1202. #TFCP - How to Stop Fraud Before It Reaches Your Freight!

How can you protect yourself as a freight broker from fraud and preserve relationships with trusted carriers? Tune in to this episode with Solomiya Tomkiv to learn more about WireBee and its power to streamline brokerage operations!   Here's What to Learn From This Episode: WireBee's Mission & Background: WireBee's launch post-COVID to combat freight fraud, leveraging co-founder Andre's VoIP expertise. Targeting fraudulent actors to protect carriers is a core focus. Fraud Detection Mechanism: WireBee's system provides unique phone numbers for brokers, ensuring inbound calls are processed with real-time spoof detection. Integrates with tools like Highway and Carrier411 for compliance checks and alerts on suspicious multiple MC associations. Market Engagement Strategy: Building strong carrier relationships as a fraud defense. WireBee's future roadmap includes attending FreightWaves in November for customer feedback and engagement. Focus on phone-system agnosticism to accommodate all users, enhancing market reach.   About Solomiya Tomkiv Solomiya grew up immersed in the world of trucking, witnessing firsthand the challenges that carriers and brokers face daily. Her family's trucking business gave her early exposure to the complexities of logistics, from managing freight operations to navigating the industry's financial and operational hurdles. With a degree from JCU, Solomiya combined her industry knowledge with a strategic mindset, leading her to take on leadership roles in logistics and transportation. She co-founded FreightRate, a company focused on providing tailored logistics solutions, further deepening her expertise in freight management and supply chain optimization. Recognizing a major inefficiency in the freight brokerage space—reliance on manual phone calls for booking and tracking shipments—Solomiya saw an opportunity for innovation. She co-founded WireBee, an AI-powered communication platform designed to help freight brokers automate routine phone calls, increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Under her leadership, WireBee is revolutionizing how brokers interact with carriers, improving response times, and streamlining operations across the industry.   Connect with Solomiya Website: https://www.wirebee.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wirebee/   📊📉 Don't miss out on the latest market trends by subscribing to your TOP Transportation Morning Show! 🌎 🎬🎯 #TheFreightCoach Morning Show is LIVE every weekday at 10:30 AM CST to break down transportation industry headlines! Mark your calendars!   🤝 Shoutout to my sponsors!👇 Denim | https://info.denim.com/chrisjolly   SPI Logistics | https://spi3pl.com/  Greenscreens | https://brokers.greenscreens.ai/partnership/chris-jolly Revenova | https://revenova.com/freightcoach/ NMFTA | https://nmfta.org/   🚚 Ditch your carrier packet, drive more carrier sales, and get better load coverage with seamless digital onboarding, TMS integration, and smart load coverage by visiting https://brokercarrier.com/.    To donate and contribute to the Have a Heart's purpose, visit https://www.haveaheartinc.org/donate.   🚀🔥 To sign up for my Newsletter, go to http://eepurl.com/iNoHco, get in touch with me through the social media channels below, and subscribe to my YouTube Channel!👇 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjrL70IEnCfDkNaiYMar3jw 📷 https://www.instagram.com/thefreightcoach/  🕊️ https://twitter.com/thefr8coach  💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-jolly-a183aa6a/