🎣 AI Load Board + This Week’s Carrier Pick

June 17, 2025

Welcome to our new Tuesday Spotlight newsletter, featuring this week’s FreightCaviar Podcast and Carrier of the Week.

This edition: Tom sits down with Jin Stedge, CEO of TrueNorth, the team behind freight’s first AI-powered load board.

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The First AI-Powered Load Board

Jin has logistics in her DNA. She grew up in a family of truckers, studied aerospace engineering at MIT, made the Forbes 30 Under 30 (Enterprise Technology, 2021) list, and began her career working on autonomous vehicles.

In 2019, she co-founded TrueNorth to help small carriers manage back-office tasks like invoicing, insurance, and compliance. But after four years, they pivoted and are now building a smarter, AI-native load board for freight brokers, dispatchers, and owner-operators.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Insights on autonomous trucking 

  • TrueNorth’s new AI-powered load board

  • Jin’s advice for people entering the industry 

“This new generation of owner-operators are really tech-savvy and hungry. It’s a lot of thirty year old’s who are hungry and want to work, who are willing to move fast. Those carriers are the new wave.”

This week's episode is brought to you by TextLocate, Levity, and Epay Manager.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Watch the interview on YouTube.

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Carrier of the Week: Sayram Express

  • MC: 1236767

  • Location: Downers Grove, IL

  • Years in Business: 5

  • Fleet Size: 35 trucks

  • Equipment: Reefer and power-only

  • Lanes: Illinois ↔ Texas

One thing they wish more brokers understood:

“We’re not just moving freight — we’re running a business with real people, real equipment, and real costs. Respecting our time, communication, and fair rates goes a long way in building lasting partnerships.”

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Inside The FASTEST Growing Community in U.S. Logistics

Check out our recap from CABXPO (Central Asian Business Expo), that took place in April in Schaumburg, IL, for a look at one of the fastest-growing communities in the freight industry.

Electronics Shipments Need More Than Just a Ride

Transporting electronics isn’t about moving goods, it’s about protecting high-value, high-risk cargo every step of the way.

At CtrlChain, we’re helping logistics teams solve the biggest challenges in electronics transport: damage prevention, real-time traceability, and secure handovers.

With trusted carriers, end-to-end visibility, and automated POD workflows, CtrlChain ensures your sensitive shipments arrive safely, on time, and fully documented, with zero blind spots.

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