Freight 360

No, Highway Is Not Secretly Flagging You | Final Mile 161

🚢 How do I find carriers for port container moves? 🚛 Does Highway flag carriers for taking time off? 💰 Why do brokers pass lumper advance fees onto carriers? Support O

Stop Freight Fraud At Pickup (With QuikSkope) | Episode 361

We're joined by Pat Lyman and Matt Patterson from Quikskope to discuss cargo theft prevention and why traditional carrier vetting isn't enough. We explore how V

What A Healthy Freight Profit Margin Looks Like | Final Mile 160

🖥️ Who uses McLeod, and what do you think of it? 👥 Hiring freight agents: recruiter or headhunter? 💰 What’s a healthy profit margin in today’s market? Support Our Spon

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 i

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 Support

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 Fo

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. contingen

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,

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? Suppo

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 cre

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 broke

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, an

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 lett

How To Cover Hot Loads Fast | Final Mile 153

⏱️ Covering Urgent, Last-Minute Loads 📦 Who Pays for Freight Damage? 🛡️ Carrier Vetting Prevents Costly Problems Support Our Sponsors: Togo: Click Here OperFi: Click

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 p

Carrier Vetting And The Highway Debate | Final Mile 152

🛡️ Why use Highway?  🎯 Best shipper prospecting software   🚐 Finding box trucks and cargo vans Support Our Sponsors: Togo: Click Here OperFi: Click Here QuikSkope -

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 bein

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 Support Our Sponsors: Togo: Click Here OperFi: Cl

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, s