The Freight Pod
The Freight Pod
Andrew Silver
Ep. #85: Ryan Soskin, Founder & CEO, GoodShip
1 hour 21 minutes Posted Jun 30, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Sponsor CloneOps AI Agents
Meet Ryan Soskin Of GoodShip
From Finance To Coyote Logistics
The Scrappy Coyote Culture
Why Coyote Produced So Many Leaders
The Real Meaning Of No Excuses
Sponsor Bitfreighter Integrations
The Nuance Behind Moving Every Load
Why Ryan Joined Convoy
Teaching Software How Brokerage Works
Scaling Pain Points With Enterprise Shippers
Sponsor Triumph Intelligence Rate Data
What Convoy Got Right
Stored And Scaling A Brokerage Fast
Finding The Right Co-Founder
Why Freight RFPs Are Broken
The Missing Inputs That Break Pricing
Network Drift And Why It Matters
What GoodShip Actually Is
Why Staying TMS Neutral Wins
A Three Week Implementation Reality
Early Customers And Renewal Proof
What Unifying Data Looks Like
When Market Volatility Boosts Demand
Expanding To Brokers And Carriers
Prime And The RFP Response Engine
Laney The AI Transportation Analyst
The Hard Part Of Selling Software
No Excuses As A Builder Mindset
Final Takeaways And Closing
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Freight procurement is still stuck in a world of portals, spreadsheets, and three-month RFP cycles, even though the freight market can flip in weeks. I’m joined by Ryan Soskin, CEO and founder of GoodShip, to unpack why that gap creates expensive surprises for shippers and impossible commitments for brokers and carriers. Ryan’s career arc from Coyote Logistics to Convoy gives him a rare view of both execution on the ground and what it takes to build automation that actually works at scale.&nb...