As an Independent Freight Agent, it’s important to constantly prospect for new customers which means cold calling as much as possible. However, most shippers don’t respond well to cold calling so it can be tough to carry out an effective sales call. What’s the...
As fall fades into winter, the holidays quickly approach. In the transportation industry, it’s normal to feel the pressure of volume spikes and tight deadlines. While this time of year is typically busy for trucking and logistics, there are ways to adapt to the...
Hope grows when good people come together with the sole purpose of helping one another. Hurricanes devastate communities. In that devastation, we often find stories of love, charity, and thankfulness. When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Texas, the people of Elkhart,...
All leaders have something in common: people follow them. Independent Freight Agents managing teams are also leaders because they have employees following them. If this is the case for you, you are likely reading this article because you are interested in becoming a...
According to a recent study conducted by the logistics trade company MHI, the supply chain industry will need to fill approximately 1.4 million new job opportunities from now up to 2018. This rise in demand for supply chain professionals results from technological...
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