Logistics & supply chain · Interim operations lead

Your rates are recovering. Your margin isn’t.

I’m an interim operations lead for carriers, brokers, start-ups and government logistics programs. I owned a logistics company and kept its books, so I start with the cash. Retainers from $3,000 a month.

For owners and operators of carriers, brokers, 3PLs and distributors, logistics start-ups, and federal subcontractors on base-support work.

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What goes wrong

Where logistics slips.

If one of these sounds familiar, that’s where to start.

Rates are up and margin isn’t

ATRI put 2025 costs at a record $2.336 a mile, and truckload and reefer operating margins stayed under 1%.

Customers pay in 30 to 60 days

Every truck you add widens the gap before it adds cash.

The drivers and the back office are gone

Carriers cut non-driver staff 7.8% in 2025. FMCSA expects about 194,000 drivers to leave the market under its new licensing rule.

Parts are late and the supplier list is thin

ISM’s October 2026 survey showed supplier deliveries slowing for the 11th straight month.

What the cash says

Full trucks. Good customers. Why is the account empty?

A carrier on thin margin runs out of cash before it runs out of strategy, and a recovery makes that gap wider.

When owners call me

An insurance renewal, or a factor tightening terms
A dispatch or operations lead leaves
A government logistics phase-in or recompete
A raise, when investors want a 13-week cash forecast

The first thing you’ll ask

My own logistics company closed in October 2021 when lease costs outran freight rates. I ran its books, so I know from the inside how a carrier with good customers and full trucks still runs out of cash.

Beyond the trucks

The rest of the supply chain.

Procurement and parts

I source and vet local suppliers for HVAC, electrical and generator parts at remote and overseas sites.

Government and base logistics

Fuel forecasting at 24,000 gallons every two weeks, and 28 assets shipped and closed out.

Start-ups

A 13-week cash forecast, cost per mile, and an operating model your investors can read.

Four ways to work together

Go only as deep as you need to.

Same rates as the Ready Room. Each monthly option is a block of hours; extra time is billed at the off-retainer rate of $250/hr. Full-Time has a 90-day minimum, and travel, room and board are paid by the client.

Light oversightOversight
$3,000Per month · 20 hours
An outside set of eyes on the numbers.

Each month I review your cost per mile, days-to-pay and cash forecast, stay in touch with your operations lead, and flag problems before they reach the bank account.

How it runs

Mostly remote. Guidance only, with limited decision-making authority.

You get

A monthly review and a written note to the owner.

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Active representationActive Operator
$6,000Per month · 40 hours
Your representative at the table.

I work alongside your team as your representative: repricing lanes, renegotiating vendors and leases, and setting up dispatch and cash routines your people can keep running.

How it runs

Remote and on-site. I act within the authority you give me in writing.

You get

A 13-week cash forecast, a monthly summary, and a quarterly cost review.

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Temporary leadershipInterim Leadership
$12,000Per month · 80 hours
A temporary lead for a turnaround or a launch.

I step in as your temporary operations lead for a recovery, a new lane or warehouse, or a government phase-in, then hand it to your permanent team.

How it runs

On-site schedule set in the agreement. My authority is written down; you keep the final say.

You get

A weekly report to the owner and a written handover plan.

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Full-time on siteFull-Time
$15,000Per month · 160 hours
On your site, in the seat.

I’m on your site full time as the interim operations lead until your permanent manager is in place, then I hand it over.

How it runs

On-site, 40 hours a week. 90-day minimum. Extra hours at $250/hr. Travel, room and board paid by the client.

You get

Daily presence, a weekly report to the owner, and a written handover plan.

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How I work

Straightforward terms.

Where I’ve worked

Veteran-led U.S. company, available worldwide. My work has taken me across eight states, Korea and the Pacific, and the Middle East, including Jordan and Qatar.

I do the work myself

I’m your only consultant. A small back-office team handles the admin behind me.

Travel

Travel, room and board are paid by the client.

What I don’t do

Enterprise WMS or TMS rollouts, network design, or customs and USMCA work. I’ll refer you if you need it.

What to expect

I get the numbers and the people under control, write down how the work runs, then hand it back to your team. I can’t promise freight rates. I can make sure you know your real cost per mile.

See past projects →   References available on request.

15-minute call

Send me your cost per mile and your days-to-pay.

In fifteen minutes I’ll tell you where I’d look first.

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Or email inquiry@rigbyfirm.com