Field notes
Field notes from Georgian freight
Short readings from yards, gates, and appointment books. Written for people who already know the smell of diesel at dawn.
These notes are not a newsletter about the industry in general. They come from doors, gate prints, and arguments we keep hearing on Georgian floors. Read them if you run a yard. Skip them if you wanted a product announcement.
When exceptions pile on the same lane
Short-ships, refused trailers, and claims often share a corridor. Treating each ticket as a unique accident hides the lane that keeps producing them.
Preparing a peak briefing for a Tbilisi distribution floor
Harvest and holiday weeks fail at the same three places: a noon inbound wave, a door that cannot turn, and a roster that assumed last year’s overtime was still available.
What a week of Poti gate records actually shows
Discharge can look finished while the truck is still a rumour. Gate-out is the first honest inland clock — if you bother to keep it.
Reading a carrier scorecard without drowning in the average
A monthly on-time figure can compliment a haulier who missed every Thursday. Split the week before you praise the lane.
Why dock appointment windows slip on Georgian floors
The calendar can be honest at 07:00 and fiction by 11:00. The slip usually lives in the handshake between inbound arrival and the door that is still occupied.