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Let's Talk Freight!
Margins don’t randomly drop to 3% - it usually comes from poor carrier sourcing, weak vetting, and sloppy execution. Tighten your carrier sa...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: Changing factoring companies The impacts of selling an MC Rai...
You can have authority, a license, and customers—but still not have a real brokerage, just a founder doing everything until growth turns int...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💰 Carrier rates, margins, shipper pricing basics ⏱️ Handling...
We break down the 60 Minutes investigation into chameleon carriers and the Super Ego allegations, adding real-world industry context on what...
Freight markets flip fast—one week you’re competitive, the next you’re underwater—so we break down how to price RFP and contract freight, ma...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: ⚖️ Fining Carriers The Right Way vs Wrong Way 🚛 Dispatch Ser...
Most brokers don’t stall because they can’t sell—they stall because they’re stuck doing ops and don’t know how to train help without losing...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💸 Getting Paid via Cash App? Is it normal or a red flag for...
“Integrated” freight software isn’t always as seamless as it sounds. We break down where TMS integrations fall short—and how those gaps can...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💳 Best factoring companies and typical freight broker factor...
A single freight claim can wipe out a month of profit if the basics aren’t handled right. In this episode, we break down why claims spiral—u...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: ⏰ Shipper delay until night — driver left. Is TONU owed? 📅 B...
🤝 Build Trust First: Sales in freight brokerage are built on genuine conversations, active listening, and understanding customer expectatio...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 📦 Contracted lanes worth it in today’s freight market? 📈 Ch...
Freight is tightening for real reasons as enforcement and compliance crackdowns pull trucks out of circulation and spot rates start outrunni...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 🪪 Why brokers request driver CDL 📊 Essential TMS reports to...
We weigh whether 2026 is the right time to start or double down on a freight brokerage, then map the forces moving the market: rising spot r...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 🚛 Should a solo broker hire an agent? 🆕 When would you use...
Cold calls get attention, but follow-up is where deals are won. We break down a simple, repeatable system to turn first touches into trusted...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 🚚 Can shippers use load boards? 📝 Any autos vs scheduled au...
In this episode of the Freight 360 podcast, hosts Nate Cross and Ben Kowalski discuss the current state of the freight market with Dean Crok...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: ❄️ Why post undeliverable loads during lingering winter storm...
Your rate isn’t your edge—your communication is: we teach a pressure-free prospecting system that starts with real shipper problems, builds...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💸 Tax tips for brokers? 🧠 Where do you get sample rate cons...
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 s...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 🛡️ Beginner broker insurance policies & recommended provider...
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...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💰 What’s the average monthly cost to be a freight broker? 🧩...
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...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 🚨 Fraud Alert: Fake carrier showed legit tracking, took a $2...
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 dis...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 📦 Is There Still Opportunity for New Brokers? — Is there sti...
Ever feel like you’re moving more freight but keeping less money? This breaks down a real year-end audit showing where margin leaks happen—f...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 🚚 Which industries have the highest demand and best success...
Prospecting shouldn’t feel like starting from zero every time. This episode shows you how to turn your CRM into a real-time command center—t...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 🛑 Getting off a broker’s DNU vs new MC 🔍 Steps to verify a...
This episode covers a practical system for turning new hires into confident brokers using culture, coaching, and clarity instead of heroics....
Want a freight sales edge that actually works? We break down how repeatable habits, niche focus, and real conversations turn new brokers int...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 📞 Posting vs Calling Carriers: When do brokers post loads vs...
Ready to stop “owning your job” and start owning a brokerage that grows without you? This episode maps the move from solo broker to small bu...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💸 Best cargo insurance options for per-load coverage. 📲 Top...
When freight moves but the carrier doesn’t get paid, who’s liable? Freight collections pros Cristina Belaval and Edgar Davison break down un...
Ryan Joyce, former CIA spy, now applies CIA-level tradecraft to protect brokers, carriers, and shippers from modern freight scams. The key l...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 🧭 Difference between shippers and receivers in various conte...
Anger over low rates won’t move freight, so Nate and Ben sit down with carrier advocate Avante “CDL Shorty” Jackson to break down the real i...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💼 How many brokers carry their own insurance vs. just rely o...
Freight enforcement headlines miss the real story: capacity shifts. DAT’s Dean Croke joins us to unpack how English-language crackdowns, CDL...
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 📍 What are some good live tracking platforms for simple on/o...
Two stolen truckloads of premium tequila just exposed how deep freight fraud runs—from double brokering and GPS spoofing to carrier identity...