THE FIFTH DOT

📡  Book Two · Now on Presale

Frozen Freight:
The Fifth Dot

Book Two of the Frozen Freight series is up for presale now. Grab the ebook on Amazon, or order a signed paperback straight from JR. Releases September 1, 2026.

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Frozen Freight: The Fifth Dot — Book Two by JR Elrod
Releases September 1, 2026
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Best Value

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Start at the beginning. Signed paperbacks of Iron Reach and The Fifth Dot, the whole story so far, shipped together from Mount Pleasant, TX. $50.00, shipping included — $10 off buying them separately.

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Signed Copy + Coffee — $35

A signed paperback direct from JR, bundled with a bag of Road Dog Coffee. Every copy personally signed and shipped from Mount Pleasant, TX. $35.00, shipping included.

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A word from JR

Where things stand

"Some loads you don't talk about. Some roads you don't take twice."

The crew is back and the yard is coming back to life. Same crew, new equipment, and a whole lot of finding out whether they still have it. Rebecca has me deep in rewrites, because apparently the words don't fix themselves after you take a shortcut. Who knew.

Colonel Merritt has another job. Two F-35 aircraft, Miramar to Volk Field. Four trucks. Two thousand loaded miles. Sounds simple. With Merritt, it never is.

Then the black SUVs start showing up in the mirrors, and folks start asking questions nobody outside the convoy should know to ask.

The road is quiet. For now.

— JR

Frozen Freight: Iron Reach — Book One by JR Elrod

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Start with Book One

The Fifth Dot is Book Two. If you haven't read the frozen run that started it all, grab Frozen Freight: Iron Reach first and be ready when Book Two drops. The Kindle ebook is just $2.99 right now.

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Book 2The Fifth Dot
Sept 1, 2026eBook & Paperback
~Sept 15, 2026Book One Audiobook
$5.99eBook Presale
$30Signed Paperback
★ BOOK ONE ENDORSEMENT ★
"A deftly crafted novel by veteran truck driver J. R. Elrod, Frozen Freight: Iron Reach is a riveting and detailed story of the endurance, the loyalty, the skill, and the grit it takes to keep the wheels turning when everything freezes over. An unreservedly recommended pick."
Midwest Book Review · May 2026
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JR Elrod — Author and President of BAR Transportation
JR Elrod Driver · Business Owner · Author

Written by a working trucker

Nobody else could have written this book.

JR Elrod has spent thirty years behind the wheel of oversize loads across 48 states. He runs BAR Transportation LLC out of Mount Pleasant, Texas, and knows what a truck sounds like at 4am when the world is still asleep.

When Pops Mercer talks about permits, scale houses, and classified cargo in this book, it is accurate because the man who wrote it has lived the real version of that job.

🎖️ Army Veteran 🚛 30+ Years Heavy Haul ✈️ Private Pilot

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Preorder the ebook now, or reserve a signed paperback straight from JR. Either way, you're on the road with the crew from day one.

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