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The freight and logistics newsletter for operators who actually read their inbox. Written by Ted Fyock, founder of Carolina Expressways Inc. — a first logistics firm out of North Carolina doing brokerage, managed logistics, advisory, and SDVOSB federal work. Free to subscribe. Always will be a free tier.

What you get

Tuesday mornings, one email. No fluff, no filler. Mostly these pieces, rotating by week:

Rate reads. What the indexes say versus what the invoices actually show. Spot, contract, fuel, accessorials.

Shipper intel. Who's tendering, who's paying on time, who's quietly re-bidding their book.

Founder's Desk. The decisions I'm working through at Carolina Expressways. The calls I got right. The ones I didn't. The ones I'd make differently this week.

Federal Desk. SDVOSB and federal contracting notes for operators in or adjacent to GovCon freight. GSA, DLA, USTRANSCOM, civilian agencies.

Viral Freight and The Deal Sheet. The stories, memes, M&A, and industry moves worth forwarding.

What it costs

Nothing, at the free tier. That's the default and always will be.

Paid tiers are coming for readers who want more: proprietary rate data, quarterly field reports, subscriber-only Q&As, and invites to operator roundtables. Subscribe now and you're first in line when they open.

The bonus for signing up

Every new subscriber gets The State of Freight: A Founder's Field Report. It's my read on where rates, capacity, shippers, and carriers are headed over the next twelve months. It's the piece I wish someone had handed me when I was figuring out my first lane.

How to subscribe

Put your email in the signup box on the homepage. Confirm the opt-in. First issue lands the following Tuesday. No spam, no list-selling, no tricks.

If you've ever negotiated a load, chased a check, priced a lane, or wondered whether the freight industry is going to reward or break the next five years of your work — this is written for you.

See you Tuesday.

Loads of signal. Zero deadhead.