Want a real reset for 2026? We break down what’s actually moving the freight market right now and give you a practical blueprint you can run tomorrow—disciplined CRM habits, focused prospecting, timely follow-ups, and boring-but-powerful organization that turns chaos into steady revenue. If you’re ready to trade busywork for momentum, hit play and start the habit changes that compound.

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Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss:

🚨 Fraud Alert: Fake carrier showed legit tracking, took a $2K fuel advance, never picked up the load

🚚 ELD Question: How do ELD-exempt carriers get set up on Highway?

🧠 Broker Tools: What’s the best CRM for a freight broker?

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We break down a real Idaho-to-Florida scam where clean onboarding, fake documents, and convincing GPS pings led to a $2,000 fuel advance disappearing without a pickup. With tender rejections climbing past 10%, tighter capacity is nudging rates up—and making organized fraud more profitable—so we walk through the policy signals, tracking pitfalls, and vetting gaps brokers need to understand. The takeaway is practical and direct: use layered verification, question mismatched equipment and lanes, rely on real human checks when it matters, and fix your process so the lie gets caught before the dock.

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Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss:


📦 Is There Still Opportunity for New Brokers? — Is there still enough freight for new brokers to make real money?

🚨 Broker–Carrier Communication — Why are carriers getting flagged for normal follow-ups while brokers penalize basic communication preferences?

💰 Comp Plan Reality Check — $800/week base + tiered commission — fair pay or no?

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Ever feel like you’re moving more freight but keeping less money? This breaks down a real year-end audit showing where margin leaks happen—from accounts and lanes to tech stack waste—and how to tweak them. It’s a practical playbook for tracking the right metrics, cutting silent costs, and making next year smarter, not just busier.

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Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss:

🚚 Which industries have the highest demand and best success rates for freight brokers?

🔍 When using DAT, how do you deal with carriers showing fraud signals or safety issues?

🧱 For someone who just opened their freight brokerage, what helps new owners succeed early?

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Prospecting shouldn’t feel like starting from zero every time. This episode shows you how to turn your CRM into a real-time command center—tracking every activity, contact, quote, and next step so you always pick up the conversation with clarity. With clean structure, smart custom fields, and email integration, you can instantly filter prospects, batch outreach, and follow up with context. We cover the best discovery questions, how to schedule the next task before you hang up, and how to build rapport naturally. We also hit timely industry notes like winter liability, chargebacks, and non-domiciled CDL scrutiny.

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Nate Cross & Ben Kowalski answer your freight brokering questions and discuss:

🛑 Getting off a broker’s DNU vs new MC

🔍 Steps to verify a carrier before tendering freight

💰 Broker demanding $350 extra insurance—scam or legit?

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This episode covers a practical system for turning new hires into confident brokers using culture, coaching, and clarity instead of heroics. We break down behavior-based culture, reps + shadowing, recorded call reviews, clean hiring screens, and comp plans that reward sustainable operations. We also share the core modules we use and how to plug in the Freight Broker Basics course.

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Want a freight sales edge that actually works? We break down how repeatable habits, niche focus, and real conversations turn new brokers into confident closers—no fluff, just a proven playbook built on consistent activity, early call reps, and mentorship that sharpens judgment. In a world of automation, the human moat still wins: real tone, real trust, real momentum. If this hits, subscribe and share with someone who needs the push to pick up the phone.

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