https://freightcake.com/blog Shipping insights, product updates, and engineering deep-dives from the FreightCake team. en-us Thu, 21 May 2026 14:12:09 GMT https://freightcake.com/blog/why-we-built-freightcake https://freightcake.com/blog/why-we-built-freightcake After a decade inside legacy brokerages and TMS platforms, we got tired of explaining why your shipment cost what it did. So we built the alternative. hello@freightcake.com (Shawn Olson) Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Manifesto Industry https://freightcake.com/blog/how-rate-shopping-actually-works https://freightcake.com/blog/how-rate-shopping-actually-works Most brokers say they shop rates. Almost none can show you the math. Here’s how FreightCake actually picks a carrier — and why it matters for your bottom line. hello@freightcake.com (Shawn Olson) Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engineering Pricing https://freightcake.com/blog/whats-broken-about-modern-brokering https://freightcake.com/blog/whats-broken-about-modern-brokering Five structural problems with how freight gets brokered today — and the changes operators are demanding from their next platform. hello@freightcake.com (Shawn Olson) Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Industry Manifesto