to adapt quickly while maintaining trust across the supply chain. In this fireside chat, Malcolm Harris of FreightWaves sits down with Chris Burroughs, President and CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, to discuss the current state of the brokerage industry. The conversation explores the evolving freight cycle, the growing threat of organized cargo theft, regulatory developments in Washington, and what brokers should be doing today to prepare for the next phase of the market.