A $350 fine on a $500 load?!? | Final Mile 117
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 🧭 Difference between shippers and receivers in various contexts? 💸 How to fight excessive shipper fees fairly? 🏢 Can carrier and broker share the same address? 🚨 How do brokers recover after cargo fraud or loss? Support Our Sponsors: Freight Collection Solutions: https://freightcollectionsolutions.com/ […]
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Carrier and Insurance Selection for Freight Brokers | Final Mile 116
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💼 How many brokers carry their own insurance vs. just rely on their bond and the carrier’s insurance? 🗣️ Tips from experienced brokers on booking trucks and improving negotiation skills for newcomers. 🚛 Do brokers prefer working with owner-operators, small fleets, or larger […]
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Freight Enforcement, Rates, and the Real Capacity Story (with Dean Croke of DAT) | Episode 316
Freight enforcement headlines miss the real story: capacity shifts. DAT’s Dean Croke joins us to unpack how English-language crackdowns, CDL scrutiny, and chameleon carriers distort regional rates even as national averages stay flat. Shippers are squeezing savings while fleets run razor-thin, propped up by cheap diesel and slow repos—supports that could collapse fast. Flatbed stays […]
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Freight Enforcement, Rates, and the Real Capacity Story (with Dean Croke of DAT) | Episode 316
Freight enforcement headlines miss the real story: capacity shifts. DAT’s Dean Croke joins us to unpack how English-language crackdowns, CDL scrutiny, and chameleon carriers distort regional rates even as national averages stay flat. Shippers are squeezing savings while fleets run razor-thin, propped up by cheap diesel and slow repos—supports that could collapse fast. Flatbed stays […]
By Freight 360
Carrier and Insurance Selection for Freight Brokers | Final Mile 116
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💼 How many brokers carry their own insurance vs. just rely on their bond and the carrier’s insurance? 🗣️ Tips from experienced brokers on booking trucks and improving negotiation skills for newcomers. 🚛 Do brokers prefer working with owner-operators, small fleets, or larger […]
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Tracking Tools, Warehousing, & Deadhead Pay | Final Mile 115
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 📍 What are some good live tracking platforms for simple on/off tracking?🏬 Are there any good platforms for searching warehousing options?🚛 How should I calculate the amount to pay a carrier for their deadhead miles? Support Our Sponsors: Freight Collection Solutions – Click […]
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Has DOT Enforcement Impacted Rates? | Episode 315
Two stolen truckloads of premium tequila just exposed how deep freight fraud runs—from double brokering and GPS spoofing to carrier identity theft—plus we are seeing real DOT and ICE enforcement on the road. As non-compliant fleets vanish, rates are rising even while volumes stay nearly the same, revealing how much “ghost capacity” never belonged in […]
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Has DOT Enforcement Impacted Rates? | Episode 315
Two stolen truckloads of premium tequila just exposed how deep freight fraud runs—from double brokering and GPS spoofing to carrier identity theft—plus we are seeing real DOT and ICE enforcement on the road. As non-compliant fleets vanish, rates are rising even while volumes stay nearly the same, revealing how much “ghost capacity” never belonged in […]
By Freight 360
Tracking Tools, Warehousing, & Deadhead Pay | Final Mile 115
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 📍 What are some good live tracking platforms for simple on/off tracking? 🏬 Are there any good platforms for searching warehousing options? 🚛 How should I calculate the amount to pay a carrier for their deadhead miles? Support Our Sponsors: Freight Collection Solutions: […]
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Freight Fraud, Dispatching, and TWIC Cards | Final Mile 114
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: ❓ Are dispatchers — especially foreign dispatchers — damaging the industry? What could be the reasons, and how can dispatchers improve to play a positive role? 📱 Could brokers require carriers to use GPS tracking and provide quick video/photo verification at pickup? How […]
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Freight Collections: How to Protect Cash, Enforce Liens, and Survive Slow Pay | Episode 314
Cash flow isn’t just paperwork—it’s survival for a freight business. In this episode, attorney Cristina Belaval (Freight Collection Solutions) and consultant Janie Howerton share the habits, documents, and legal tools that actually get brokers and carriers paid. From weekly AR routines and clean invoicing to lien rights, setoffs, and collection strategies, they outline how to […]
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Freight Fraud, Dispatching, and TWIC Cards | Final Mile 114
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: ❓ Are dispatchers — especially foreign dispatchers — damaging the industry? What could be the reasons, and how can dispatchers improve to play a positive role? 📱 Could brokers require carriers to use GPS tracking and provide quick video/photo verification at pickup? How […]
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