Freight brokerage insights from the dispatch desk.
April 24, 2026
Freight fraud losses hit $725 million in 2025. A 60% jump. Food and beverage is the most-stolen category in America. Here are two stories of how fraud actually unfolds on a small brokerage, the red flags I learned to watch for, and what to do when it happens to you.
Read →April 20, 2026
Fewer than half of detention claims actually get paid. That's just leak #1. Here are the five places small brokerages bleed margin in 2026 — and how to plug them.
Read →April 18, 2026
Reefer tender rejections in Fresno climbed from under 4% to over 14% in less than a month. Fresno-to-Chicago spot rates are up 43%. Here's what the April 2026 numbers mean for small reefer brokerages — and how to position the next 60 days.
Read →April 17, 2026
A sourced breakdown of 2026 freight broker TMS pricing: from $69 entry tiers to enterprise stacks running $30,000 a year. What the sticker price hides, what the cap table adds, and what small brokerages should actually pay for.
Read →April 14, 2026
LoadPilot shut down March 25, 2026 after being acquired by AscendTMS. Here's the migration playbook for small brokerages who don't want to default into someone else's ecosystem.
Read →April 11, 2026
A freight broker's honest account of what this career really looks like — the prosperity, the crushing lows, and what keeps you going when the market tries to break you.
Read →March 24, 2026
A working broker's checklist for checking authority, insurance, CSA scores, and red flags before you book.
Read →March 18, 2026
The story behind 20-2 Dispatch: why a working freight broker built his own platform instead of paying for someone else's.
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