Freight 360
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.
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Episodes
491 episodes
Noncompetes In Freight Brokerage | Episode 360
CH Robinson's planned $5.8B purchase of RXO kicks off this episode. We cover what consolidation really changes for brokers and shippers, and why AI keeps coming up in pricing and matching. Then we look at rising diesel costs and how internal si...
How Carriers Can Get Paid When Brokers Go Silent | Final Mile 159
🧊 Opening cold calls with zero customers or lanes🎯 Winning at TQL when every prospect's already tagged💸 Carrier unpaid after 50 days, broker gone silent
What Freight Brokers Asked Congress For | Episode 359
Freight policy is moving fast, and the decisions being made now could reshape safety, fraud, and accountability across the supply chain. Fresh back from the TIA Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., we break down the Montgomery case, the Motor Carr...
A Deep Dive On Broker Insurance | Episode 358
One cargo claim can quickly expose the gap between having insurance and actually being covered. We sit down with Cameron from Pullsure to break down primary vs. contingent cargo insurance, high-value freight, trip policies, reefer claims, deduc...
Who Gets Judged When Freight Data Lies | Final Mile 157
🚛 One rollover on a new authority — still bookable?⚠️ MOTUS says suspended, paperwork says clean — who wins?⏱️ Clean detention, customer won't pay — who eats it?
The Freight Broker Wake-Up Call: AI, Fraud & New Regulations | Episode 357
A single ignored alert can turn into a multimillion-dollar problem. We break down the biggest policy fights facing freight brokers, including carrier-selection standards, broker transparency, cargo theft, and double brokering—then shift into pr...
Your ELD Is Connected Now What | Final Mile 156
🌎 Who can legally start a U.S. trucking company?🔗 Can carriers disconnect ELD from Highway after hauling a load?💰 Best accounting software for a small company?
Stop Wasting Time On Bad Customers | Episode 356
Are you moving a lot of freight but not actually getting ahead? We break down how bad customer fit, weak shipper qualification, inefficient carrier sourcing, and poor credit can turn busy brokers into unprofitable ones—and how to spot the red f...
Fixing Bad Carrier Reports | Final Mile 155
🚩 Fighting a false broker report on a carrier vetting platform📞 How long to chase a prospect before cutting them🤝 Beating the "we're happy with our current brokers" brush-off
What Freight Brokers Want Congress To Fix | Episode 355
We break down the biggest freight brokerage policy issues heading into the TIA Policy Forum, including broker liability, carrier vetting standards, fraud, cargo theft, and double brokering. We also discuss what Congress and FMCSA could do to cr...
Freight Market Reality Check (Dean Croke of DAT) | Episode 354
Dean Croke of DAT joins us to unpack why a World Cup "micro surge" quietly disrupted freight lanes despite a soft economy, then goes boots-on-the-ground with Salinas lettuce hauls to expose the hidden realities of reefer detention, agricultural...
How To Cover Hot Loads Fast | Final Mile 153
⏱️ Covering Urgent, Last-Minute Loads📦 Who Pays for Freight Damage?🛡️ Carrier Vetting Prevents Costly Problems
Details That Save Loads | Episode 353
An $86M verdict against a carrier despite no negligence finding kicks off a look at today's upside-down insurance and legal landscape for freight brokers. We cover practical fixes: clean email habits (load numbers in subject lines, single threa...
Carrier Vetting And The Highway Debate | Final Mile 152
🛡️ Why use Highway? 🎯 Best shipper prospecting software 🚐 Finding box trucks and cargo vans
What Makes a Freight Brokerage Employee Profitable? | Episode 352
What makes an employee successful in freight brokerage? We break down how to measure whether someone is covering their true cost, why being busy does not always mean being productive, and how realistic benchmarks, incentives, and feedback can d...
How To Handle Highway Insights Without Panicking | Final Mile 151
🛡️ Responding to Highway insights⚖️ Is double brokering illegal and how to stop it🚛 Older engines in newer trucks
Problem Solving For Freight Brokers | Episode 351
Freight brokerage isn’t just about trucks, rates, and load boards—it’s about solving problems when everything goes sideways.We break down how asking better questions, simplifying challenges, and testing different approaches can help brok...
If A Shipper Ignores Your Quote, Ask This | Final Mile 150
📩 What to do after quote silence💰 How are freight brokerages valued?👥 Is assistant commission sharing standard?
How Freight Brokers Use AI To Work Faster | Episode 350
AI is quickly becoming a real advantage in freight brokerage. We break down practical ways brokers can use it to clean and analyze TMS data, catch accounting errors, improve reporting, summarize claims, support prospecting, search contracts and...
Blind Shipments Explained & More Listener Q&A | Final Mile 149
🚛 Best load board for dry vans?📸 Share freight details before booking?👀 Blind shipments: scam or legit?
How Freight Brokers Find Carriers | Episode 349
Join us as we break down practical carrier sourcing strategies for freight brokers, including how to use load boards, TMS tools, market data, and AI to find capacity more effectively in the spot market. We also cover deadheading, spot market dy...
Are Brokers Keeping The Profits? | Final Mile 148
Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss:🚛 Should brokers post rates or leave them off?💰 Why can brokers profit while carriers struggle?🛠️ Why do new broker want to see inspec...
How Freight Brokers Find Customers | Episode 348
Most new freight brokers don’t fail because they can’t sell. They fail because they work the wrong process, so we break down a practical way to separate lead generation from prospecting, make more effective cold calls, and focus on the activity...