F3: Future of Freight Festival 2026
F3: Future of Freight Festival 2026 is over. Dates for the next event in the series have not been announced.
View the full seriesAbout F3: Future of Freight Festival (formerly FreightWaves LIVE)
F3: Future of Freight Festival is FreightWaves' annual freight and logistics conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for carriers, shippers, brokers and freight-technology companies. It succeeded FreightWaves LIVE, which last ran in Chicago in November 2019. The festival runs across several downtown Chattanooga venues, with side events such as Supply Chain Day at F3, the Brokerage Compliance Symposium and the F3 Awards Dinner held the day before.
F3: Future of Freight Festival 2026
F3: Future of Freight Festival runs 27–28 October 2026 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
F3 is FreightWaves' annual conference for the freight market: two days of sessions for carriers, shippers, brokers and freight-technology companies, including an FWTV stage. Sessions are spread across several downtown Chattanooga venues; the organiser's agenda lists locations including The Signal and Chattanooga Lookouts Stadium.
Three separately registered events run the day before, on 26 October 2026: Supply Chain Day at F3 (invite only), the Brokerage Compliance Symposium and the F3 Awards Dinner.
F3 replaced FreightWaves LIVE, the company's earlier conference series, which last ran in Chicago in November 2019.
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