Episode 67: How to maintain healthy margins
0:40 – Sports Update2:15 – COVID-19 vaccine and logistical struggles9:53 – Broker Margins32:28 – Q&A“What tools can I use for periodic bids?”“How do some brokers make 100K+ so easily?”Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Nate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Website: www.freight360.netFreightWaves Article: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/holiday-puzzle-vaccine-blizzard-e-commerce-boom-trade-war-with-video Support Our Sponsors:QuikSkope – Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereBluebook Services: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics […]
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How to choose your carriers
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Episode 66: Let’s Talk about Carrier Vetting and Relations. You Need Carriers!
0:30 – Sports Update3:37 – Carrier Relationships44:40 – Q&A“Should I use the alias city option for posting?”“What criteria determines LTL pricing?”“What advice can you give with moving HazMat loads?Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Nate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Website: www.freight360.netMy Carrier Packets – https://mycarrierpackets.com/
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Episode 66: Let’s Talk about Carrier Vetting and Relations. You Need Carriers!
0:30 – Sports Update3:37 – Carrier Relationships44:40 – Q&A“Should I use the alias city option for posting?”“What criteria determines LTL pricing?”“What advice can you give with moving HazMat loads?Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Nate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Website: www.freight360.netMy Carrier Packets – https://mycarrierpackets.com/ Support Our Sponsors:QuikSkope – Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereBluebook Services: Click HereDAT Freight […]
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Vetting Carriers: Key Considerations for Freight Brokers – Freight 360
Every good freight broker understands the importance of having a strong network of partner carriers. Whether you are considering working with a carrier that is new to your brokerage or a carrier that has a history with your company, there are certain important vetting points to consider. In addition to the “must-do” validation points, there are also some additional considerations that you may want to explore to get a full picture of the potential carrier.
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Episode 65: Lane Pricing – How to Accurately Quote Your Customers
0:30 – Cold weather and new reviews4:44 – Sports update9:28 – How to price a lane52:25 – Q&ABest ways to setup customers and carriersWhat insurance should brokers have?How to switch from a driver to a brokerFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Nate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Website: www.freight360.net
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Episode 65: Lane Pricing – How to Accurately Quote Your Customers
0:30 – Cold weather and new reviews4:44 – Sports update9:28 – How to price a lane52:25 – Q&ABest ways to setup customers and carriersWhat insurance should brokers have?How to switch from a driver to a brokerFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Nate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Website: www.freight360.net Support Our Sponsors:QuikSkope – Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereBluebook Services: […]
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How Do Freight Brokers Price a Lane?
Whether you’re working on your first load, a new customer, a new lane, or things have changed for many reasons, it’s important to understand how to price a lane out and quote your customer accurately. In this post, we’re going to look at the basics of pricing and how to offer a quote to your customer.There is much more that goes into rates than I have time to cover in this post, so make sure you continue your learning and check out all of the other Freight 360 content to expand your knowledge base!
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Episode 64: The Best Way to Check Call Drivers
2:30 – Sports Update7:16 – Check Calling Do’s and Don’ts38:30 – Q&A“My agent-based company is farming my accounts out”“19 year old wanting to start my own brokerage”“Dead end looking for shippers, what do I do?”Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Nate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Website: www.freight360.net Support Our Sponsors:QuikSkope – Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereBluebook Services: Click […]
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How Should You Be Check Calling?
A simple, yet often debated task of freight brokers is the check call. What is the best method to keep in touch with your drivers? How often should you be in contact with them? It really all depends. It depends on what your customer expects from you, and it depends on what expectations you’ve set with your carrier when you tender the load to them. Surprising your carrier with a flood of calls and texts at odd hours of the day will only hurt your relationship with them, and so will surprising them with unnecessary fines for failing to communicate with you.
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Episode 63: How to Reduce Detention and Dwell (with Erik Malin from Baton)
1:00 – Erik Malin (Baton) Intro2:00 – Sports Update6:26 – Baton’s approach to solving dwell and detention50:40 – Q&A“Any agent-based companies that also have assets?”“What tool do you use to do email blasts?”“What do I do when a driver refuses to accept MacroPoint after the carrier agreed to it?”Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Nate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Website: www.freight360.netBaton: […]
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Episode 62: Having a Niche (with Kevin Hill from FreightWaves)
0:40 – Kevin Hill Intro (FreightWaves)5:42 – Sports Update10:20 – Having a niche in brokering and how to expand your network52:10 – Q&A“How many carriers do you set up per day/week/month? My company seems to rely on new carriers too much.”“Should potential new hires be given a copy of the training manual? What should the […]
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