Across
- 3. Trade measures at the center of 2025 freight volume shifts.
- 7. Greenscreens got acquired by this company in 2025.
- 12. Logging Device (ELD) Core safety tech often involved in CDL-mill and falsification cases.
- 14. Nearshoring capital for cross-border U.S.–Mexico freight.
- 16. Theft Crime involving the unauthorized taking of freight in transit.
- 18. Email-to-order automation tool featured in multiple FreightCaviar blogs.
- 20. Proficiency Test required under Trump’s 2025 rule for truck drivers.
- 21. Freight Marketplace (DFM) Sector investors claimed suffered “DFM fatigue” before its 2025 reboot.
- 23. Solutions Factoring and payments provider that absorbed TruckSmarter’s factoring unit.
- 24. Domiciled CDL CDL status at the center of FMCSA’s nationwide verification crackdown.
- 26. Platform used by brokers to verify carriers and detect fraud.
- 27. Seasonality Greenscreens/Truimph data set showing freight volatility by crop cycles.
Down
- 1. AI workforce startup cofounded by siblings featured on the FreightCaviar podcast.
- 2. Market Segment of freight where loads are priced in real time based on supply and demand.
- 4. Agency dominating FreightCaviar coverage all year.
- 5. Week Annual inspection period when enforcement activity sharply increases.
- 6. Carriers Fleets that rebrand or swap MC numbers to dodge scrutiny.
- 8. Border Term for freight operations spanning national borders.
- 9. Brokerage giant involved in multiple lawsuits and transparency disputes.
- 10. The difference between a broker’s buy and sell rates, often referenced in transparency discussions.
- 11. Roadside-camera fraud detection company interviewed this summer.
- 13. Platform DAT acquired from Flexport during its marketplace push.
- 15. Payment Index U.S. Bank metric featured in our quarterly data recaps.
- 16. Tech platform streamlining Mexico/Canada–U.S. communication and freight.
- 17. Technology powering new workflow automation tools across U.S. freight operations in 2025.
- 19. Semi EV Class 8 model with mass manufacturing repeatedly delayed.
- 22. Mexican city highlighted in FreightCaviar’s nearshoring documentary footage.
- 23. The hand-carry logistics role Paul documented in his global trip (acronym).
- 25. The legacy LTL system replaced by density-based rules in July 2025 (acronym).
- 28. Brokering The industry’s most viral and persistent freight-fraud practice.
