Episode 215: Developing Your Carrier Network
It takes more than just getting shippers to be a successful freight broker. Building a strong carrier network makes the best freight brokers succeed. In this episode, we’ll give you some actionable ...
27 Okt 202349min
The Final Mile #14 A Website for Freight Brokers to Find Shippers
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: Cost to start a freight brokerageReal advice for new brokersWebsite you can use to find shippersHow to build credit as a ...
24 Okt 202325min
Episode 214: What We Love and Hate About Freight Brokering
What’s it like to be a freight broker? What do we love about it and what do we hate about it? Listen in as Nate and Ben talk through the pros and cons of working in the freight broker industry. Supp...
20 Okt 202349min
The Final Mile #13 How to Add Freight Agents to a Freight Brokerage
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: Onboarding agentsExpanding a business to include brokeringBrokering in CanadaAnnual fees for freight brokersWhich state s...
17 Okt 202326min
Episode 213: Freight Broker Compensation (with Beth Carroll)
Freight brokers can have varying salaries, commission splits, and complex compensation packages. No one knows the compensation beast better than Beth Carroll, who's helped over 300 freight brokerages...
13 Okt 202358min
The Final Mile #12 Hiring Freight Agents and Handling Objections
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: What the $300 FMCSA application fee coversHandling objections for shippersHiring agents and brokersAccepting credit cards...
10 Okt 202327min
Episode 212: Fighting Freight Fraud (with Michael Caney of Highway)
Double brokering and fraud are no joke in the freight industry, and we just wrapped up a week in Washington D.C. meeting with members of Congress and the FMCSA about these issues. In this episode, Mi...
6 Okt 20231h 1min
The Final Mile #11 Why Are Shippers Getting Mad?
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: Getting customers for a cross dock companyHow much money you need to start a freight brokerageOvercoming cold calling hur...
3 Okt 202324min
