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Sep 28 ā¢Ā
Looking for Drayage First Brokers
Weāre on a mission to help drayage brokers secure freight without cold calling or long hours prospecting. As an ex broker I understand that the industry has it wrong. You shouldnāt have to be good at sales to perform well. Thereās sales and thereās operations. Stop combining them because the industry has been doing so.
1 like ā¢ Nov 11
@Kenneth Carter III , depending on the company, operations and sales do need to work together. In many cases if not all the 1099 agents are sales and operations. Hope they do get along. If you are a W2 it is critical they have a strong relationship with operations. W2 the operations team and customer service not only move all the cargo, they interact with the customer. When sales and operations work together as a team, we can overcome any objection and challenge we may face as a team. IMHO
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@Steven Tittle you are one of the best 1099, owners I know.
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Celebrity in our Group
Of course it would be our very own @Ingrid Brown who would drive her beautiful Peterbilt to deliver the Christmas tree to the Department of Transportation. Here is a link to the video on fb. Thank you Ingrid for leading the way with professionalism in Freight Transportation. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1D4YeGWhPF/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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@Ingrid Brown was easy to find the BIG RED truck in this case. š This was great to watch, read as one of our industries finest delivered the BIG GREEN TREE.
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Remote work
How many of you work remotely? I travel year round for work. Every now and then my remote work takes me to Waikīkī. Not a bad location to sling freight. lol #PapaFreight
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@Steven Tittle , we all want to live your life when you post like this. Appreciate you not showing your legs and toes, that is not a good look when other do it. LOL
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Carrier Retention Is Becoming Just As Important As Customer Acquisition.
A dependable carrier can save you thousands of headaches. But a lot of brokers treat carriers like one-time transactions. The truth is: Carriers are partners, not temps. Consistent lanes, clear communication, and fair rates go a long way. How do you keep your best carriers coming back?
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@Laura McCord we do treat all carriers like customers. dedicated lanes we have had the same carriers for years. Many have grown from 5 trucks to 50 trucks with our company since 2019. This will be more critical for brokers with ELP, 1099 and ELD violation crack downs. Knowing who the good carriers are is key, rates will not be as low as the 1099 carrier operators. The service, maintenance will all be superior, the old saying you get what you pay for. The key is selling shippers on the value they will see with higher rates the legal carriers and brokers have to offer.
Apr '24 ā¢Ā
Not Price Competitive
I have been in freight sales for 30 plus years. I have been selling OTR truckload services for 17 years. Most shippers have annual pricing events. Most of the time we are told , pricing too high, not competitive. I always like to know where we rank as compared to whom. I am an irregular route one-way OTR provider. I liked to ranked and measured against the same. I think many times we are measured against brokers, dedicated or private fleets. I will never be competitive with those folks. Make It a Great day
3 likes ā¢ Sep '24
@Big Ed Burns , not sure why shippers do a bid on specialized lanes or services. Then award to lowest price, then end up calling and asking if you would consider coming back to work with them.
0 likes ā¢ Nov 16
@Anthony Lanciano RFP- Race for the Poor House in many cases. If it is a shipper you want to work with, would continue to submit sustainable rates. 1- IMHO, believe as market shifts, rate and margin pressure will cause incumbents to increase awarded rates. If they just flat out refuse , shipper will cascade to next tier. 2- if you do not submit at all, they will not have you on the radar when the above happens. IMHO I do agree there are many fortune 500 companies that are simply bench marking, these are the ones we avoid.
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