Matt Silver

Canada

The SCOTUS broker ruling: more accountability, not doomsday

May 19, 2026

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8 min read

The SCOTUS broker ruling: more accountability, not doomsday

A broker-first take on what the Supreme Court actually said, why the internet is overreacting, and what to do next (without panicking).

Matt Silver

There's No Phantom Capacity. Carriers Just Parked Their Trucks.

Apr 30, 2026

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5 min read

There's No Phantom Capacity. Carriers Just Parked Their Trucks.

The US-Mexico capacity squeeze isn't phantom. It's parked equipment, revoked B1 visas, and shippers calling carriers back directly as tariffs lift and the market picks up speed.

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

Building the Mexico Team: When to Hire, Who to Hire, and How to Scale

Apr 22, 2026

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8 min read

Building the Mexico Team: When to Hire, Who to Hire, and How to Scale

Part 4 of the Mexico Freight Playbook — how to staff your Mexico operation at each stage of growth, from your first load to a full department

Matt Silver

The Operations Playbook for Mexico Freight

Apr 13, 2026

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19 min read

The Operations Playbook for Mexico Freight

Part 3 of the Mexico Freight Playbook — how the freight actually moves, the documents you need, pricing components, and everything you need to execute flawlessly.

Matt Silver

Apr 7, 2026

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21 min read

The Sales Playbook for Mexico Freight

Part 2 of the Mexico Freight Playbook — a deep dive on how to actually sell Mexico freight, from finding opportunities in your existing book to closing deals outside RFP cycles

Matt Silver

Why Mexico Freight Is the Biggest Opportunity in Brokerage Right Now

Apr 1, 2026

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15 min read

Why Mexico Freight Is the Biggest Opportunity in Brokerage Right Now

The full business case for Mexico freight — from why it matters to how to find shippers, build the team, and scale the department.

Matt Silver

The Builder's Moment: Why 2026 Will Separate the Founders from the Followers

Mar 25, 2026

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9 min read

The Builder's Moment: Why 2026 Will Separate the Founders from the Followers

AI isn't replacing company builders — it's creating the greatest leverage opportunity in history. The founders who lean in now will build companies that were impossible just 12 months ago.

Matt Silver

Entrepreneurship

Feb 5, 2026

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10 min read

Stop Being a Basic Brokerage

Technology is how you survive. Expanding into niches is how you become impossible to replace.

Matt Silver

Entrepreneurship

Jan 12, 2026

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15 min read

The Age of Builders and Doers

How a small group of operators, plugged into AI agents and modern tools, can tap into effectively unlimited scale.

Matt Silver

Logistics

Dec 29, 2025

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8 min read

Good, Better, Best

Never let it rest! Until your good gets better and your better gets best!

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

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Mexico Freight Is Hiding in Your Book — 3 Ways to Find It

Dec 17, 2025

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10 min read

Mexico Freight Is Hiding in Your Book — 3 Ways to Find It

Your customers already have Mexico freight. You just haven't asked yet.

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

+10

Nov 12, 2025

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9 min read

Oh the shippers you'll find

Let's do a deep dive on the types of shippers out there.

Matt Silver

Canada

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Building the future of freight collaboration

Nov 6, 2025

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8 min read

Building the future of freight collaboration

How we’re rethinking how brokers and carriers connect on Mexico and Canada freight.

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

+10

Nov 3, 2025

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9 min read

Pouring one out for Canada

Why brokers need to start thinking north while everyone else fights over U.S. freight

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

Five Tips to Grow Your Mexico and Canada Business

Oct 30, 2025

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7 min read

Five Tips to Grow Your Mexico and Canada Business

Practical, high-impact moves to kickstart your Mexico and Canada business this week.

Matt Silver

Canada

Oct 15, 2025

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6 min read

Cargado isn’t your father's load board

Only 60% of marketplace activity is spot freight — the rest is recurring lanes and projects fueled by Cargado’s live market intelligence.

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

It might be time to fire your Mexico or Canada leader

Oct 1, 2025

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5 min read

It might be time to fire your Mexico or Canada leader

Stop paying people to dial for dollars and waste time on WhatsApp and LinkedIn covering freight when software can do it faster — and better.

Matt Silver

Canada

Sep 25, 2025

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6 min read

The Many Faces of Carriers in Cargado

Oh, the Faces of Carriers You’ll See — across the U.S.-Mexico border and Canada’s wide roads.

Matt Silver

Canada

Sep 4, 2025

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4 min read

Driver Inc.: The Canadian Trucking Scam

How some Canadian trucking companies are cutting corners and cheating the system.

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

Sep 2, 2025

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6 min read

Mexico 101: What Makes It Different

Why fear of the unknown — not customs — is the biggest barrier to cross-border freight.

Matt Silver

Logistics

Issue #62: Clearing the Air on B1 Drivers, Worker Visas, and Cabotage

Aug 22, 2025

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7 min read

Issue #62: Clearing the Air on B1 Drivers, Worker Visas, and Cabotage

B1 drivers are not the enemy — they are a core part of North American supply chain!

Matt Silver

Entrepreneurship

Aug 19, 2025

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6 min read

Issue #61: The Seasons of Scaling

Behind every neat growth curve is a messier reality worth talking about.

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

Issue #60: USMCA on the Clock: What Renegotiation Could Mean for Cross-Border Freight

Jul 21, 2025

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6 min read

Issue #60: USMCA on the Clock: What Renegotiation Could Mean for Cross-Border Freight

Trump’s Commerce Secretary says USMCA is next. For freight people, the real changes will be capacity-driven.

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

Issue #59: Takeaways from the 8th Annual Modernization of Cross-Border Trade

Jun 23, 2025

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9 min read

Issue #59: Takeaways from the 8th Annual Modernization of Cross-Border Trade

A tactical recap of what we covered in Laredo—and the advice I’d give any broker trying to win in Mexico freight right now.

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

Issue #58: Canada Is Live. Market Rates Are Here. Cargado Just Leveled Up.

Jun 9, 2025

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6 min read

Issue #58: Canada Is Live. Market Rates Are Here. Cargado Just Leveled Up.

Canada coverage is live. Mexico quoting just got smarter. And we’re only getting started.

Matt Silver

Matt Silver

The SCOTUS broker ruling: more accountability, not doomsday

There's No Phantom Capacity. Carriers Just Parked Their Trucks.

Building the Mexico Team: When to Hire, Who to Hire, and How to Scale

The Operations Playbook for Mexico Freight

The Sales Playbook for Mexico Freight

Why Mexico Freight Is the Biggest Opportunity in Brokerage Right Now

The Builder's Moment: Why 2026 Will Separate the Founders from the Followers

Stop Being a Basic Brokerage

The Age of Builders and Doers

Good, Better, Best

Mexico Freight Is Hiding in Your Book — 3 Ways to Find It

Oh the shippers you'll find

Building the future of freight collaboration

Pouring one out for Canada

Five Tips to Grow Your Mexico and Canada Business

Cargado isn’t your father's load board

It might be time to fire your Mexico or Canada leader

The Many Faces of Carriers in Cargado

Driver Inc.: The Canadian Trucking Scam

Mexico 101: What Makes It Different

Issue #62: Clearing the Air on B1 Drivers, Worker Visas, and Cabotage

Issue #61: The Seasons of Scaling

Issue #60: USMCA on the Clock: What Renegotiation Could Mean for Cross-Border Freight

Issue #59: Takeaways from the 8th Annual Modernization of Cross-Border Trade

Issue #58: Canada Is Live. Market Rates Are Here. Cargado Just Leveled Up.

Congrats on all the Progress

Congrats on all the Progress