The Bottleneck in Logistics

Cayu

We're building the infrastructure for the workers who keep freight moving.

Two Marketplaces Power Logistics

Logistics runs on two key marketplaces:

• Broker → Carrier — tech-native and nearly instant. Loads are posted, matched, and booked with a click.

• Carrier → Driver — still manual, reliant on phone calls, spreadsheets, and piles of compliance paperwork.

The first layer has been automated by freight tech platforms.

The second layer — the carrier–driver connection — remains slow, expensive, and inefficient.

The Cost of Inaction

Every empty truck costs a carrier up to $30,000/month in lost revenue.

With CDL driver turnover exceeding 90% annually, seats are constantly vacant.

And filling them is harder than it looks:

• Sourcing — reaching drivers who aren't on job boards

• Screening — verifying licenses and experience

• Compliance — meeting DOT, insurance, and carrier-specific requirements

• Onboarding — getting drivers in the seat, ready to roll

Most fleets still manage this through disconnected systems, phone calls, and manual follow-up.

Why This Layer Matters Most

We believe the carrier–driver marketplace is the most urgent, automatable part of logistics.

It's structured, high-volume, and rules-based:

• Known supply (active CDL holders)

• Binary qualification rules (license class, endorsements)

• Repeatable onboarding workflows

• Mandatory compliance steps

Automating this layer doesn't just reduce hiring costs — it unlocks driver-level optimization and pricing, just like freight networks price “good” vs. “bad” loads.

Where Cayu Starts

We start with recruiting and compliance — the highest-leverage workflows to automate.

Cayu handles the entire driver hiring funnel:

• AI-driven outreach to hard-to-reach CDL drivers

• License and credential verification in minutes, not days

• Compliance-ready onboarding across carriers and states

• Real-time status tracking from first contact to day one on the job

The result: fewer idle trucks, lower cost-per-hire, and faster time-to-seat.

Why Now

The broker–carrier layer has been fully digitized — but the carrier–driver layer is untouched.

Driver shortages and turnover are worsening, driving up costs and slowing freight movement.

AI makes it possible to automate sourcing, screening, and onboarding in ways traditional marketplaces never could.

Meet Laine

Laine is our AI recruiter and compliance agent for CDL drivers.

She finds, screens, and helps onboard qualified drivers — so your trucks don't sit idle.

Get to know Laine

The Long Game

Once you control the carrier–driver layer, you can optimize at the driver level:

• Match the right driver to the right load

• Price based on reliability and performance

• Reduce deadhead miles and missed appointments

That's the future of logistics — and Cayu is building it.