Who Pays When Freight Rates Rise | Final Mile 143

About this episode

Nate Cross and Ben Kowalski discuss the impact of rising freight rates on shippers and brokers.

Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss: 📈 Are shippers absorbing higher freight rates? 📞 When brokers ghost detention rate updates 📞 Five-month broker wants honest progress gut check 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-frei...

People in this episode

Host: Nate Cross

Guest: Ben Kowalski

Topics covered

• freight rates
• brokerage
• shipping
• detention rates
• logistics

Keywords

• freight rates
• brokers
• shippers
• detention rates
• logistics
• brokerage

Sponsors

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

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