Gain the comprehensive skills needed to build a successful freight brokerage or freight brokerage agency—100% online. Learn key freight fundamentals for future success, such as the laws and terminology, setting up your business, valuable tools and software, contracts, and forms, how to find shippers and do ratings, and much more.
In this freight broker training you will learn the differences between a freight broker and a freight agent, their various duties and responsibilities, and the laws and legal requirements for both. You will also learn 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.
You also have access to Brooke Transportation Training Solutions, which hosts a Broker/Agent Resources Day event. This event includes a virtual option held one Friday a month exclusively for course graduates.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), jobs for logisticians, which includes freight brokers, are likely to increase 18% through 2032. On average, around 21,800 jobs for freight brokers are expected annually over the decade. As of May 2022, the median yearly salary for freight brokers was $77,520, with the top 10% earning over $124,050.
Over 11 billion tons of freight move by truck each year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). This number will grow, so skilled freight brokers are needed to keep the industry moving.
There are no prerequisites to take this freight broker course. However, this course focuses solely on U.S. domestic freight brokering, so it’s only recommended if you plan to do business in the United States
