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It's the Freight360 podcast from Freight Broker Sales tips to Sports Talk. This podcast is all about helping you grow as a Freight Broker with your hosts, Nate Cross and Benjamin Kowalski. 

New episodes every Friday and our Q&A series "The Final Mile" every Tuesday.

Join us as we dive into the freight industry to provide you with the latest in Freight Broker education and industry news.

If you have a question you would like answered on our show visit the website below or leave a comment wherever you get your podcasts.

Visit our website www.freight360.net for our complete library of free content and resources, tailored to guide you towards a successful career as a Freight Broker.

Also check out our YouTube channel for our weekly educational videos. 

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Let's Talk Freight!™©2024 All Rights Reserved by Freight 360, LLC.


Episode Date
How to Leverage Co-Broker Agreements in Freight | Episode 240
Apr 19, 2024
Freight Broker Reading List, Insurance, Tanker Transport & Small Shipments | Final Mile #39
Apr 16, 2024
What Does a Freight Broker Do in a Week? | Episode 239
Apr 12, 2024
Load Posting, Carrier Vetting, and Co-Brokering in Freight Brokering | Final Mile #38
Apr 09, 2024
Building Customer Relationships in Freight Brokerage | Episode 238
Apr 05, 2024
TONU Fees, Quick Quoting, and Specialized Freight Solutions
Apr 02, 2024
Quoting & Spot Freight | Episode 237
Mar 29, 2024
New Carriers, Canadian Freight, and Load Board Tactics | Final Mile #36
Mar 26, 2024
Seasonal Produce for Freight Brokers | Episode 236
Mar 22, 2024
Surety Bonds, Teams, Claims, and Building a Professional Image | Final Mile #35
Mar 19, 2024
Preventing Freight Fraud with Quikskope | Episode 235
Mar 15, 2024
Credit Mastery & Strategies for Selling a Freight Brokerage | Final Mile #34
Mar 12, 2024
Mastering Freight Sales: Prospecting Calls for Freight Brokers | Episode 234
Mar 08, 2024
TMS & CRM Integration, Double Brokering, & Commissions | Final Mile #33
Mar 05, 2024
Future of Freight: Automation, AI, and Industry Transformation with Levity Co-Founder, Thilo Huellmann | Episode 233
Mar 01, 2024
Double Brokering & Market Shifts | Final Mile #32
Feb 27, 2024
Freight Broker Prospecting & Sales Funnel Tips | Episode 232
Feb 23, 2024
Part-Time Freight Brokering, Load Board Comparisons, & More | Final Mile #31
Feb 20, 2024
Navigating Freight Claim Challenges | Episode 231
Feb 16, 2024
Navigating Non-Competes | Final Mile #30
Feb 13, 2024
Lessons Learned from Project Freight | Episode 230
Feb 09, 2024
Carrier Cancellations, Rate Deductions, and Embracing New Challenges | Final Mile #29
Feb 06, 2024
LTL Basics | Episode 229
Feb 02, 2024
Motor Carrier Deception, Hazmat Hauling, and 1099 Tax Tactics | Final Mile #28
Jan 30, 2024
Lane Pricing and Negotiation Strategies in Freight Brokerage | Episode 228
Jan 26, 2024
Freight Broker Prospecting and Sales Tips | Final Mile #27
Jan 23, 2024
Lake-Effect Snow vs. Trucking | Episode 227
Jan 19, 2024
Exposing Double Brokerage Scams | Final Mile #26
Jan 16, 2024
Carrier Vetting for Freight Brokerage Success | Episode 226
Jan 12, 2024
Conquering Insurance Hurdles and Spot Market Strategies for Freight Brokers | Final Mile #25
Jan 09, 2024
Ken Adamo's Deep Dive into Broker Margins and Trucking Analytics | Episode 225
Jan 05, 2024
Double Brokering, Carrier Invoicing, and Building Success | The Final Mile #24
Jan 02, 2024
Reflecting on Freight: Diving into Industry Challenges and Insights From This Year | Episode 224
Dec 29, 2023
The Final Mile #23 - Cold Call Prep & Freight Agent Commissions
Dec 26, 2023
Episode 223 - Freight Broker Margins
Dec 22, 2023
The Final Mile #22: How to Open a Cold Call
Dec 19, 2023
Episode 222: Cargo Theft & Hostage Loads (with Sal Marino and Keith Lewis of CargoNet)
Dec 15, 2023
The Final Mile #21: International & Bonded Shipments
Dec 12, 2023
Episode 221: Produce Season in FL, TX, & AZ (with Jef Lair of Produce Blue Book)
Dec 08, 2023
The Final Mile #20 Tight vs Loose Trucking Capacity
Dec 05, 2023
Episode 220: Freight Broker Insurance (Round 2 with Cameron Pechia)
Dec 01, 2023
The Final Mile #19 "Stop Calling Here!" (Freight Broker Rejection)
Nov 28, 2023
Episode 219: Peak Season for Freight Brokers
Nov 24, 2023
The Final Mile #18 Freight Broker Contracts & Insurance
Nov 21, 2023
Episode 218: Freight Broker Prospecting Questions & Follow Ups
Nov 17, 2023
The Final Mile #17 The Real Reason Freight Rates are Down
Nov 14, 2023
Episode 217: Freight Broker Sales Pitch
Nov 10, 2023
The Final Mile #16 What Is The Best CRM For Freight Brokers?
Nov 07, 2023
Episode 216: Using AI to Prevent Fraud (with Satish Maripuri of DAT)
Nov 03, 2023
The Final Mile #15 How to Become a Freight Broker with no Experience
Oct 31, 2023
Episode 215: Developing Your Carrier Network
Oct 27, 2023
The Final Mile #14 A Website for Freight Brokers to Find Shippers
Oct 24, 2023
Episode 214: What We Love and Hate About Freight Brokering
Oct 20, 2023
The Final Mile #13 How to Add Freight Agents to a Freight Brokerage
Oct 17, 2023
Episode 213: Freight Broker Compensation (with Beth Carroll)
Oct 13, 2023
The Final Mile #12 Hiring Freight Agents and Handling Objections
Oct 10, 2023
Episode 212: Fighting Freight Fraud (with Michael Caney of Highway)
Oct 06, 2023
The Final Mile #11 Why Are Shippers Getting Mad?
Oct 03, 2023
Episode 211: Selling as a Freight Broker vs. as a Motor Carrier
Sep 29, 2023
The Final Mile #10 Switching from Trucker to Freight Broker
Sep 26, 2023
Episode 210: Shipping Pumpkins & Apples (with Jeff Lair of Produce Bluebook)
Sep 22, 2023
The Final Mile #9 Standard Pricing for Freight Brokers & More
Sep 19, 2023
Episode 209: A Day in the Life of a Freight Broker
Sep 15, 2023
The Final Mile #8 How to Handle a 1 Pick, 10 Drop Load
Sep 12, 2023
Episode 208: Bulk Freight 101 (with Jared Flinn from Bulkloads.com)
Sep 08, 2023
The Final Mile #7 This Screams Double Broker
Sep 05, 2023
Episode 207: Deconstructing Freight Rates (with Tamir Dov from DAT)
Sep 01, 2023
The Final Mile #6 Why Are Freight Brokers Unhappy?
Aug 29, 2023
Episode 206: He Went from Zero to $25M in 2 Years (with Pardeep Singh of T3RA Logistics)
Aug 25, 2023
The Final Mile #5 You Gotta Use a TMS!
Aug 22, 2023
Episode 205: Shipping & Prospecting Meat Companies
Aug 18, 2023
The Final Mile #4 Dispatchers, Prospecting, & More
Aug 15, 2023
Episode 204: Freight Fraud (with Jeff Hopper from DAT)
Aug 11, 2023
The Final Mile #3 "How Do I Get Hired as an Agent Trainee?"
Aug 08, 2023
Episode 203: How to Use Warehousing as a Freight Broker
Aug 04, 2023
The Final Mile #2 "How Do I Quote an RFP?"
Aug 01, 2023
Episode 202: Prospecting (Quantity vs Quality of Leads)
Jul 28, 2023
The Final Mile #1 "Why Would I Need a Book of Business?"
Jul 25, 2023
Episode 201: Our Favorite Tech & Tools
Jul 21, 2023
Episode 200: How the Back Office Works to Support Freight Brokers
Jul 14, 2023
Episode 199 - Who to Prospect at a Shipper
Jul 07, 2023
Episode 198: Building Trust With Your Customers (with Kevin Hill)
Jun 30, 2023
Episode 197: Lumber Supply Chain (with Trent Johnson from Lumber Bluebook)
Jun 23, 2023
Episode 196: Prospecting Essentials
Jun 16, 2023
Episode 195: Prospecting Questions for Freight Brokers
Jun 09, 2023
Episode 194: Prospecting Basics
Jun 02, 2023
Episode 193: Cherries, Blueberries, & Strawberries (with Jeff Lair from Produce Blue Book)
May 26, 2023
Episode 192: 10 Ways to Find Shippers
May 19, 2023
Episode 191: Full Listener Q&A Session
May 12, 2023
Episode 190: Freight Caviar, Double Brokering, and CRMs
May 05, 2023
Episode 189: Handling Carrier Issues
Apr 28, 2023
Episode 188: First Steps for New Brokers
Apr 21, 2023
Episode 187: Understanding Lumber (with Trent Johnson from Blue Book)
Apr 14, 2023
Episode 186: These are the Metrics that Successful Freight Brokers Track
Apr 07, 2023
Episode 185: Desmond Clark - From the NFL to Freight Brokering
Mar 31, 2023
Episode 184: Know Your Insurance Stuff! (with Mitch Kamm of Marquee Insurance Group)
Mar 24, 2023
Episode 183: Too Many Trucks? Examining the Overcapacity in the Freight Market
Mar 17, 2023
Episode 182: Avocados and Onions! Produce Special with Jeff Lair from Produce Blue Book
Mar 10, 2023
Episode 181: "I Landed a Customer, Now What?"
Mar 03, 2023
Episode 180: Optimizing Sales and Success through a Healthy Lifestyle
Feb 24, 2023
Episode 179: Uncovering the Latest Trends in the Freight Market for 2023 (with Dean Croke from DAT)
Feb 17, 2023
Episode 178: How to be a Freight Agent with No Customers & More Q&A
Feb 10, 2023
Episode 177: Prospecting Strategies in a Sluggish Freight Market
Feb 03, 2023
Episode 176: How Freight Brokers Can Spot and Stop Fraudulent Double Brokering
Jan 27, 2023
Episode 175: Closing Your First Customers
Jan 20, 2023
Episode 174: Grow Your Brokerage with Lean Solutions Group
Jan 13, 2023
Episode 173: Finding Shippers in 2023
Jan 06, 2023
Episode 172: 2022 Recap
Dec 30, 2022
Episode 171: What Separates the TOP Brokers From the Rest? (Full Q&A)
Dec 23, 2022
Episode 170: Produce Best Practices (with Blue Book Services)
Dec 16, 2022
Episode 169: Freight Broker Interview - How Jon Grew His Book of Business
Dec 09, 2022
Episode 168 - Year End and Planning for 2023
Dec 02, 2022
Episode 167: All-Risk Insurance (with Loadsure)
Nov 28, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving! Special Episode Alert!
Nov 25, 2022
Episode 166: We Interviewed a Shipper!
Nov 18, 2022
Episode 165: Fuel Surcharge, Double Brokering, Fraud & More! Listener Q&A Session
Nov 11, 2022
Episode 164: Getting Customers in a Freight Recession
Nov 04, 2022
Episode 163: Freight Broker Claim Disputes (with Doug Nelson of Blue Book Services)
Oct 28, 2022
Episode 162 - What to Say on a Cold Call
Oct 21, 2022
Episode 161: Overcoming Objections from Shippers
Oct 14, 2022
Episode 160: The Culture of Your Brokerage Matters (with Jordan Reber of ARL Logistics)
Oct 07, 2022
Episode 159: Insurance and Claims (with Cameron Pechia)
Sep 30, 2022
Episode 158: Brokers Head to Washington DC Demanding Change
Sep 23, 2022
Episode 157: How to find and vet shippers with Blue Book Services (with Doug Nelson)
Sep 16, 2022
Episode 156: What Makes a Good Prospect
Sep 09, 2022
Episode 155: How Freight Brokers Get Customers
Sep 02, 2022
Episode 154: “How Do I Price a Load?” and more Q&A
Aug 26, 2022
Episode 153: How much does a freight broker earn?
Aug 19, 2022
Episode 152: “My Customer Only Works with Asset-Based Companies”
Aug 12, 2022
Episode 151: Market Update with Dean Croke of DAT
Aug 05, 2022
Episode 150: Cold Calling Questions for Freight Brokers
Jul 29, 2022
Episode 149: What does AB-5 mean for brokers?
Jul 22, 2022
Episode 148: Analysis Paralysis in Freight Sales
Jul 15, 2022
Episode 147: Assessorial Charges
Jul 08, 2022
Episode 146: How to Protect Your Book of Business
Jul 01, 2022
Episode 145: Selling Loads in a Changing Market
Jun 24, 2022
Episode 144: How to Develop an Agent Program
Jun 17, 2022
Episode 143: Training Employees (with Trey Griggs and Dan McCann)
Jun 10, 2022
Episode 142: Double Brokering
Jun 03, 2022
Episode 141: Managing Your Sales Pipeline
May 27, 2022
Throwback Episode: How to Find Shippers
May 20, 2022
Episode 140: Protecting Against Bad Debt (with Matt Perkins)
May 13, 2022
Episode 139: Creating Your Sales Pipeline
May 06, 2022
Episode 138: Brokering Freight in a Shifting Market
Apr 29, 2022
Episode 137: Becoming a Freight Agent
Apr 22, 2022
Episode 136 - Freight Broker Associations
Apr 15, 2022
Episode 135: Project Freight
Apr 08, 2022
Episode 134: Freight Claims
Apr 01, 2022
Episode 133: The "Optimal" Way to Prospect Shippers
Mar 25, 2022
Episode 132: Load Lists vs. Real Opportunities
Mar 18, 2022
Episode 131: Factoring Explained & Ukraine's Impact on Freight
Mar 11, 2022
Episode 130: Dispatch Checklist
Mar 04, 2022
Episode 129: How to Find Ideal Customers
Feb 25, 2022
Episode 128: Drayage and Intermodal Freight
Feb 18, 2022
Episode 127: Q&A on Growth, Tools, and More
Feb 11, 2022
Episode 126: Adding Agents to Your Brokerage
Feb 04, 2022
Episode 125: How to Quote Customers
Jan 28, 2022
Episode 124: Setting Your Goals
Jan 21, 2022
Episode 123: 2022 Market Overview (with Ken Adamo of DAT)
Jan 14, 2022
Episode 122: Prospecting Shippers
Jan 07, 2022
Episode 121: Should You Fire a Customer?!
Dec 31, 2021
Episode 120: When Sh*t Hits the Fan...
Dec 24, 2021
Episode 119: Capacity and Port Congestion
Dec 17, 2021
Episode 118: What TMS Should I Use? (with Rob Doherty of Rose Rocket)
Dec 10, 2021
Episode 117: Year End and How to Plan for 2022
Dec 03, 2021
Episode 116: Launching a Brokerage vs. Starting an Agency
Nov 26, 2021
Episode 115: Tips For New Brokers - Q&A Session with Will Jones
Nov 19, 2021
Episode 114: How to Build Your Brokerage's Credit
Nov 12, 2021
Episode 113: Requirements to Start a Freight Brokerage Explained
Nov 05, 2021
Episode 112: How to Communicate Effectively
Oct 29, 2021
Episode 111: Pros and Cons of Big vs Small Brokers & More Q&A
Oct 22, 2021
Episode 110: You Need to Prioritize Your Growth!
Oct 15, 2021
Episode 109: What Closing a Customer is Actually Like
Oct 08, 2021
Episode 108: Labor Shortages (with Trey Griggs)
Oct 01, 2021
Episode 107: How to Build a Carrier Network
Sep 24, 2021
Episode 106: What To Do When Things Go Wrong!
Sep 17, 2021
Episode 105: Why Geography Matters for Freight Brokers
Sep 10, 2021
Episode 104: Special Guest - Chris "The Freight Coach" Jolly
Sep 03, 2021
Episode 103: Let's Talk Marketing (with Blythe Brumleve of Digital Dispatch)
Aug 25, 2021
Episode 102: How to Find Shippers
Aug 20, 2021
Episode 101: Who is Vlad?? Full Q&A Session
Aug 13, 2021
Episode 100: Sales Leadership (with Trey Griggs)
Aug 06, 2021
Episode 99: Close More Customers With Small Talk
Jul 30, 2021
Episode 98: How to Work with Dispatchers
Jul 23, 2021
Episode 97: Negotiating Basics
Jul 16, 2021
Episode 96: How to Market Your Brokerage and Yourself
Jul 09, 2021
Episode 95: Prospecting Basics (with Kevin Hill of FreightWaves)
Jul 02, 2021
Episode 94: Shipping Documents for Freight Brokers
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 93: Freight Broker Success Tips From a Veteran Broker (Will Jones of Pearce Worldwide)
Jun 18, 2021
Episode 92: Freight Broker Tech Tools Part 2 (with Nicholas Liening)
Jun 11, 2021
Episode 91: Freight Broker Tech Tools (with Nicholas Liening)
Jun 04, 2021
Episode 90: You Need to Plan Your Day Out!(with Mary Margaret Johnson of WIVB News 4 Sports)
May 28, 2021
Episode 89: How to Run a Successful Agency (with Trey Griggs)
May 21, 2021
Episode 88: $$ Freight Broker Finances $$
May 14, 2021
Episode 87: 3 Things You NEED to Focus on in Your 1st Year as a Broker
May 07, 2021
Episode 86: 9 Ways Freight Brokers Can Improve Willpower (Part 2)
Apr 30, 2021
Episode 85: 9 Ways Freight Brokers Can Improve Willpower (Part 1)
Apr 23, 2021
Episode 84: Produce Season 101 with Dean Croke from DAT
Apr 16, 2021
Episode 83: What is a Truck Dispatcher vs Broker? (And How to Get Started)
Apr 09, 2021
Episode 82: Freight Broker Sales & Marketing Tips (with Trey Griggs from Lean)
Apr 02, 2021
Episode 81: Using People and Tech to Find Capacity (with Trey Griggs from Lean Solutions Group)
Mar 26, 2021
Episode 80: Put Yourself In The Driver's Seat (with Dean Croke of DAT)
Mar 19, 2021
Episode 79: Getting Capacity In A Tight Market (with T.J. Knudson from Circle Logistics)
Mar 12, 2021
Episode 78: Understanding a Prospect's Personality Type
Mar 05, 2021
Episode 77: Prospecting With A Purpose
Feb 26, 2021
Episode 76: Insurance for Brokers (with Melt Godwin of TI Advisors)
Feb 19, 2021
Episode 75: Networking and Follow Up (with Trey Griggs from Lean Solutions Group)
Feb 12, 2021
Episode 74: What to expect in 2021 (with Dean Croke of DAT)
Feb 05, 2021
Episode 73: Understanding Cashflow and Factoring for Freight Brokers (with Mac Greene from Triumph)
Jan 29, 2021
Episode 72: Handling Objections From Shippers
Jan 22, 2021
Episode 71: How to Properly Handle Carrier Issues
Jan 15, 2021
Episode 70: 5 Ways to Grow your Book of Business in 2021
Jan 08, 2021
Episode 69: How to move flatbed freight (with Justin Burgh of PGT Services)
Dec 31, 2020
Episode 68: What has 2020 taught us? (With Ken Adamo of DAT)
Dec 24, 2020
Episode 67: How to maintain healthy margins
Dec 18, 2020
Episode 66: Let's Talk about Carrier Vetting and Relations. You Need Carriers!
Dec 11, 2020
Episode 65: Lane Pricing - How to Accurately Quote Your Customers
Dec 04, 2020
Episode 64: The Best Way to Check Call Drivers
Nov 27, 2020
Episode 63: How to Reduce Detention and Dwell (with Erik Malin from Baton)
Nov 20, 2020
Episode 62: Having a Niche (with Kevin Hill from FreightWaves)
Nov 13, 2020
Episode 61: "My prospect says their freight is customer routed" and other Q&A with Nate and Ben
Nov 06, 2020
Episode 60: Heavy Haul & Project Freight (Crowley Interview Part 3)
Oct 30, 2020
Episode 59: How to Navigate Your Non-Compete
Oct 23, 2020
Episode 58: Sales Scripts and Pitches
Oct 16, 2020
Episode 57: Before you start your own brokerage, consider this!
Oct 09, 2020
Episode 56: Freight Broker Sales Call Questions
Oct 02, 2020
Episode 55: Using Small Business Carriers & Crowley (Crowley Interview Part 2)
Sep 25, 2020
Episode 54: Overcoming Objections
Sep 18, 2020
Episode 53: Basics of Brokering & A Typical Broker's Day
Sep 11, 2020
Episode 52: Military Freight with Crowley is Easier Than You Think (Crowley Interview Part 1)
Sep 04, 2020
Episode 51 - How and When to Target New Customers (Ambulance Chasing)
Aug 28, 2020
Episode 50: Switching from carrier rep role to account manager or agent
Aug 21, 2020
Episode 49: How to Cold Call (with role play)
Aug 14, 2020
Episode 48: What does it cost to run a brokerage?
Aug 07, 2020
Episode 47: Drayage and Port Operations
Jul 31, 2020
Episode 46: 10 Ways Freight Brokers Can Generate Leads
Jul 24, 2020
Episode 45: Overcoming Fear for Freight Brokers
Jul 17, 2020
Episode 44: PPP Fraud and Market Challenges with Ben Kowalski
Jul 10, 2020
Episode 43: How To Select The Right Freight Agent Program
Jul 03, 2020
Episode 42: Should Brokers Have to Disclose Rates to Carriers?
Jun 26, 2020
Episode 41: Load Board Comparison and Tips
Jun 19, 2020
Episode 40: LTL 101
Jun 12, 2020
Episode 39: Hiring Employees Part 3 (Agency Growth)
Jun 05, 2020
Episode 38: Hiring Employees Part 2 (1099)
May 29, 2020
Episode 37: Hiring Employees Part 1
May 22, 2020
Episode 36: Broker Bashing and Reopening America
May 15, 2020
Episode 35: 7 ways to use Google Alerts to grow your freight brokerage business
May 08, 2020
Episode 34: Freight Broker Schools and Driver Protests
May 01, 2020
Episode 33: COVID-19 - A blessing for good brokers? (with Special Guest Josh Rowley)
Apr 23, 2020
Episode 32: 3 ways to be a productive freight broker working from home
Apr 10, 2020
Episode 31: Non-competes during the COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 02, 2020
Episode 30: Coronavirus Layoffs and THANK YOU TRUCKERS!
Mar 26, 2020
Episode 29 - 3 Things Freight Brokers Can Do During The Coronavirus Crisis
Mar 20, 2020
Episode 28: CORONAVIRUS!!! What does it all mean?
Mar 17, 2020