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Channel 19
Avoid getting stiffed: New flag on brokers with bonds pending cancellation can be effective recon tool
If a surety providerâs notice of cancellation of a brokerâs bond canât result in an immediate suspension because of âthe need for rulemaking,â as FMCSA has noted, âthat is a catch-22,â one watcher says, a âstretch of highway 100 miles longâ with no stop signs against a fradulent broker doing business with no intent to pay. Thereâs a stop sign available now.
December 10, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Killing the âviruses and parasitesâ: How to spot a bad lease-purchase deal
Clifford Petersen offers truckers two rules and three maxims for avoiding bad lease-purchase deals. Check them out on Overdrive.
October 16, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Donât have to be a âone-and-doneâ: Know your customer to survive/thrive in the first year with carrier authority
For most new independent owner-ops, emphasizes Kevin Rutherford in this edition of Overdrive Radio, the customer (fundamentally the entity that pays your business for its service) is one, a few or several brokers. Too many owner-ops fail to see or treat their brokers like a customer, without which failure is any businessâ destiny. And: A view from the other side with small broker Al Zellmer.
April 20, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: âMake mad money! Be a freight broker!â: Independent James Woods on a culture of dishonesty among middlemen
The push for maximum profit, whatever the cost in toil or honesty be damned, clearly infects some corners of the trucking industry, to the detriment, too often, of those doing the work of hauling the freight. Thatâs the message of independent James Woods, who spoke for this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast on subjects of transactional transparency, fair dealing and more.
July 13, 2017
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