Episode 24: How to Build Direct Relationships with Drayage Carriers in 2021

In this week’s episode, the Freight Guru, Luis Lopez goes over how large brokers outside South Florida are prioritizing local drayage carriers and their growing demand in the market.  Listen to the Full Episode Here  Where to Find Drayage Carriers  Using Safer o FMCSA to find the right drayage carrier for your business is not […]

Episode 23: How to Use“Keep Truckin” and ELD Cheat Sheet!

In the current bullish trucking market, safety is essential to grow your fleet, gain good insurance rates, and prepare in a bearish climate. In this week’s episode our Freight Guru, Luis Lopez which ELD is better for local last-mile/ container drayage and over-the-road transport.  Listen to the Full Episode Here  What is ELD ELD is […]

Episode 20: How To Start A Business in 2021 – The Freight Guru Story

In today’s episode our Freight Guru, Luis Lopez tells his story on how he started his business and gives advice on how to overcome similar obstacles when building a logistics business in 2021.  Listen to the Full Episode Here Mistakes Along the Way There is this common misconception that if you are an entrepreneur “you […]

Episode 19 – Co-Loading Freight Forwarding 101

Episode 19 - Co-Loading Freight Forwarding 101

In this week’s episode our Freight Guru, Luis Lopez interviews guest Salvador (Sal) Camaraza, National Sales Manager at ECU Worldwide about co-loading and the current state of the shipping market.  Listen to the Full Episode Here It’s a known fact in our logistics world that ocean shipping rates are inflated more than 50 percent. According […]

Episode 18 – Create a 7512 for in Bond Cargo

How to use SmartBorder for your Customs Process SmartBorder is an easy-to-use SaaS application for day-to-day operation. Through the app, you can fill out all of your customs forms like the 7512 form or Transportation Entry and Manifest of Goods form. Listen to the Full Episode Here Customs and Border Protection (CBP) use the 7512 […]

Episode 17: Software as a Service (SaaS) in Logistics

Discover the Value of SaaS in Logistics   In this week’s episode of the Freight Guru, our host Luis Lopez talks about how he transitioned into SaaS in his logistics business.  Listen to the full episode here What is SaaS? According to an article Software as a Service (SasS) is a software distribution model where cloud […]

Episode 16: DataQs 101 for Your Logistics Business

Episode 16: DataQs 101

How to Process your DataQs and Avoid High Insurance Rates In today’s episode our Freight Guru, Luis Lopez guides us step by step on how to manage DataQs and how these affect SAFER and insurance rates. Listen to the Full Episode here What is a DataQ? DataQs are inquiries about data provided by drivers to […]

Episode 15: Okta – Single Sign-On for Your Logistics Business

Episode 15: Okta - Single Sign-On

How Single Sign-On can Completely Change Your Business’ Onboarding Process Scalability is one of the main goals of any business, especially in the transportation community. Employees are the pillars that grow your company, this is why Implementing the right tools to increase their overall performance is very important. Listen to the Full Episode here In […]