LAS VEGAS — Another day, another trade show in the books. As I sit here bleary-eyed, watching the sun crawl over the mountains outside the airport window, my thoughts drift — among other places — back to the dozens of stories I've heard over the last couple of days.

Probably not breaking any news here, but the mainstream media — both the liberal, conservative, elite and blue collar — paints a pretty bleak picture of our business.

But it's nice to hear (again) that we all know better. And after hearing so much bad news day in and day out, this week offered a refreshing change of "inside information" from brokers and carriers alike. And we'll be telling some of those stories in the coming months, so stay tuned.