ETHICS IN TRANSPORTATION BROKERAGE

The Meaning of Ethics Can Be Hard to Pin Down & Harder Still to Define with Precision. Developed by Dr. John Drea, TIA's Ethics in Transportation Brokerage Course Is the Only Course Focused Specifically on Current Ethical Issues Impacting 3PLs and an Essential Tool for Transportation & Freight Brokerage Professionals.

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Member Price: $350

Non-Member Price: $600

Add/Drop Period: Jan 3 - 17

Discounts Available for 3+ Registrants

Clock Hours: 20 Hours

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PRICING & FEES

REGISTRANTS	MEMBER	NON-MEMBER
1	$350	$600
3-5	$315	n/a
6+	$300	n/a

COURSE DETAILS

This Online Course Will Teach Participants To:

Understand the Terminology & Principal Theories of Ethics
Identify Your Own Approach to Ethical Decision-Making
Understand the Relationship Between Your Own Ethics, the Ethical Environment within Your Company & the Brokerage Industry At-Large
Identify What Others within the Industry Think About & Whether Certain Actions Taken by Transportation Brokerages Are Ethical

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Brokers, shippers, and carriers are seriously affected by unethical business practices. The Ethics in Transportation Course teaches participants how to identify, understand, and eliminate unethical business scenarios commonly experienced in the 3PL industry.

This course includes new instructor videos that provide insight from Dr. John Drea.

This course features real-world ethical scenarios as experienced by TIA Members through TIA Watchdog submissions.*

* All identifying information has been removed.

Meet the Instructor

Dr. John Drea

Prior to joining IC in 2014, Dr. John Drea worked for 30 years in public higher education, including nineteen years at Western Illinois University where he served as a faculty member, department chair, and Associate Dean. He is the author of over thirty refereed publications, and his work has appeared in Harvard Business Publishing, Transportation Journal, the Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, the Journal of Services Marketing, Transportation Research Forum, the Journal of Transportation Management, and many other outlets.

He is also the author of two 3PL textbooks, and four computer-based business games used in colleges. Dr. Drea has been the recipient of numerous teaching honors, including the Society of Marketing Advancement's Distinguished Teaching Award, the American Marketing Association's Instructional Innovation Award, the Marketing Management Association's Teaching Excellence Award, and several awards from WIU. Dr. Drea administered TIA’s Certified Transportation Broker Program from 2003-2016, and he was the 2010 recipient of TIA’s Industry Advancement Award.

Dr. Drea has done consulting with multiple pro sports teams, logistics, market research, and higher education.

Schedule of Activities

Schedule of Activities for Quarter 1, 2023:

Ethics In Transportation Course:

Start Date: January 3, 2023

Start Module 1 – An Introduction to Ethics in Transportation Brokerage: January 3, 2023

Student Orientation with TIA Staff & Course Instructor: Week of January 10, 2023

Start Module 2 – Alternative Approaches to Ethics In Transportation Brokerage: January 16, 2023

Start Module 3 – The Ethics of Unauthorized Re-Brokering, Unauthorized Double-Brokering, and Loads Held Hostage: January 23, 2023

Start Module 4 - The Ethics of "Booking and Bouncing" and Keeping Shippers Fully Informed - January 30, 2023

Virtual Office Hours With Instructor(s): Week of February 6-12, 2023

Start Module 5 – The State of Ethics in Transportation Brokerage: February 13, 2023

Start Module 6 - Applying Ethics To the Transportation Brokerage Industry: February 20, 2023

Start Module 7 – Ethics and the Transportation Brokerage Company:March 6, 2023

Ethics in Transportation Course Final Exam: Thursday, March 23, 2023

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