08/27/2026
Day two at the Cottingham & Butler Transportation | Cottingham & Butler Summit in Schaumburg, IL — and yes, the AAM Network Inc crew is here, as always. Biljana Billie Tomic & Miljko Delic
If it matters to this industry, our people are in the room. Call us the resident nerds of trucking: we show up, we take notes, we ask the uncomfortable questions, and we carry the answers and the new knowledge back to our team and our drivers, where it actually matters.
Two days that earned their place on the calendar. The 2026-27 freight forecast. A straight read from FMCSA. Cargo theft that now operates like organized business. Staged crashes and the courtrooms where carriers are bleeding. AB5, broker transparency, and where the broker-carrier model is heading. Plus keynotes on leadership from John O'Leary and Rorke Denver that landed harder than most.
Huge thanks to Cottingham & Butler & Butler for the organization, the caliber of the presentations, and the knowledge we're carrying home from here.
We're around for the rest of the day — come say hello, ask us anything, and we'll happily answer. That's what we came for.