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The Operator's Notebook

Seventeen years brokering freight. Building Cargado — the modern marketplace for Mexico and Canada freight.

Coyote, Forager, Arrive — and now Cargado. Mostly thinking about cross-border freight, AI agents that don't try too hard, and the slow grind of building distribution in a market that still moves on relationships and tequila.

For brokers, shippers, logistics founders, and operators trying to understand the freight market instead of merely automate it.

Building Cargado · Chicago, IL · Q3 2026 · Privacy
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