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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Should you spend time getting rates off the spot market or should you invest in getting direct shipper loads?
If you use the Truckstop load board, listen up! A new carrier vetting feature could label you as “high-risk” if you’re not careful.
Running a box truck business has changed a lot in the last 3-4 years since Victor Newton of Bigg Vic TV got started.
Freight and diesel market updates, plus the true consequences of noncompliance and falsified logs — it’s worse than you think!
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