Episode 160: The Culture of Your Brokerage Matters (with Jordan Reber of ARL Logistics)
Culture is the secret sauce that makes a brokerage stand apart from its competition. We had a discussion with Jordan from ARL Logistics on what culture means to him and his company. We also explore how he’s able to keep that culture across state lines and even international lines with his team in Columbia.0:00 Intro7:12 […]
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The Real Reason Hurricane Ian Changed The Freight Industry
On September 28th this year, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwestern Florida as a category 4 hurricane. It caused catastrophic damage and flooding, but that wasn’t the end of it. Just two days later on September 30th, it made a second landfall in South Carolina after picking up strength over the Atlantic Ocean, adding to the devastation and chaos. We saw freight rates do some really strange things during this time, and that’s exactly what we’re here to explain today.
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Episode 159: Insurance and Claims (with Cameron Pechia)
Insurance and claims are two things in brokerage that aren’t the most exciting to talk about, but it’s crucial to understand how they impact our job. We brought on Cameron Pechia from Valley Trucking Insurance to talk to us about insurance requirements and advice along with the nightmare claims process that we go through when […]
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Pricing Strategies for Freight Brokers
Is a rate just a rate? Is your shipper only looking for the lowest rate in every situation? What can you do to add value to your customer without just being the cheapest. In this blog we’ll cover strategies you can use to help your customer look good and earn more money for your brokerage.
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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/ […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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.
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Episode 155: How Freight Brokers Get Customers
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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 […]
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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 […]
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