Listening: It's High Time We Raised Our Rates
Audiție: Negocierea pe o rută dificilă. Ascultă o discuție tensionată între un transportator și un manager despre o rută subprețuită din Chicago. Vei răspunde la întrebări de înțelegere a detaliilor.
Аудирование: переговоры на сложном маршруте. Послушайте напряженный разговор перевозчика и менеджера о заниженном тарифе в Чикаго. Вы ответите на вопросы для проверки понимания деталей.
It's High Time We Raised Our Rates
A carrier owner and his operations manager discuss an underpriced lane during a tense morning meeting in Denver.
It's High Time We Raised Our Rates
Listen and choose the right answer
What is Molly' main concern regarding the Chicago route?
- It is an underpriced lane causing financial losses
- The transit time is too long for drivers
- The shipper demands too many daily updates
How does Tyler initially feel about dropping the lane?
- He wants to cancel all company contracts immediately
- He prefers keeping the volume rather than risking empty trucks
- He thinks they should buy more trucks for the route
What did the broker do when Molly first contacted him?
- He accepted the rate increase right away
- He offered a compromise on fuel surcharges
- He refused to negotiate and told her to take it or leave it
What happens by the end of the conversation?
- The broker calls back within a week and accepts their rate floor
- They decide to lower their prices even further
- Tyler fires the broker and closes the logistics company
Listen again and complete the sentences
- Molly: Tyler, we need to talk about that Chicago route right now because it's an ____ .
- Tyler: They do exist, but ____ revenue hurts our weekly cash flow more than you think.
- Molly: Suppose we walked away from that ____ today. What would happen to our margin target?
- Molly: It's high time we realized that hauling freight below our ____ is pure suicide.
- Molly: It's easier than absorbing a severe ____ every single time insurance renewals hit.
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Despre această lecție
Această lecție se adresează dispecerilor seniori, managerilor de flote și reprezentanților de vânzări de transport care lucrează pentru companii americane. Veți învăța cum să discutați despre creșterea tarifelor folosind structuri gramaticale avansate.
Об этом уроке
Этот урок предназначен для старших диспетчеров, менеджеров автопарков и специалистов по продажам в сфере логистики, работающих с американскими компаниями. Вы научитесь обсуждать повышение тарифов с использованием продвинутых грамматических структур.