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  • How to Find Better Freight and Build Broker Relationships That Actually Work
    Carriers | Freight Brokers | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    How to Find Better Freight and Build Broker Relationships That Actually Work

    How to find better loads, raise your rates, and build lasting freight relationships: Nick Klingensmith shares sales strategies that help small carriers and owner-operators win more consistent freight and communicate their value in a crowded market.

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  • How to Protect Your Trucking Business from Double Brokering and Freight Fraud
    Carriers | Drivers | Fraud Prevention | Freight Brokers | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    How to Protect Your Trucking Business from Double Brokering and Freight Fraud

    Fraud in the trucking industry is at an all-time high, with double brokering impacting 85% of carriers and brokers in Q2 of 2023.

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  • Best Way to Find High-Paying Loads as a New Owner-Operator with One Truck x ICV Express
    Carriers | Drivers | Freight Brokers | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    Best Way to Find High-Paying Loads as a New Owner-Operator with One Truck x ICV Express

    Owner-operator Ilya Denisenko shares exactly how he built a profitable trucking business in a down market, from buying the right truck to finding loads and cutting costs.

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  • How to Start and Run a Profitable Box Truck Business in 2025 x Motivation & Box Trucking
    Carriers | Drivers | Freight Brokers | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    How to Start and Run a Profitable Box Truck Business in 2025 x Motivation & Box Trucking

    Motivation & Box Trucking shares their journey from renting to owning trucks, how to succeed with Amazon Relay, and the key strategies for running a profitable box truck business in 2025.

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  • How to Find High-Paying Loads and Run a Successful Box Truck Business x Arnold Dispatch
    Carriers | Drivers | Freight Brokers | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    How to Find High-Paying Loads and Run a Successful Box Truck Business x Arnold Dispatch

    Royce Arnold shares expert strategies for finding high-paying box truck loads, negotiating better rates, and avoiding costly compliance mistakes that shut down trucking businesses.

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  • How to Succeed in Reefer Trucking: Tips From a Produce Freight Specialist
    Carriers | Drivers | Freight Brokers | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    How to Succeed in Reefer Trucking: Tips From a Produce Freight Specialist

    Learn how to secure dedicated lanes with MKE logistics to build a profitable power-only trucking business

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  • Episode 25 This Week in Trucking - Direct Shipper Loads
    Freight Brokers | Load Management | Podcasts | This Week In Trucking

    What’s Better? Brokered or Direct Shipper Loads? | Ep 25

    Should you spend time getting rates off the spot market or should you invest in getting direct shipper loads?

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  • ep 18 this week in trucking
    Fraud Prevention | Freight Brokers | New Trucking Company

    Inside the $800 Million Trucking Fraud Problem | Ep 18

    In this episode, we talked with Dale Prax, a broker with more than 2 decades of experience, working tirelessly to end fraud in trucking.

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  • episode 17 of this week in trucking
    Freight Brokers | Freight Market | Fuel | Trucking News

    Hottest Trucking Freight Markets + Diesel Price Update | Ep 17

    We show you how to find the hottest (and coldest!) markets for the top three equipment types.

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  • Episode 16 of this Week in Trucking
    Fraud Prevention | Freight Brokers | Freight Market

    Success in Trucking and Surviving a Tough Market with Adam Wingfield | Ep 16

    Let’s talk about detention and fraud — two of the biggest issues facing small carriers.

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    Compliance | Freight Brokers | Freight Market | Fuel

    Trucking’s ‘Bloodbath’ & Declining Diesel Prices | Ep 7

    Freight market trends, diesel prices, as well as a discussion regarding Werner Enterprises’ statement on the end of the downcycle getting closer.

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  • 2024 trucking trends
    Fraud Prevention | Freight Brokers | Freight Market | Trucking News

    2024 Trends in Trucking and What Small Carriers Can Do to Prepare

    Navigate market shifts, capacity challenges, and broker struggles. Prepare your small trucking business for success.

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