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Freight Broker/Agent Training

Learn the skills you need to be a successful freight broker or a freight agent in this fast-growing industry. This online freight broker training course provides you with detailed information about the freight broker sector of the transportation industry and about the brokerage process from start to finish.

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                                100 Course Hrs
                            

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                                    GES703
                            
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                                6 Months
                            
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Overview

Start your career as a freight broker or agent with our online freight agent and freight broker training! The course provides you with the comprehensive skills needed to build a successful freight brokerage or begin working for a broker. Learn the foundational aspects of brokering shipments—from laws and terminology to valuable tools and software. You will also learn how to set up your freight brokerage business and manage contracts and forms, as well as how to find shippers and do ratings.

This combined freight broker and freight agent training will help you gain the knowledge, insight, and direction to stand out in this growing industry. You will learn the differences between a freight broker and an agent, their various duties and responsibilities, and the laws and legal requirements for both.

In the freight agent training portion of the course, learn where and how to find your shippers and loads, how to locate authorized and dependable motor carriers, how to determine market rates based on supply and demand, and how to handle your day-to-day operations. In the freight broker training portion of the course, learn how to choose a company name, check your state for requirements, register your freight brokerage, decide on your insurance needs, and secure operating capital.

You will also develop important qualities and skills needed as a freight broker or agent, such as how to set your goals and market yourself, set up and organize your office, recordkeeping and back-office procedures, how to choose a freight brokerage, and best practices for operating software.

After completing this freight agent and freight broker training, you will understand the steps of setting up carrier and shipper packets and contracts, marketing and advertising avenues, rate quotes, how to interact with shippers and carriers to keep lines of communication open, and valuable negotiation skills needed as a freight broker or agent.

Job Opportunity and Resources

Brooke Transportation Training Solutions hosts a Freight Broker/Agent Resources Day event, which includes a virtual option held one Friday a month exclusively for course graduates. During this virtual option, all Freight Broker/Agent course graduates have the opportunity to join the Resource Day to hear participating brokers give presentations regarding agent opportunities with their company. Graduates are provided with additional valuable resources that can significantly benefit them in their freight brokerage/agency operations. Brooke Transportation is the only training provider currently offering this excellent resource.

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What you will learn

Watch our training video Freight Broker/Agent training to discover an overview of what you'll learn in this course
The basics of freight brokering, and qualifications needed for freight brokers and freight agents
How to set up an office, goals, and a corporate identity for a freight brokering business
How to set up a shipper and carrier packet for a freight brokering business
Software used for accounting and operations and how the transportation law affects a freight brokering business
The terms, insurance requirements, liabilities, policies, and recordkeeping best practices involved in contracts between the broker, carrier, and shipper
Ways to determine rate quotes between your freight brokerage, the shipper, and the carrier using negotiation and sales techniques

How you will benefit

Obtain insight into the industry to determine which avenue fits you best and will give you guidance to obtain the highest ratios for success
Understand why great software, quality contracts, and correct documentation are the backbone of your business
Review transportation laws and how they affect your business
Learn the workings of the industry and how to translate that into your relations with your shippers and carriers
Fine-tune your ability to find a fair but profitable balance in rate quotes to keep your clients satisfied and coming back

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How much do freight brokers make?

According to Indeed.com, the average freight broker salary is $66,144 per year with top earners making over $158,000 per year.

How much do freight agents make?

According to Indeed.com, freight agents earn $75,775 per year. This salary can vary depending on whether one starts their own brokerage or joins an existing brokerage.

What is the difference between a freight broker and an agent?

The difference between a freight broker and a freight agent is the licensure. A freight broker will be licensed through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and a freight broker is legally liable for the cargo. A freight broker agent is not licensed or liable. The freight agent is more on the sales side of this field and will often sell for the freight broker.

Should I start out as a freight broker agent or as a freight broker?

This online freight agent and freight broker training course will go into detail about the differences between a career as a freight agent or a freight broker to help you decide what direction is best for you.

What is a freight broker?

Freight brokers arrange and make provisions for the transportation of shipments, but they do not actually provide the transportation. Instead, they help the shipper and the motor carrier company, negotiate on both sides and earn a fee for their work. They are essential to freight agents as they are needed to operate a brokerage.

Freight brokers use their expertise to set up the shipment, negotiate the terms of the transaction, and manage the shipment from its origin to its destination.

What does a freight broker do?

The freight broker works within the company to manage the day-to-day tasks required to move goods from place to place. They hire carriers and monitor financial aspects such as invoicing, paying agents, and monitoring credit. The government may require additional fees and paperwork for a brokerage license, but not for becoming a freight agent.

What is a freight brokerage company?

Freight brokerage companies act as a liaison between a "shipper," or a business with goods to move, and a "carrier," or the business that has the ability to move those goods. They help the shipping industry run efficiently and smoothly.

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I just want to thank you so much for this course and the many different things that I have learned and will be taking with me on my journey to starting my freight broker business. Again, thank you. - T.T., University of North Florida

The course main focus is on the strong points of the subject and makes it so convenient for my schedule. The course was perfect, thank you.- A.G., California State University, Los Angeles

Honestly, my experience was straight down the line perfect. I enjoyed every second of it.- A.M., Ivy Tech Community College, Fort Wayne

The course was extremely detailed; very organized and flowed smoothly which allowed it to be easy to understand and comprehend.- E.C., Columbus Technical College

I enjoyed how smoothly this course went. The facilitator was very educated and easy to understand. The support I received was done so in a timely manner.- E.M., Cuyahoga Community College

I enjoyed having the ability to work on the assignments on my on time and at my own pace. My facilitator was great; and even though I did not have to ask him too many questions he was right there to answer them when I did.- A.M., Ivy Tech Community College, Fort Wayne

I liked the detail in all questions. They were explained very easily, allowing me to learn more than I thought. This training will very helpful in my future. Thank you so much. I am 100% satisfied.- S.K., Central Michigan University

I really appreciated the communication with my facilitators. They always responded to my emails and calls in a timely fashion and were very approachable and knowledgeable.- C.C., UDC Community College

I really liked the accurate and detailed information, along with the quick email replies. I was very happy with the course and facilitators. I had a great experience.- X.A., Lehigh Carbon Community College

I actually enjoyed the quizzes. They were fair and they let me know how much information I retained.- T.C., Valencia Community College