Streamline your cross-border freight operations.
BorderReady is a 48-hour audit that maps every weak point in your customs posture, carrier mix and lane economics — then hands your team a prioritized fix list. Built for small and mid-sized manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters and 3PLs.
- Report in 48 hours
- CARM / CBSA literate
- No long-term contract
cortex.ops / lane-monitor
Readiness score
82.4
Δ vs last week
+6.1
53' dry, 18 SKUs
CBSA pre-arrival match — saving 2h dwell
lanes
12
carriers
6
alerts
2
Ops teams running BorderReady audits
Cross-border freight isn't a logistics problem. It's a documentation problem with wheels.
We've audited millions of dollars of cross-border spend. Four issues show up every single time.
Customs ambiguity
HS-codes that drift, broker handoffs that drop, CARM filings that pile up. One missed amendment can stall a truck for days.
Rate erosion
Your contract rates were great in Q1. They aren't anymore. Spot exposure quietly bleeds 8–14% off freight P&L per quarter.
Lane blind spots
You know what crosses the border. You don't know which lane has 3 carriers when it needs 5 — until a tender fails on a Friday.
Compliance debt
FDA, USMCA, CTPAT, AMPS. Each one a sleepy clause that wakes up with a fine. Most teams discover them in retrospect.
Your readiness score, one screen.
Every audit ships with a live snapshot of your lanes, scored against carrier mix, duty exposure, and rate-to-market. This is what your team sees on day two.
Cortex Lane Monitor
/ tenant: northgate-mfg| Lane | Mode | Carriers | TTR | Δ Cost | Readiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YYZ → DET | FTL | 4 | 11h | -8% | 88 |
| MTL → BOS | LTL | 2 | 27h | +12% | 64 |
| VAN → SEA | FTL | 5 | 9h | -3% | 91 |
| CAL → LAX | DRY | 3 | 42h | +6% | 71 |
| WIN → CHI | FTL | 4 | 16h | -2% | 79 |
Estimated savings
$48,300
annualized
Compliance items resolved
11 of 14
this audit
Median border dwell
−42%
after re-routing
From intake to a fix list your CFO will read.
No discovery calls. No five-week SOWs. You fill the form, we ship the report.
Intake
Day 0 · ~20 min
20-minute structured form: lanes, commodity, carriers, monthly volume, pain points. We pre-pull HS codes and CBSA filings where allowed.
Analysis
Day 1
Our freight desk benchmarks your lanes against current spot/contract spreads and runs a compliance pass on documentation history.
Readiness scoring
Day 2 (AM)
Each lane gets a 0–100 readiness score weighted by carrier mix, duty exposure, and HS-code accuracy. A heat map highlights priorities.
Delivered report
Day 2 (PM) · 48h SLA
A 14-page PDF report lands in your inbox: executive summary, lane heat map, prioritized fix list, and a 30-day action plan.
Behind the audit
Real freight analysts. Not a checkbox in someone's saaS dashboard.
Every audit is reviewed by a licensed customs broker and a senior freight strategist before it leaves the building. We sign our names to the recommendations.
What you get
In your inbox, day 2
- 14-page branded PDF report
- Lane-by-lane readiness heat map
- Top-10 prioritized fix list
- 30-day action plan with owners
- Optional 45-min walkthrough call
SLA
48h
Pick the depth that fits the quarter.
Most teams start with a Starter Audit, graduate to Full Lane, and keep the Advisory on retainer.
one-time
Starter Audit
Diagnostic snapshot for a single trade lane.
- 1 core lane assessed
- Customs & compliance posture check
- 3 quick-win recommendations
- Branded PDF report
- Email delivery in 48 hours
one-time
Full Lane Review
Multi-lane benchmark with a 30-day action plan.
- Up to 5 lanes benchmarked
- Rate & carrier mix analysis
- HS-code & duty exposure review
- Risk-weighted readiness score
- 30-day action plan + live walkthrough
Prices in CAD. Enterprise lanes > 25? Talk to us.
Built for the people who get the 6:47 AM phone call.
Not paid endorsements. Operators who have a port number and a broker in their contacts.
“Independent. Fast. Honest. They told us where we were over-paying and walked us through the renegotiation script. We've kept them on retainer since.
Priya Ranganathan
Head of Operations · Vertex Beverage Co.
“The lane heat map alone paid for the audit twice over. We pulled two underperforming carriers and renegotiated three more in the same week.
Mateo Rivas
Logistics Manager · Boréal Distribution
“I've used the big consultancies. Cortex was sharper, faster, and the recommendations actually fit a 40-person ops team — not a Fortune 500 deck.
Hannah Okafor
Director of Supply Chain · Provision Co.
