Please remember LTL carriers employ “weight & inspection coordinators” whose sole responsibility is to catch the “bad guys” who list an inaccurate weight or class on their BOL? They keep an eye out for any shipments whose description on the BOL doesn’t seem to match up with its appearance. They will physically examine your freight,
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Training Tuesday:Setting SMART Goals
Setting goals for each sales call is a crucial part of the sales process. A goal helps you prepare for the sales visit and gives structure to your entire presentation, but it is important to set “S.M.A.R.T.” goals. In order for a goal to be a useful tool in preparing for a sales call, it
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LTL 101:Reconsignment and Fees
Reconsignment – Here’s a shipping term that you might be familiar with if you’ve ever had a change of plans with your freight. A reconsignment happens when freight that is already in transit is re-directed from one delivery location to another. This charge can vary based on how far apart the delivery locations are. For instance,
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Training Tuesday:Structuring the Sales Call
Without structure to the sales call, a salesperson is just a tourist. In order to have a successful sales call, you must stay organized and on-track. That means planning and structuring your visit to a prospect so that you can get the most out of each call. Below are our top things to keep in
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LTL 101:Drop Trailers Overview
From time to time you may run into a drop trailer with one of your LTL shipments. A drop trailer is a trailer that is left at a location for an indeterminate amount of time. It’s “dropped,” and picked up later. Most of the time, a drop trailer is used at locations that ship or
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Training Tuesday:Sales Pitching and Silence
Often the most important part of your sales pitch is when you are completely silent. We often rush through all the great benefits of why a customer would buy, without really listening to them tell us what they need and why they might buy from us. Most people hate mimes. Why do they exist? Are
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Training Tuesday:Dress Rehearsals
Practice is essential to increasing success on sales calls, and one excellent way to practice is to have a “dress rehearsal” with a coworker or trusted peer. There are certain things you can do to make the role-playing situation the most helpful preparation for the sales call. Set a clear objective. Setting a defined objective
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LTL 101:DOT Hazmat Rules
The U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has specific rules for shipping hazardous materials. SunteckTTS can help you determine the DOT hazardous class for your shipment and find contract freight carriers that meet DOT safety and transportation requirements. Hazardous materials are defined by the U. S. Department of Transportation in accordance with the Federal Hazardous Material Law
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Training Tuesday:More Tips for Managing Stress
Last week we addressed ten of our top tips for reducing stress and the negative effects that long lasting stress can have on success. Reducing stress is an important life skill involving techniques that take only minutes to learn, but a lifetime to master. This year, make it a point to work on managing your
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Training Tuesday:Managing Stress
Training Tuesday: Stress Management to Improve Success Selling offers more highs and lows than most other professions. Most salespeople suffer through periods of stress that are direct results of their sales jobs, but salespeople who succeed in the long run never let disappointments get the best of them. They know rejection goes with the territory
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