Section 1 - INTRODUCTION
Section 2 – PARTIES INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION
Section 3 – EQUIPMENT AND FREIGHT
Section 4 – SETTING UP YOUR BROKERAGE
Section 5 – PREPARATION FOR OPERATIONS
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21. Starting Capital (4:36)
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22. Thinking ahead – your legal entity (1:48)
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Reference - SIMPLE WAYS TO FORM A COMPANY
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Reference - GETTING YOUR EIN
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23. DUNS number and SCAC code (3:11)
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24. Things you will need to get started – Equipment (4:48)
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25. Things you will need to get started – Software (4:31)
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TMS Software Update (0:57)
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26. Working capital (4:37)
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27. Selection of a Factoring company (6:56)
Section 6 – SALES AND MARKETING
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28. Where do you find clients? (3:13)
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29. Your brand and identity (3:35)
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30. Content (6:30)
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31. Website (3:05)
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32. Online advertising (7:33)
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33. Direct Marketing (4:04)
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34. Data (2:24)
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35. Reverse marketing (2:39)
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36. Marketing outsourcing (1:41)
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37. Sales outsourcing (2:32)
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38. Getting Virtual Help (1:44)
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39. Marketing yourself as a Freight Agent (2:03)
Section 7 – RATES AND LOGISTICS
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40. Setting up your clients and getting the right information (3:45)
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41. Understanding lanes and Rates (3:29)
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42. Pick-up and delivery location (6:03)
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43. Pick-up and delivery times and their importance (4:05)
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44. Extra stops and consolidation (2:57)
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45. Special factors (2:07)
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46. Spot market vs contract market and fuel surcharge (5:39)
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47. Quoting to your client (7:59)
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48. Using rates for marketing purposes (3:33)
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Quiz # 3
Section 8 – FINDING CARRIERS
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49. Load boards – electronic marketplaces (7:39)
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50. DAT, Internet Truck Stop and TMS (1:53)
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51. Searching for trucks (1:28)
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52. Building relationships with carriers and dispatchers (1:58)
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DAT BONUS - Access to the DAT load board (1:56)
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DAT BONUS - Introducing DAT Express 2.0 Load board (3:22)
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DAT BONUS - Quick-Start Guide DAT Power for Brokers (4:38)
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DAT BONUS - RateView Quick-start Guide for Brokers (5:19)
Section 9 – BOOKING YOUR FIRST LOAD
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53. Getting the right information from Carrier (6:06)
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54. Acceptable rates and negotiation tips (4:46)
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55. Setting up a motor carrier & the verification process (6:00)
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56. Rate confirmation and what to look for (3:13)
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57. Fuel advances, lumpers and travel checks (5:13)
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58. Detention and layover (7:07)
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59. Cancelations and TONU (2:43)
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60. Dispatching your load (3:58)
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Quiz # 4
Section 10 – MAKE YOUR BUSINESS BETTER
BONUS - TMS Module by RoseRocket
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TMS Module Introduction (2:29)
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Benefits of RoseRocket TMS software (9:55)
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Creating an account (7:39)
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Creating a customer (1:59)
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Building an order (5:11)
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Finding and adding a motor carrier (3:21)
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Dispatching an order - Rate confirmation (4:28)
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Tracking your load - E-Tracking links (2:02)
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Invoicing an order (6:10)
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TMS Module Conclusion (1:17)
BONUS - TruckStop Module
Certificate of Completion
