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

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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

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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

Entrepreneurship

Issue #57: The Board Meeting Playbook for Startups

Jun 1, 2025

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10 min read

Issue #57: The Board Meeting Playbook for Startups

A practical guide for founders and operators on turning your board meeting into a working session — not a performance.

Matt Silver

Entrepreneurship

Issue #56: Building a Superstar Leadership Team

May 19, 2025

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4 min read

Issue #56: Building a Superstar Leadership Team

The best leaders aren’t building their résumés — they’re building something that matters.

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

Issue #55: Building the Mexico Carrier Network of the Future

May 12, 2025

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4 min read

Issue #55: Building the Mexico Carrier Network of the Future

Why our human-led, tech-enabled approach gives brokers what they need — and carriers what they want.

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

May 5, 2025

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7 min read

Issue #54: Why Mexico, and Why Now

Nearshoring is accelerating. If your customers are moving freight in Mexico, you should be too.

Matt Silver

Logistics

Issue #53: A Guide to Mexico Freight Liability

Apr 28, 2025

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3 min read

Issue #53: A Guide to Mexico Freight Liability

Understanding the Risks, Insurance Requirements, and Best Practices for Brokers and Shippers to Protect High-Risk Cargo and Navigate Mexico’s Freight Security Challenges

Matt Silver

Mexico

Issue #52: Announcing Cargado’s Series A

Apr 7, 2025

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4 min read

Issue #52: Announcing Cargado’s Series A

Announcing Our $12M Series A: Building the Future of Cross-Border Freight

Matt Silver

Nearshoring

Issue #51: How Auto Tariffs Will Break More Than They Fix

Mar 31, 2025

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9 min read

Issue #51: How Auto Tariffs Will Break More Than They Fix

Why a 25% tariff on imported cars could shake the foundations of U.S. supply chains, freight networks, and your grocery bill.

Matt Silver