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Overdrive Radio
Transparency in high demand, though seldom formally sought from this broker: Part 2 with Paul Berman
In this Overdrive Radio episode, East Coast Transport's Logistics VP discusses potential new requirements related to freight-transaction transparency, and more.
June 4, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Transparency, history, strategy from the other side of the fence with a food-industry broker â part 1
Hear longtime broker and former owner-operator Paul Berman on history and strategy trucking, spot market evolution, bad actors exposed by the recent crisis.
May 29, 2020
Overdrive Extra
The owner-operatorâs No. 1 freight negotiations tool â Right of refusal
As an owner-operator, your right of refusal is your best freight negotiation tool in a down market. Gary Buchs offers insights and information here on Overdrive.
April 27, 2020
Overdrive Radio
For the love of ⊠Patty the traveling road dog, with owner-op Rob Goodwin, and introducing âOver the Roadâ
This week on Overdrive Radio, reefer truck driver Rob Goodwin discusses life on the road with his bulldog Patty, the Traveling Road Dog. Details on Overdrive.
February 12, 2020
Voices
Rates hack: The spot market 3 oâclock hustle
Though itâs certainly lost some of its luster now that mandated electronic logging devices are putting more value on planning loads for maximizing time efficiency, this scheduling hack from independent Chad Boblett is simple enough. It hinges on an old clichĂ©: The best things come to those who wait.
May 2, 2019
Business
Convoy adds âautomated biddingâ to in-app freight network
The Convoy freight platform launched automated bidding within its Request a Load feature, which U.S. carriers can use to input desired rates, favorite lanes and availability dates to allow the system to then automatically bid on loads.
March 22, 2019
Channel 19
The broker-margin transparency federal law already affords to carriers who request it
Owner-operators have a âright to reviewâ amounts paid by shippers, collected by brokers and disbursed to themselves in any brokered freight transaction. But a right does nothing for anyone if not exercised â too many truckers, watchers contend, just arenât aware of this one.
January 9, 2019
Business
Independent dispatch providers offer tech, relationship hands in spot negotiations
Learn how owner-operators can utilize independent dispatch providers in spot market negotiations here on Overdrive.
October 10, 2018
Channel 19
âRock your rateâ: Using spot market demand data to advantage
Boblett provides a platform on which members of his Rate Per Mile Masters Facebook group could ask specific questions and get the answers they are looking for.
September 26, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Looking for the rates ceiling ⊠or wait, is that a floor?
Owner-operator Gary Buchs on developing your own pricing formula for your service: âDo you want to take the risk of only being the person to fill the spot bid, or the preferred business partner hauling hundreds of loads for your preferred customers?â
June 27, 2018
Channel 19
On âprice gouging,â or the new rates race to the top
Some carriers have been asking for $7-$10 a mile "just because they think they can get it." Anybody here actually seen such lately? Let us know on Overdrive.
June 20, 2018
Overdrive Extra
What is your time worth?
âHow many of us, if asked, could accurately quote what our time is worth, per hour, based on actual and complete data? No emotion, no pie in the sky guessing, just the cold hard facts.â Gary Buchs on numbers analysis toward establishing per-hour rates for healthy profit.
April 3, 2018
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