

Brian S. Everett has 35+ years marketing, communications, sales and business experience in transportation, warehousing, logistics, and supply chain with a special expertise in B2B marketing and association management. As Senior Partner with MindShare Strategies, he currently acts as Group Editorial Director for "Food Chain Digest" (in-print and digital magazine) as well as "Food For Thought" e-newsletter, both of which are the official magazine and e-newsletter for Food Shippers of America. He also serves as Group Editorial Director of "Redefining the Road" (in-print and digital magazine) and WIT eNews, both of which are the official magazine and e-newsletter of the Women In Trucking Associations. Everett previously served as Executive Director of NASSTRAC (the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council), CEO of the Transportation Marketing & Sales Association, and the lead marketing executive at C.H. Robinson for more than 10 years.
Recent Posts by Brian Everett:
by Brian Everett, on Sep 22, 2026
From arriving in the United States without speaking English to leading complex transportation operations with leading food brands, Rusi Kombalov has built his career on curiosity, leadership and operational credibility …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Sep 08, 2026
Food companies are quickly shifting artificial intelligence (AI) beyond experimentation to a practical tool that can manage their increasingly complex supply chains. Recent initiatives from leading brands, including PepsiCo, Nestlé, …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Aug 25, 2026
For food manufacturers and retailers, speed has become a competitive advantage. With consumer demand shifting rapidly, shorter product life cycles, and continued pressure to reduce waste, food shippers are rethinking …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Jul 17, 2026
Trailer industry optimism is on the rise, according to this month’s issue of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report — with equipment order intake improving, freight rates …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Jul 16, 2026
The world’s leading meal kit company, HelloFresh delivers roughly 2.3 million meals every day — requiring precise synchronization across sourcing, production, packaging, cold-chain logistics and home delivery. Cold-storage hardware modification …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Jun 30, 2026
“We’re in the third year of this extended freight recession and the pain is real,” says Andy Owens, A&M Transport President. “Operating costs in trucking climbed to their highest ever …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Jun 29, 2026
Cargo fraud is no longer a fringe issue in the food supply chain industry — it’s a fast-evolving, highly organized threat that’s impacting shippers, brokers, and carriers alike. What was …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Jun 17, 2026
A powerful storm system sweeps across a major agricultural region overnight — flooding highways, delaying deliveries, and leaving grocery distributors scrambling to answer a simple question: Where are my shipments …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Jun 08, 2026
Simplified inbound logistics supplier program expands Walmart’s first-mile capabilities for prepaid suppliers by using its national supply chain network. Suppliers send products under a single national P.O. to one location, …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Jun 02, 2026
Dan Egan, Agent for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, recently led a research study on the state of the temp-controlled LTL industry, which found there were five themes that emerged from …
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