Episode 158: Brokers Head to Washington DC Demanding Change
Over 100 freight brokers visited Washington DC this week lobbying to Congress about some of the big issues going on in the freight broker business. Nate was one of those who attended. Listen in as Nate and Ben address the big topics.0:00 Intro7:40 Main EpisodeFreight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-universityGroup Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepISponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAPFreight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/ […]
Episode 157: How to find and vet shippers with Blue Book Services (with Doug Nelson)
0:00 Intro6:30 Main EpisodeProduce Blue Book: https://www.producebluebook.com/join-today/ Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-universityGroup Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepISponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAPFreight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/ Support Our Sponsors:QuikSkope – Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereBluebook Services: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics – Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power – Brokers & Carriers: Click HereDAT Express – Brokers: Click HereTruckers […]
What is Detention Pay?
If you’re new to freight brokering, you’re likely going to run into a situation where a driver is requesting to be paid for detention at some point. Detention is common in trucking, but what is it? Why do we pay it? And how can we limit how often it’s paid? In this blog, I’m going to break it all down for you.
Episode 156: What Makes a Good Prospect
0:00 Intro3:35 Main EpisodeFreight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-universityGroup Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepISponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAPFreight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/ Support Our Sponsors:QuikSkope – Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereBluebook Services: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics – Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power – Brokers & Carriers: Click HereDAT Express – Brokers: Click HereTruckers Edge – Carriers: Click […]
Cold Calling Questions for Freight Brokers
Cold Calling. It’s the one thing that intimidates many new freight brokers, but it doesn’t have to be that way. If you know how to handle a cold call and what questions to ask, you’re way more prepared than that typical novice freight broker, and that’s what we’re here to talk about today.
Episode 155: How Freight Brokers Get Customers
Article: https://bit.ly/3CKfh1X Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-universityGroup Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepISponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAPFreight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/ Support Our Sponsors:QuikSkope – Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereBluebook Services: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics – Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power – Brokers & Carriers: Click HereDAT Express – Brokers: Click HereTruckers Edge – Carriers: Click HereRecommended […]
Episode 154: “How Do I Price a Load?” and more Q&A
Q&A:“How do I get a shipper to fully commit to me instead of letting me just work on their loads?”“When should I get my surety bond and complete my BOC-3?”“How do I verify if a carrier is HazMat certified?”“How do I price or quote loads?”“How can I filter prospects by shipping destination, for example Seattle […]
Episode 153: How much does a freight broker earn?
How much does a broker earn? In this episode we’re looking at various roles including brokers, dispatchers, agents, sales managers, and more!Blog: https://www.freight360.net/post/how-much-does-the-average-freight-broker-earn FreightWaves Article: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-load-board-love-affair-hits-the-rocks Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-universityGroup Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepISponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAPFreight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/ Support Our Sponsors:QuikSkope – Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereBluebook Services: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics […]
“My Customer Only Works with Asset-Based Companies” – Episode 152
Common Rejection from Prospects – “We Only Use Asset-Based Companies” Have you ever had a shipper or prospect tell you that they only work with asset-based carriers? They tell you they don’t work with freight brokers. Chances are, it’s not true. But what can you ask or say to uncover what’s really going on and […]
Episode 152: “My Customer Only Works with Asset-Based Companies”
Have you ever had a customer tell you that they only work with asset-based carriers? They tell you they don’t work with brokers. Chances are, it’s not true. But what can you ask or say to uncover what’s really going on and what their real goals are? We’re breaking this one down in episode 152!FreightWaves […]
Episode 152: “My Customer Only Works with Asset-Based Companies”
Have you ever had a customer tell you that they only work with asset-based carriers? They tell you they don’t work with brokers. Chances are, it’s not true. But what can you ask or say to uncover what’s really going on and what their real goals are? We’re breaking this one down in episode 152!FreightWaves […]
Episode 151: Market Update with Dean Croke of DAT
What’s going on in the freight market lately, and where do we expect things to go as we head towards the later part of 2022? We’ve got Dean Croke from DAT on this week’s show to give us the expert take and advice.Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-universityGroup Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepISponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAPFreight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/ Support Our […]