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17 September 2026

How This Freight Cycle Could Last

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Source reporting: FreightWaves

How This Freight Cycle Could Last

Freight’s cycle-ending forces are still stacking up, but Reliance Partners ’ Chief Revenue Officer Thom Albrecht sat down with us to discuss why this one might last. Nearly 360 trucking, freight brokerage, and insurance professionals packed the Grand Hyatt Nashville for the 5th Annual Trucking Matters Seminar Series , Reliance Partners’ largest turnout yet for an event that started with 160 attendees in its first year. Over two days, the agenda moved from federal safety policy to cargo theft, credit risk, and the future of freight brokerage. The event opened, as it has in years past, with Albrecht’s signature freight, capacity, and economic update. Albrecht split his presentation into two parts.

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