How Important are Freight Broker Margins?
A Freight brokers margin is going to make or break brokerages. We are going to discuss what margin is for freight brokers.
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.
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!
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.
5 Keys to Success as a Freight Broker
Everyone seems to want to find the secret sauce that makes the top freight brokers so successful… I compiled a list of five keys to success.
Spot Market vs Contract Market, What Should Freight Brokers Focus On?
Spot Market vs Contract Market, What is the Difference? Contracted rate is for a set period, A spot rate is a rate offered before the load moves.
To Compete or Non-Compete, that is the Question
The biggest hurdle that I have seen with freight brokers (specifically W2 folks) when it comes to changing companies is their employment terms with their current or past company. The dreaded non-compete stands in the way.
Should You Be Afraid of Digital Freight Brokers?
Every day there is an article trying to scare freight brokers because the Uber’s or digital freight brokers are going to take over. This Idea is garbage
How Much Does The Average Freight Broker Earn?
A freight broker’s income varies based on a variety of factors. Those factors include their level of experience, gross revenues for their book of business, profitability of those customers, amount of support they have, company business structure, and much more.
Should Freight Brokers Use a Cold Call Script?
Sales Scripts offer the freight broker a guide to get through the cold call but a script is not necessarily the best option. Let’s dive in!
Starting a Freight Brokerage? Four Crucial Considerations.
It is often thought that starting a freight brokerage is an easy task. In this blog we will present four crucial considerations you should starting.