The Mercury Group

This guided peer-to-peer discussion will focus on today’s most pressing transportation and procurement challenges. Connect with fellow leaders to exchange real world practices, ideas, and lessons learned that are driving results across supply chain operations.

Join us for an evening networking reception with food, drinks, and time to connect with fellow attendees.

Breakthrough's President, John Teggart, will examine how purposeful leadership propels effective direction, confident action, and optimal resource allocation to deliver measurable impact across the supply chain. Gain his forward-thinking perspective and pragmatic tools you can leverage immediately to strengthen your company’s competitive position.

Build on the momentum of the opening keynote with a deep dive into Breakthrough’s latest advancements. Our team will share the cutting-edge technology and solutions we’ve developed over the past year to drive cost savings, boost effectiveness, and decarbonize transportation networks. This session will set the stage for the rest of the conference, equipping you with insights to maximize the value of what you’ll learn in the sessions ahead.

What is the economy really telling us about freight markets? Breakthrough’s Research and Economics team will connect macroeconomic signals to freight demand, capacity trends, and rate behavior to explain what is driving current market conditions and how we see the freight market evolving ahead.

Industry leaders share how they are adapting freight strategies in a volatile market, discussing the decisions, tradeoffs, and innovations shaping their networks—and what’s working to position transportation as a strategic advantage.

This session presents freight and energy benchmarking insights to highlight the metrics that matter most. We’ll review peer-based benchmarks across cost, efficiency, and sustainability and discuss what they reveal about performance, opportunity, and smarter decision-making.

The gap between AI hype and AI reality in freight is growing, creating costs for businesses. This session cuts through the noise with a grounded look at what's working in freight networks today, where AI is falling short, and how leading companies are moving beyond the hype. Breakthrough will share how decision intelligence is being applied and what that shift means for your network.

Discover how understanding the dynamics of conventional and alternative transportation energies—such as diesel, renewable natural gas, renewable diesel, biodiesel, and electricity—can empower you to make informed decisions that directly impact your bottom line. Gain actionable insights into how geopolitics, macroeconomics, energy market trends, and policy shifts influence fuel prices and uncover strategies to navigate the evolving energy landscape for a competitive edge.

A baseline emissions readout is most valuable when it drives actionable strategies. This session will showcase how comprehensive data and key drivers of an emissions profile are used to develop targeted reduction strategies. Discover how baseline insights create a prioritized decarbonization roadmap, and how to adapt as network conditions, technology, and market trends evolve.

This session offers practical solutions for private fleets of all sizes and types, whether diesel or gasoline-powered. We’ll go beyond traditional over-the-road expenses to uncover fuel-saving opportunities across your operational assets. Discover proven methods to optimize fuel spending, manage costs effectively, and drive meaningful savings directly to your bottom line.

Explore the transition from outdated fuel models to innovative, shipper-led fuel programs that offer greater control over transportation costs. We'll highlight Breakthrough's global growth and analyze how international macroeconomic trends and Europe's evolving regulatory environment differ from the U.S. market, creating new opportunities for shippers to optimize their strategies and adapt to a dynamic global landscape.

Join senior transportation and procurement leaders for a candid discussion on how data fluency is reshaping strategy, decision-making, and leadership. Panelists will share real-world examples of how they’ve moved beyond intuition and static reporting to embed analytics into sourcing strategies, carrier negotiations, and long-term planning. We’ll dive into the mindset shift required to lead with insight—asking better questions, aligning analytics with business goals, and empowering teams to confidently use data to drive results.

Participate in an interactive RFP simulation where you’ll navigate real-world trade-off decisions under budget and performance constraints. Collaborate with peers to prioritize pricing, carrier fit, and optimization strategies while exploring how a more connected, data-driven RFP approach can unlock long-term value beyond the award.

Join us as we wrap up Day 1 and head to 3Ten at ACL Live for an evening of networking.

Keynote speaker coming soon

Evolving regulations are influencing maritime procurement and energy management decisions. We’ll examine how shippers are responding to regulatory complexity, shifting requirements, and market uncertainty, and discuss considerations for anticipating cost impacts and managing risk over time.

Learn how data, supplier partnerships, and diversified sourcing reduce costs and ensure fleet reliability, flexibility, and measurable savings at scale.

Shippers share real-world insights on adopting renewable diesel, RNG, and electric energy in transportation. Panelists discuss feasibility, carrier partnerships, and energy strategies, highlighting cost impacts, operations, and emissions reductions to guide organizations from planning to action.

Discover how evolving federal and state policies, amidst a dynamic economic landscape, are affecting consumer demand resilience, sustainability, and supply chains. This discussion will consider how policy, consumer sentiment, and private sector efforts are interacting and the effects they may have on the transportation sector.

Learn how leading shippers are connecting fuel forecasting with a proactive fuel price risk management strategy to move from reactive decision‑making to strategic cost control. Participants will learn how data‑driven insights enable more confident budgeting, stronger capital planning, and alignment across transportation, finance, and procurement teams.

Explore how Breakthrough’s Fuel Recovery solution goes beyond initial savings to deliver sustained value year after year. This session covers foundational benefits and advanced strategies like MPG improvements, zero base, and geographic expansion to drive ongoing efficiency. Hear directly from clients as they share real-world case studies and roadmaps, showcasing how they’ve optimized their networks and achieved measurable results over time. Gain actionable insights to maximize the long-term impact of Fuel Recovery on your organization.

A transportation RFP can be a catalyst for change, driving alignment, challenging legacy practices, and unlocking value beyond rates. Learn how leading organizations use RFPs to align stakeholders, strengthen carrier partnerships, improve service, enhance cost predictability, and build long-term resilience, turning procurement into a tool for sustained value creation.

Learn how shippers are using Fuel Recovery in Mexico to improve visibility, tighten controls, and optimize fuel spend. We’ll highlight key blind spots, essential market insights, and the actionable steps to transform fuel management into a source of operational and financial impact.

After two days of market insights, peer perspectives, and candid conversations, this session focuses on the question that matters most: now what? We’ll reflect on the themes and challenges that surfaced and help attendees translate insight into practical, near-term actions across fuel, freight, and sustainability.