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Know How to Better Negotiate Rates to Maximize Your Profit — BulkLoads Podcast Episode

BulkLoads Podcast

Know How to Better Negotiate Rates to Maximize Your Profit

Released
Oct 13, 2023
Runtime
Host
Jared Flinn
Series
Weekly · since 2019

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What you’ll hear

In this episode of the BulkLoads Podcast, host Jared Flinn sits down with Marty Emale, founder of Bidspot, to explore how truckers can move from being price takers to price makers. Marty shares his journey from corporate finance to bulk trucking and how he’s using technology to empower owner-operators to know their numbers, negotiate better rates, and stay profitable in any market.

Learn how his Bidspot tool is helping carriers streamline rate negotiations and calculate real-time load profitability. If you're an owner-operator or small fleet looking to improve your business strategy and gain confidence at the negotiation table, this episode is packed with insights and practical advice.

Jared Flinn — host of the BulkLoads Podcast

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Jared Flinn — Founder, BulkLoads

Twenty years of bulk-freight operating experience. Jared sits down weekly with the carriers, brokers, and shippers who actually move the freight — not the pundits who write about it. New episode every Monday.

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In this episode of the BulkLoads Podcast, host Jared Flinn sits down with Marty Emale, founder of Bidspot, to explore how truckers can move from being price takers to price makers. Marty shares his journey from corporate finance to bulk trucking and how he’s using technology to empower owner-operators to know their numbers,…

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