Freight 360

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Jul 1, 2022 • 53min

Episode 146: How to Protect Your Book of Business

The economy is shifting, fuel prices are up, and customers are returning to bids. What can you do to protect the customers and business that you have? We cover some basic action items that you can do to secure your brokerage business.DAT Article: https://www.dat.com/blog/post/containerized-imports-show-no-sign-of-slowing-down DAT Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5j1DnqfqwdV228dMtHIQAg?si=999bbee7bddc4d4e Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-universityGroup Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepISponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAPFreight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/Support Our Sponsors:Togo: Click HereOperFi: Click HereQuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereDAT One - Brokers & Carriers: Click Here to get 10% off your first year!DAT Outgo Factoring for Carriers: Click HereAscendTMS: Click Here and use promo code RA-freight360! to get AscendTMS FREE for 90 days!Recommended 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 24, 2022 • 51min

Episode 145: Selling Loads in a Changing Market

As the freight market shifts, it’s a good time to double down your efforts to build your carrier network and carrier relationships. In this episode, Nate and Ben talk about the strategies to sell more loads and strengthen your carrier network.Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-universityGroup Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepISponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAPFreight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/Support Our Sponsors:Togo: Click HereOperFi: Click HereQuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereDAT One - Brokers & Carriers: Click Here to get 10% off your first year!DAT Outgo Factoring for Carriers: Click HereAscendTMS: Click Here and use promo code RA-freight360! to get AscendTMS FREE for 90 days!Recommended 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 17, 2022 • 47min

Episode 144: How to Develop an Agent Program

Building an agent program isn't as simple as hiring agents and sitting back to collect profits. It takes time, experience, and a lot of planning. We explore some of the basic concepts that you should consider if you are ever thinking of bringing on freight agents.Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-university•Group Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepI•Sponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAP•Freight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/Support Our Sponsors:Togo: Click HereOperFi: Click HereQuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereDAT One - Brokers & Carriers: Click Here to get 10% off your first year!DAT Outgo Factoring for Carriers: Click HereAscendTMS: Click Here and use promo code RA-freight360! to get AscendTMS FREE for 90 days!Recommended 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 10, 2022 • 1h 8min

Episode 143: Training Employees (with Trey Griggs and Dan McCann)

With the labor shortage being a hurdle for growing freight brokerages right now, training is a hot topic. Who should train? How long should you train someone? What methods should you use to train them? We talk with Trey Griggs and Dan McCann about training and some creative solutions.Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-university•Group Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepI•Sponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAP•Freight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/Support Our Sponsors:Togo: Click HereOperFi: Click HereQuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereDAT One - Brokers & Carriers: Click Here to get 10% off your first year!DAT Outgo Factoring for Carriers: Click HereAscendTMS: Click Here and use promo code RA-freight360! to get AscendTMS FREE for 90 days!Recommended 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 3, 2022 • 51min

Episode 142: Double Brokering

Double brokering schemes have gotten worse and worse in the recent months. How do they work, and how can you protect yourself from these fraudulent scams? Listen in to this week’s episode for our full breakdown.Carrier 411 Article: https://www.carrier411.com/co-brokering-double-brokering.cfm •Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-university•Group Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepI•Sponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAP•Freight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/Support Our Sponsors:Togo: Click HereOperFi: Click HereQuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereDAT One - Brokers & Carriers: Click Here to get 10% off your first year!DAT Outgo Factoring for Carriers: Click HereAscendTMS: Click Here and use promo code RA-freight360! to get AscendTMS FREE for 90 days!Recommended 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 27, 2022 • 55min

Episode 141: Managing Your Sales Pipeline

Exploring effective sales pipeline management for Freight Brokers, including lead qualification, follow-up strategies, and relationship building. Discussion on golf playoffs, sports drama, and challenges in sales communication. Emphasizing the significance of personal connections, CRM systems, and carrier vetting in the freight industry.
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May 20, 2022 • 50min

Throwback Episode: How to Find Shippers

This week, Nate is on the road and Ben is under the weather, so we're re-releasing one of our top episodes, "How to Find Shippers" so make sure take it all in and work on building your book of business.Ukrainian Guardian Angel Fund: https://gofund.me/62c7fc3e •Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-university•Group Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepI•Sponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAP•Freight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/Support Our Sponsors:Togo: Click HereOperFi: Click HereQuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereDAT One - Brokers & Carriers: Click Here to get 10% off your first year!DAT Outgo Factoring for Carriers: Click HereAscendTMS: Click Here and use promo code RA-freight360! to get AscendTMS FREE for 90 days!Recommended 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 13, 2022 • 54min

Episode 140: Protecting Against Bad Debt (with Matt Perkins)

Freight brokers still have to pay carriers promptly even if their customers are behind on payments, or even worse, if they go out of business. We talked with Matt Perkins, a brokerage owner, about ways that you can protect your brokerage from bad debt situations.Ukrainian Guardian Angel Fund: https://gofund.me/62c7fc3e •Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-university•Group Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepI•Sponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAP•Freight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/Support Our Sponsors:Togo: Click HereOperFi: Click HereQuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereDAT One - Brokers & Carriers: Click Here to get 10% off your first year!DAT Outgo Factoring for Carriers: Click HereAscendTMS: Click Here and use promo code RA-freight360! to get AscendTMS FREE for 90 days!Recommended 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 6, 2022 • 57min

Episode 139: Creating Your Sales Pipeline

Freight Brokers need customer to be successful, but how do you get customers? It all starts with creating a list of prospects to call. In this episode, we're discussing what you need to do to create your sales pipeline and gather a list of shippers.Ukrainian Guardian Angel Fund: https://gofund.me/62c7fc3e •Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-university•Group Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepI•Sponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAP•Freight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/•Produce Calendar: https://www.pickyourown.org/US_crop_harvest_calendars.phpSupport Our Sponsors:Togo: Click HereOperFi: Click HereQuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereDAT One - Brokers & Carriers: Click Here to get 10% off your first year!DAT Outgo Factoring for Carriers: Click HereAscendTMS: Click Here and use promo code RA-freight360! to get AscendTMS FREE for 90 days!Recommended 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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Apr 29, 2022 • 48min

Episode 138: Brokering Freight in a Shifting Market

What should you do when the market shifts? We're seeing it lately - the spot market is getting cheaper, and oddly enough it's cheaper than contract pricing. Listen in as Nate and Ben discuss the market shift and what you can do to stay on top of your game.Ukrainian Guardian Angel Fund: https://gofund.me/62c7fc3e •Freight Broker Basics Course: https://bit.ly/freight-360-university•Group Coaching: https://bit.ly/3EMXepI•Sponsors/Affiliates: https://bit.ly/3mT2KAP•Freight 360 Website: https://www.freight360.net/Support Our Sponsors:Togo: Click HereOperFi: Click HereQuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click HereDAT One - Brokers & Carriers: Click Here to get 10% off your first year!DAT Outgo Factoring for Carriers: Click HereAscendTMS: Click Here and use promo code RA-freight360! to get AscendTMS FREE for 90 days!Recommended 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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