I get this question all the time so I thought it might be a good topic for a blog post. I hope you enjoy and don’t be afraid to reply with comments below!

First let me start out by saying that becoming a freight broker or freight agent is not some pie in the sky instant path to riches!  Yes there are a lot of opportunities and good freight brokers and agents are in high demand but it is not some get rich quick scheme, I see it as more of a get rich slow opportunity!  Like any business, success or failure is going to be in direct correlation to the skills, planning, resources and hard work of the people running it.

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There seems to be ongoing confusion from visitors regarding this topic as of late so I figured maybe a quick blog post might help to clear it up.

Let’s start with the basics, a freight broker is a middlemen that basically matches “Shipper” loads with “Carrier” truck capacity.  For more detailed information visit my previous post titled “What is a freight broker?”

A freight broker’s customers are typically referred to as “Shippers” and include companies that manufacture, produce, distribute, import or export goods that require transport.  My definition lends itself to cover a wide range of companies including a relatively small group of larger well known companies like US Steel, Coca Cola, Walmart and Home Depot right down to what I estimate to be over 1 million + small to medium sized companies that need to utilize freight brokers and motor carriers daily to move their goods as a part of their normal buying or selling process.

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