ALPHA

Local delivery, driven by a member.Chartered, never franchised.

Short-haul delivery for shops, locals and print work that has to arrive on a day it was promised — priced the way it actually costs, and carried by someone with a card.

What works today

First run deliveredJob 018325 — 3 cartons, 507 pcs, to Teamsters Local 396Proven

Rate card$50 base + $3 per mile. Validated against real miles drivenLive

Chartered chaptersA chapter is chartered, never sold — not a franchiseSoon

General availabilityNot open for booking. Coverage and compliance firstNot yet

Back of house

Back of houseDispatch, the rate sheet and the run ledger. Members only.

Not yet

Workboardthe live estate boardNot yet Arcsession record + handoffNot yet The Buscadre comms boardNot yet Membershiproster + accessNot yet

The rest of the works

Kai Buskirktechnology, merch, design, apps Studio XThe studio — cloud, web & AI since 1988 Rail-WorksThe suite — rails for work that moves CadreThe cadre gateway FreeDaTimeA free multi-witness grounding clock. Authoritative local and UTC time, read not computed.PrintshopThe print rail and shop network Rail-FaxSend a fax without a fax machine Rail-MailMail between machines Union Made ServicesThe shop — sites, storefronts and tools for locals Union.inkUnion labor, on contract FreeDaNodeThe multi-witness grounding network behind FreeDaTime. Free forever, open source, attribution only.Union Made SystemsThe rails Union Made Services runs on Union Made TradesThe register of union, allied and union-supporting businesses across every trade. Issues no label of its own.Union Printing TradesA public register of Union Made Trades shops. Every entry records who verified it and when.A Beat By KaiHeld Doodles & NoodlesDraw without a plan, play without a plan. A sketchbook from Studio X Ink.Foundry.InkCustom lettering, hand-inked art and typefaces cut to brief.LOVE-ART-ROBOTSLOVE is why. ART is what. ROBOTS are how. A creative promotional project from Studio X Ink.ShipWerxThe shipping rail Studio X InkThe creative imprint of Studio X — art, design, graphics, robots. The way into the work.StudioX FontsA small type foundry. abeatbyKai, drawn in 2011, downloaded over 1.2 million times.Wear XBoutique merchandising, branding and product development. Brand, product and production under one roof.