Contact

Tips, pitches, sponsorship ideas, corrections, complaints, or just a reason to argue about rates — here's where to send it. I read every message. I try to reply to all of them. I don't always make it, but the ones that land usually get a real answer.

Tips and story ideas

Got a story we should be writing? A source worth talking to? A lane nobody else is covering? Send it to tips@thebackhaul.io. Anonymity respected. Sources protected. If it helps me understand freight better, it'll shape the newsletter.

Advertising and partnerships

Sponsorships, classifieds, custom content, and annual partner programs: hello@thebackhaul.io. Media kit on request. See the Advertise page for placements.

Press and media

Interview requests, podcast bookings, speaking, on-the-record commentary on the freight market, broker-side dynamics, shipper behavior, or the state of American logistics: hello@thebackhaul.io. I don't pretend to speak for the whole industry. I do speak as a working broker.

Shippers and federal buyers

The Backhaul is published by Ted Fyock, founder of Carolina Expressways Inc. — a first logistics firm offering freight brokerage, managed logistics, advisory, and SDVOSB federal contracting.

If you're a shipper looking for a broker who picks up the phone, a company that wants a managed logistics program, an operator needing advisory work, or a prime looking for an SDVOSB partner on a federal transportation contract — carolinaexpressways.com, or email freight@carolinaexpressways.com for brokerage and managed logistics. For federal contracting, use govcon@carolinaexpressways.com.

General inquiries

Everything else: hello@thebackhaul.io. Signed, unsigned, whatever. I read it.

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