Starting a new freight brokerage business automatically brings skepticism. When you start cold calling, don’t be surprised if you get 50 “no” answers before you get 1 “yes” answer. Why? Freight Brokers have not had a very good reputation for quite a few years now. Thus, making it even harder for a new freight broker [...]
How to Select the Right Freight Broker for Your Truckload Shipments
You just won a new contract with that big client that will double your manufacturing output, and your current freight provider can’t handle the extra number of loads. What do you do? You’ve been called numerous times by that freight broker but you don’t know [...]
A freight broker’s job is all about logistics. The broker liaises between manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors to ensure safe and punctual transportation of goods to the designated destination point of resale. Profit on the transactions is known as freight brokerage.
As a profession, it has its origins at the early part of the last century.Licensed brokers [...]
