A common theme occurred at the 2023 Transportation Go! conference: Ag logistics and transportation are complex and ever-evolving, and finding solutions to the problems facing the industry require strong relationships, collaboration and out-of-the-box thinking. Led by the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA), more than 120 of the sharpest minds in the logistics and transportation industry descended on Omaha, Nebraska, on March 15-16 to work through some of those issues facing the movement of agriculture out of the Upper Midwest. "When you have the type of influencers that you had at this conference, such as Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Commissioner [...]

March 15-16 conference includes FMC, U.S. DOT representatives Commissioner Max Vekich of the Federal Maritime Commission and Elaine Trevino, senior supply chain adviser for the U.S. Department of Transportation, are among the notable speakers at the 2023 Transportation Go! conference, which takes place March 15-16 at the Hilton Omaha in Omaha. Organized by the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA), Transportation Go! is the premier meeting that tackles issues pertaining to soybean, grain and other agricultural transportation from the Midwest. Other key presenters include Luisa Fernandez-Willey, assistant vice president, policy & economics, for the Association of American Railroads; Peter Hirthe, [...]

The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance has long had a great relationship with the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, known as AgTC. So we’re thrilled that AgTC plans to hold one of its workshops on the heels of Transportation Go! Transportation Go! will take place March 15-16 at the Hilton Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, and AgTC’s Ag Shipper Workshop at the same location following a joint lunch between the two events. “Transportation Go! is an interactive conference that addresses the myriad challenges and opportunities ag shippers are facing," said Eric Wenberg, SSGA executive director. “We appreciate that AgTC recognizes our agenda and [...]

Transportation Go!, the premier conference for soybean, grain and other agricultural transportation issues in the Midwest, is set to take place March 15-16, 2023, in Omaha, Nebraska, at the Hilton Omaha. Registration for this second-annual event is now open at transportationgo.com. Our agenda is nearly finalized with Max Vekich, Federal Maritime Commission; Luisa Fernandez-Willey, Association of American Railroads; Elaine Trevino, U.S. Department of Transportation and more confirmed. SSGA is also proud to be hosting local college students at the conference. Students from Bellevue University in the Supply Chain, Transportation and Logistics Management major are eager to attend and learn more [...]

AgTC plans to join conference, hold workshop afterward Transportation Go!, the premier conference for soybean, grain and other agricultural transportation issues in the Upper Midwest, is set to take place March 15-16, 2023, in Omaha, Nebraska, at the Hilton Omaha, and registration for this second-annual event is now open at transportationgo.com. The 2023 version of Transportation Go! follows a wildly successful and interactive 2022 show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The inaugural event, known then as the Northern Commodity Transportation Conference, took place in 2020 in Bloomington, Minnesota. Thanks to the generous support of show sponsor, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Transportation [...]