Food Shippers of America hosts 70th Annual Conference to help leaders navigate supply chain challenges
Key takeaways
- FSA’s 70th Annual Conference offers actionable insights and networking for supply chain leaders to optimize operations.
- Sessions cover industry trends, fraud prevention, rate evaluation, and partnership strategies for shippers, carriers, and 3PLs.
- Keynotes and panels highlight economic outlooks, top trucking challenges, and innovations to improve efficiency and decision-making.
Food Shippers of America (FSA) will hold its 70th Annual Conference March 1–3 in Orlando, Florida. The organization, which supports food supply chain professionals, provides executives with real-world insights, networking opportunities, and educational sessions to strengthen operations across the industry.
FSA has developed a full conference agenda under the leadership of 2026 Conference Chairs Eric Kruse, logistics supply chain manager with Kwik Trip, and Ada Brewster, director of sales with Butler Transport.
Key sessions:
- Opening keynote: Bill Cowher, former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach and CBS sports analyst.
- Transportation outlook: Eric Starks, freight transportation authority, discusses economic forces shaping trucking, rail, and intermodal sectors.
- Together We Win session: Explores aligning shippers, carriers, and 3PLs to retain strong partnerships.
- Know Your Shipper panel: Covers rate evaluation, fuel surcharges, payment terms, and service level assessment.
- Fraud and theft session: Michael Caney, CCO at Highway, discusses leveraging technology to reduce fraud and improve transparency.
- Trucking’s Top 10 session: Rebecca Brewster, president & COO of ATRI, highlights the trucking industry’s most pressing challenges.
- Closing day keynote: John Ratzenberger, actor and entrepreneur, shares insights on manufacturing and small business.
- Economic update: Bob Costello, chief economist and SVP at ATA, provides the latest economic data impacting supply chains.
- Conference closing: Darica Schneider, FSA president, delivers closing remarks.
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