Spot Market Pricing For Freight Brokers | Final Mile 138

About this episode

Nate Cross and Ben Kowalski discuss freight brokering, including carrier rates and unexpected trailer drops.

Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 💰 Carrier rates, margins, shipper pricing basics ⏱️ Handling unexpected 24-hour trailer drops 🔍 Alternatives to Highway for carrier vetting Support Our Sponsors: Togo: Click Here OperFi: Click Here QuikSkope - Get a Free Trial: Click Here DAT One - Brokers & Carriers: Click Here to get 10% off your first year! DAT Outgo Factoring for Carriers: Click Here AscendTMS: Click Here and use promo code RA-freigh...

People in this episode

Host: Nate Cross

Guest: Ben Kowalski

Topics covered

• freight brokering
• carrier rates
• shipper pricing
• trailer drops
• carrier vetting

Keywords

• freight brokers
• carrier rates
• margins
• shipper pricing
• trailer drops
• carrier vetting

Sponsors

Togo, OperFi, QuikSkope, DAT One, DAT Outgo, AscendTMS

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