Transportation and Logistics in 2027: What Washington Means for Your Business

Wednesday, December 2, 2026 | 1:00–1:45 p.m. Eastern | Online via Zoom

What will the Washington outlook mean for transportation and logistics businesses in 2027—and which developments should inform decisions now?

Join Michael Taylor and Mark Tuchmann for a practical Diakon Partners conversation connecting policy developments with business risk and operational readiness. We will distinguish what is taking shape from what remains uncertain and discuss questions executives should bring into their planning.

Speakers

What we will discuss

• Washington priorities affecting transportation, logistics, and trade, including the outlook for congressional and regulatory action.
• How policy uncertainty can affect business risk, insurance considerations, investment, and operational planning.
• Practical questions to test 2027 plans, identify exposures, and decide what to monitor or act on.

Who should attend

Executives and decision-makers at freight forwarders, carriers, logistics providers, shippers, and industry associations.

About the speakers

Michael Taylor

Managing Partner, Diakon Partners Inc. | Senior Advisor, HillStaffer LLC

Michael Taylor has spent more than four decades working in public policy and government relations, including more than 20 years focused on transportation. He advises businesses and associations on how developments in Washington affect their operations, investment decisions, and exposure to emerging risks.

His transportation experience spans air cargo, trucking, freight forwarding, and logistics, along with approximately a decade working on issues affecting commercial and public fleets. His work addresses the connections among transportation modes and the policy decisions shaping the movement of goods, vehicle availability, infrastructure readiness, operating costs, and workforce needs.

As Managing Partner of Diakon Partners and Senior Advisor at HillStaffer, Michael connects policy analysis with practical business strategy. His work covers federal and state legislative and regulatory issues, trade, transportation modernization, and emerging technology, including artificial intelligence. He helps organizations assess what policy changes mean for their businesses, identify where engagement can make a difference, and bring operational experience into discussions with policymakers.

Mark Tuchmann

Senior Advisor, Acrisure Underwriting & Specialties | Principal, Million & Associates

Mark Tuchmann has spent more than 35 years working in transportation and insurance. He has built and run fleets as well as the insurance programs that cover them, bringing an operating perspective to business risk, safety, and growth.

In 1989, Mark founded BeavEx with a single customer and grew it over 25 years into a $300 million national same-day transportation company with more than 4,500 drivers and employees across 48 states. He completed more than 15 acquisitions and partnered with private equity in 2011. He was also an owner of TIP National, a transportation-focused insurance MGA acquired by Acrisure in 2022.

Today, Mark builds specialty insurance programs and sources acquisitions at Acrisure Underwriting & Specialties. Through Million & Associates, he advises brokers, carriers, and underwriters on insurance program design, safety and claims economics, acquisitions, and governance. His work includes examining how evolving legal, legislative, and industry standards affect broker liability and the decisions transportation businesses make.

Format and registration

Approximately 30 minutes of conversation followed by 15 minutes answering written audience questions submitted through chat to the host. Attendee microphones will remain closed; there will be no open-microphone discussion. A conversational discussion supported by a few brief visuals, followed by written audience questions.

Registration is handled through Zoom. The session is intended to be recorded. Please keep questions general and do not share confidential or proprietary information. Participation does not subscribe you to a newsletter.