I have already shared with you how much top freight brokers can earn including my person story so today I am going to share how much money can be made working as a freight agent under a licensed/bonded freight broker.
Let me first start by saying I personally know freight agents that regularly make $30k, $40k and many times as much as $50k or more per month in commissions. With that in mind please note, I am not saying that all freight agents/brokers $30k+ per month but at the time of this post, Indeed.com calculates the average salary for freight broker agents as $86,000 per year. Compare this to average household income in 2011 of $51,413 and you can see that becoming a freight broker agent has many benefits including above average income as well as the fact that most freight agents are able to work from home with minimal start cost.
One of the greatest parts about becoming a freight broker agent is that fact that there is no testing, no licensing and no bonding requirements in order to get started. The most important component to becoming an agent is learning exactly how brokers make money including getting customers, finding carriers, dispatching trucks and proactively solving problems along the way to insure their customer’s freight picks up and delivers on time in good condition.
Freight agent training programs come in all shapes and sizes including classroom, one on one and the increasingly popular online freight broker agent training programs. With the proper training, a positive attitude and a good work ethic there is no reason that within 12 to 18 months a new freight broker agent can’t be equal to or exceeding the Indeed.com stated average of $86,000 per year.
Please don’t take the title of my post the wrong way, I am a big believer in formal and ongoing education. I graduated from the University at Buffalo in 1992 with a degree in Pre-law and I am not sure where I would be today had I not attended college. On the other hand, I know numerous men and woman without college degrees that have went on to become successful freight brokers and freight agents.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there are thousands of ways to make money but in my opinion there has never been a better time to become a freight broker or freight agent so if your interested in learning why click the link above.
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Regards,
Dennis Brown
Owner, www.FreightBrokerBootcamp.com
I have been wanting to get on the right track at home and financially, before setting off on a new career adventure. I am a nurse. I have a great job, but I have a son. I would love a career that would allow me to be home more frequently. What do I need to do to venture into an agent position for now? The broker position can come later.
The good news is that in order to be an agent there is only 2 main things you have to do to get started. 1. Get trained on what exactly a freight broker/agent does 2. Partner with a licensed freight broker to operate under. The key is to find out exactly what kind of training makes sense for you…classroom, 1 on 1 or online freight agent training. Best of luck! – Dennis
i would love to be an agent in south africa
I know very little about how trucking works South Africa? I can only assume their are freight brokers involved in the process. Freight Brokers are sometimes referred
to as transportation brokers, shipping brokers, load brokers, truck brokers or freight agents. If there are brokers the training could definitely benefit you so I suggest you give the online training a try and if for some reason you are not happy just email me and I will honor our 100% 60 day money back guaranteed.
To your success!
Dennis Brown
How do I find frieght brokers to work for? Panther? Who else?
Nicole I am sorry for the delay in responding. I am going to assume that you are looking for freight brokers because you want to become a a freight agent.
Based upon that assumption, the best way to start it to look locally within 30 miles of your home by searching the internet. Popular terms to search for include: freight broker,
truck broker, load broker, logistics broker, 3pl and third party logistics. Once you locate local brokers I recommend you contact them by phone and explain 1) what you believe you can
do for them (help increase their revenue/profits 2) why you will be successful and 3) the fact that you will work on straight commission with no risk to them. It would be wise to
have an update resume and possibly even a 1 page executive summary on how you plan to make a partnership like this work. Hope this helps…best of luck! -Dennis
Hello Dennis,
I run a small trucking company out of Toronto, Canada. Just wondering if i can devote some extra time towards opening a brokerage for extra revenue and also complimenting the freight availability for my trucks. Here are a few questions.
Do you have online only or classroom training as well? What is the cost involved for both types if available and time period? What amount of surety bond does a broker needs to operate?
Thanks,
It is very common these days for carriers to open a freight brokerage division to help supplement their income and better service their customers.
As for training we offer an online training program at http://www.freightbrokerbootcamp.com that allows you to operate at your own pace for only $98.
Currently brokers are required to have a $10k surety bond/trust but as of Oct 2013 they will be requireing $75k surety bond/trust. Hope this helps!
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