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FreightCaviar Exclusive: Inside Serbia

Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski · January 14, 2025 · 2 min read

In March, we traveled to Serbia to film a documentary about its growing outsourced freight scene. From dispatchers to managers, we gained valuable insights into the local mindset and outsourcing trends. Here's what we learned:

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Why Did We Go To Serbia?

Serbia has been on my radar for a while. Even before getting into freight, I had several Serbian classmates in high school in Park Ridge, IL. I even reconnected with one of them on X last year after noticing he was following us - turns out he has his own trucking company based in Miami, FL.

Serbia has become a major hub for outsourcing dispatchers and, increasingly, U.S. brokers. With our third-largest Instagram following based in Serbia, it was clear we had to visit.

Serbia has one of our largest Instagram followings, ranking just behind the U.S. (66.9%) and Armenia (3.86%).

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What Did We Learn?

We learned a lot during our trip, and I plan to write a more detailed newsletter about it all soon.

In the meantime, I highly recommend checking out our newly released documentary. You can also read this blog post for a preview of what the documentary covers.

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