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Jul 9, 2021 • 51min

Episode 96: How to Market Your Brokerage and Yourself

1:02 - Sports Update6:00 - How to Market Yourself40:40 - Q&A“What is the average profit in a month for a broker?”“How do you quickpay carriers without a factoring company?”Freight Broker Basics Course: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/freight-broker-basics Group Coaching: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/group-coaching-sessionsSponsors/Affiliates:Free Month of DAT Power: http://www.dat.com/power/1959316 Free Month of DAT Express: http://www.dat.com/express/1959316 Free Month of DAT Truckers Edge: http://www.truckersedge.com/1959316 Lean Solutions Group: https://www.leangroup.com/ AscendTMS: http://www.TheFreeTMS.com/ Promo Code: RA-Freight360!Nate Cross: nate@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Benjamin Kowalski: benjamin@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Freight 360 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Freight 360 Website: www.freight360.netSupport Our Sponsors:QuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics - Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power - Brokers & Carriers: Click HereRecommended Products: Click HereFreight Broker Basics Course: Click HereJoin Our Facebook Group: Click HereCheck out all of our content online: Click Here
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Jul 2, 2021 • 54min

Episode 95: Prospecting Basics (with Kevin Hill of FreightWaves)

2:55 - Sports Update5:12 - Prospecting41:03 - Q&A“How should I be doing RFPs with the crazy market rates right now?”“How much should I charge/pay for extra stops, layovers, and TONUs?”“Should I prospect in-person?”Freight Broker Basics Course: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/freight-broker-basics Group Coaching: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/group-coaching-sessionsSponsors/Affiliates:Free Month of DAT Power: http://www.dat.com/power/1959316 Free Month of DAT Express: http://www.dat.com/express/1959316 Free Month of DAT Truckers Edge: http://www.truckersedge.com/1959316 Lean Solutions Group: https://www.leangroup.com/ AscendTMS: http://www.TheFreeTMS.com/ Promo Code: RA-Freight360!Nate Cross: nate@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Benjamin Kowalski: benjamin@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Freight 360 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Freight 360 Website: www.freight360.netSupport Our Sponsors:QuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics - Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power - Brokers & Carriers: Click HereRecommended Products: Click HereFreight Broker Basics Course: Click HereJoin Our Facebook Group: Click HereCheck out all of our content online: Click Here
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Jun 25, 2021 • 54min

Episode 94: Shipping Documents for Freight Brokers

1:43 - Sports Update3:55 - Freight Broker Documents44:40 - Q&A“What’s the best way to get the highest paying loads?”“My customer cut me off after I gave my first load back to them, what do I do?”“Do good double-brokers exist?”Freight Broker Basics Course: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/freight-broker-basics Group Coaching: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/group-coaching-sessionsSponsors/Affiliates:Free Month of DAT Power: http://www.dat.com/power/1959316 Free Month of DAT Express: http://www.dat.com/express/1959316 Free Month of DAT Truckers Edge: http://www.truckersedge.com/1959316 Lean Solutions Group: https://www.leangroup.com/ AscendTMS: http://www.TheFreeTMS.com/ Promo Code: RA-Freight360!Nate Cross: nate@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Benjamin Kowalski: benjamin@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Freight 360 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Freight 360 Website: www.freight360.netSupport Our Sponsors:QuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics - Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power - Brokers & Carriers: Click HereRecommended Products: Click HereFreight Broker Basics Course: Click HereJoin Our Facebook Group: Click HereCheck out all of our content online: Click Here
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Jun 18, 2021 • 44min

Episode 93: Freight Broker Success Tips From a Veteran Broker (Will Jones of Pearce Worldwide)

0:40 - Will Jones Intro5:35 - Sports Update7:25 - Freight Broker Success Tips30:30 - Q&A“Why do brokers use multiple monitors, and how many should I have?”“I’m quoting a lot but not winning any loads. What should I do?”“I’m a new broker. Is LTL a waste of time?”Freight Broker Basics Course: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/freight-broker-basics Group Coaching: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/group-coaching-sessionsSponsors/Affiliates:Free Month of DAT Power: http://www.dat.com/power/1959316 Free Month of DAT Express: http://www.dat.com/express/1959316 Free Month of DAT Truckers Edge: http://www.truckersedge.com/1959316 Lean Solutions Group: https://www.leangroup.com/ AscendTMS: http://www.TheFreeTMS.com/ Promo Code: RA-Freight360!Nate Cross: nate@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Benjamin Kowalski: benjamin@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Freight 360 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Freight 360 Website: www.freight360.netSupport Our Sponsors:QuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics - Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power - Brokers & Carriers: Click HereRecommended Products: Click HereFreight Broker Basics Course: Click HereJoin Our Facebook Group: Click HereCheck out all of our content online: Click Here
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Jun 11, 2021 • 57min

Episode 92: Freight Broker Tech Tools Part 2 (with Nicholas Liening)

2:40 - Course & Coaching Launch7:00 - Sports Update10:55 - Broker Tech Tools Part 245:55 - Q&A“I’ve seen dispatching services explode in the last year, aren’t these actually illegal?”“What’s the most highly recommended school or training program to attend?”“I’m considering joining a 3PL as a W2 account manager. Is 35% commission fair?”Freight Broker Basics Course: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/freight-broker-basics Group Coaching: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/group-coaching-sessionsSponsors:Free Month of DAT Power: http://www.dat.com/power/1959316 Free Month of DAT Express: http://www.dat.com/express/1959316 Free Month of DAT Truckers Edge: http://www.truckersedge.com/1959316 Lean Solutions Group: https://www.leangroup.com/ Nate Cross: nate@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Benjamin Kowalski: benjamin@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Freight 360 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Freight 360 Website: www.freight360.netSupport Our Sponsors:QuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics - Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power - Brokers & Carriers: Click HereRecommended Products: Click HereFreight Broker Basics Course: Click HereJoin Our Facebook Group: Click HereCheck out all of our content online: Click Here
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Jun 4, 2021 • 50min

Episode 91: Freight Broker Tech Tools (with Nicholas Liening)

0:53 - Nick Liening Intro3:07 - Sports Update5:25 - Freight Broker Tools42:27 - Q&A“I took a broker course and drove for 5+ years, where can I get started as an agent?”“Where are all the trucks at?”“I have 3 years broker experience but no book, how can I get hired as an agent?”Freight Broker Basics Course: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/freight-broker-basics Group Coaching: https://freight-360.teachable.com/p/group-coaching-sessionsFree Month of DAT Power: http://www.dat.com/power/1959316 Free Month of DAT Express: http://www.dat.com/express/1959316 Free Month of DAT Truckers Edge: http://www.truckersedge.com/1959316 Lean Solutions Group: https://www.leangroup.com/ Nate Cross: nate@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Benjamin Kowalski: benjamin@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Freight 360 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Freight 360 Website: www.freight360.netSupport Our Sponsors:QuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics - Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power - Brokers & Carriers: Click HereRecommended Products: Click HereFreight Broker Basics Course: Click HereJoin Our Facebook Group: Click HereCheck out all of our content online: Click Here
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May 28, 2021 • 52min

Episode 90: You Need to Plan Your Day Out!(with Mary Margaret Johnson of WIVB News 4 Sports)

1:15 - Sports update9:50 - Planning out your day as a broker43:03 - Q&A“Should the broker pay detention? Appt set for 1pm, driver arrives at 12:45 and departs at 4:20.”“Do back solicitation clauses actually hold up for broker-carrier agreements?”“How have broker margins been lately? I’ve only been getting 8-12% recently.”Free Month of DAT Power: http://www.dat.com/power/1959316 Free Month of DAT Express: http://www.dat.com/express/1959316 Free Month of DAT Truckers Edge: http://www.truckersedge.com/1959316 Lean Solutions Group: https://www.leangroup.com/ Nate Cross: nate@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Benjamin Kowalski: benjamin@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Freight 360 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Freight 360 Website: www.freight360.netSupport Our Sponsors:QuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics - Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power - Brokers & Carriers: Click HereRecommended Products: Click HereFreight Broker Basics Course: Click HereJoin Our Facebook Group: Click HereCheck out all of our content online: Click Here
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May 21, 2021 • 52min

Episode 89: How to Run a Successful Agency (with Trey Griggs)

2:00 - Sports Update7:15 - Freight Agent Success44:00 - Q&A“Is Sylectus good for finding smaller trucks?”“What niche shippers are best to start with for a new broker?”Trey Griggs - https://www.linkedin.com/in/treygriggs/ Free Month of DAT Power: http://www.dat.com/power/1959316 Free Month of DAT Express: http://www.dat.com/express/1959316 Free Month of DAT Truckers Edge: http://www.truckersedge.com/1959316 Nate Cross: nate@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Benjamin Kowalski: benjamin@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Freight 360 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Freight 360 Website: www.freight360.netSupport Our Sponsors:QuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics - Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power - Brokers & Carriers: Click HereRecommended Products: Click HereFreight Broker Basics Course: Click HereJoin Our Facebook Group: Click HereCheck out all of our content online: Click Here
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May 14, 2021 • 57min

Episode 88: $$ Freight Broker Finances $$

1:28 - Sports Update6:17 - Colonial Pipeline9:28 - Finance for Freight Brokers50:15 - Q&A“Are carriers in the southeast being affected by the pipeline shutdown?”“Does being a woman give you an advantage in brokering?”Free Month of DAT Power: http://www.dat.com/power/1959316 Free Month of DAT Express: http://www.dat.com/express/1959316 Free Month of DAT Truckers Edge: http://www.truckersedge.com/1959316 Nate Cross: nate@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Benjamin Kowalski: benjamin@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Freight 360 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Freight 360 Website: www.freight360.netSupport Our Sponsors:QuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics - Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power - Brokers & Carriers: Click HereRecommended Products: Click HereFreight Broker Basics Course: Click HereJoin Our Facebook Group: Click HereCheck out all of our content online: Click Here
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May 7, 2021 • 47min

Episode 87: 3 Things You NEED to Focus on in Your 1st Year as a Broker

1:38 - Sports Update4:45 - DOT Blitz Week9:48 - 3 things to focus on in your first year40:00 - Q&A“Any thoughts on prospecting in Hawaii?”“Is 50% commission good for a new brokerage position?”“How different are reefer shippers from flatbed freight?”Blitz Week Article: https://tinyurl.com/y8afh6kc Free Month of DAT Power: http://www.dat.com/power/1959316 Free Month of DAT Express: http://www.dat.com/express/1959316 Free Month of DAT Truckers Edge: http://www.truckersedge.com/1959316 Lean Solutions Group: https://www.leangroup.com/ Nate Cross: nate@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-cross-03b69332/Benjamin Kowalski: benjamin@freight360.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkowalski/Freight 360 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/449325909379811 Freight 360 Website: www.freight360.netSupport Our Sponsors:QuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereLevity: Click HereDAT Freight & Analytics - Get 10% off your first year!DAT Power - Brokers & Carriers: Click HereRecommended Products: Click HereFreight Broker Basics Course: Click HereJoin Our Facebook Group: Click HereCheck out all of our content online: Click Here

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