Tips for New Freight Brokers | Final Mile 127
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💸 Tax tips for brokers? 🧠 Where do you get sample rate cons? 🧾 What TMS auto-creates rate cons/forms? 📂 What broker f...
27 Jan 15min
Building A Freight Sales Team | Episode 327
A brutal ice storm is set to ice over the South, squeezing capacity, delaying service, and pushing rates from Texas to the Carolinas—so we start by breaking down what that really means for freight. Th...
23 Jan 1h
Insurance For New Freight Brokers | Final Mile 126
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 🛡️ Beginner broker insurance policies & recommended providers 📄 Power of attorney in carrier packets—standard or red fl...
20 Jan 18min
Freight Matching Goes Truly Digital | Episode 326
What if covering freight felt like hitting an easy button—without losing control? We sat down with DAT’s Bill Driegert and AscendTMS CEO Tim Higham to break down how DAT’s Convoy platform, now built d...
16 Jan 1h 13min
What It Really Costs To Run A Small Freight Brokerage | Final Mile 125
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💰 What’s the average monthly cost to be a freight broker? 🧩 What affordable options compare to Genlogs for small broker...
13 Jan 18min
How To Kickstart 2026 In Brokerage With CRM Discipline, Diversified Niches, And Better Follow-Ups
Want a real reset for 2026? We break down what’s actually moving the freight market right now and give you a practical blueprint you can run tomorrow—disciplined CRM habits, focused prospecting, timel...
9 Jan 50min
🚚 No ELD, No Load? How ELD-Exempt Carriers Really Get Booked | Final Mile 124
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 🚨 Fraud Alert: Fake carrier showed legit tracking, took a $2K fuel advance, never picked up the load 🚚 ELD Question: Ho...
23 Dec 202514min
💥 $2,000 Fuel Advance Lost — Here’s What Actually Happened | Episode 324
We break down a real Idaho-to-Florida scam where clean onboarding, fake documents, and convincing GPS pings led to a $2,000 fuel advance disappearing without a pickup. With tender rejections climbing ...
19 Dec 202554min
