Matt Silver

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I believe technology will change how freight moves. Building Cargado. Former founder/CEO of Forager 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 (acq'd in Jan 2022 by Arrive Logistics).

Chicago, IL congratsonalltheprogress.com Joined February 2009

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Matt Silver @MattSilver Oct 13

We're making our Mexico market update a monthly series. The September edition is out.

Once a month: where the trucks are, where they're tight, how I'd price it, and what to watch next month. 🧵

Matt Silver @MattSilver 1h

Thinking about CANCELing my weekend plans.

What is going on with the algo?

Matt Silver @MattSilver 15h

Hoping @garrett_makes builds something better, transparent, and fair.

Carrier411 | Safer Carrier Decisions Verified account @realcarrier411 1d

Carrier411 might start delisting certain carriers at our discretion. This is how it would look to our customers.

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Matt Silver @MattSilver 1d

We’re seeing a lot of shipments in @Cargado_ that are data center-related products that ship from Mexico to the US.

Average value per shipment has ranged from $500k - $1M whereas a normal shipment is between $50 - 100k.

It’s a fun time to move freight from Mexico to the US, especially if you want to move some components, generators, and servers.

Nikita Bier Verified account @nikitabier 2d

Guys, I have an idea

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Matt Silver @MattSilver 3d

Five things brokers believe about Mexico freight that keep them from quoting a single load.

None of them hold up. A thread: