Learn How to Start Your Freight Brokerage

From licensing and operations to sales and marketing, learn how to get your broker license and start a successful freight brokerage – 100% online and at your own pace.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) lists freight broker/agent as a “Bright Outlook” career area, with over 30% job growth expected in the next five years. According to the US Bureau of Transportation (USDOT), over 11 billion tons of freight move by truck each year. This number is only expected to grow, so skilled brokers are needed to keep the industry moving.

Snapshot

Format: Online

Hours: 100

Credits: 10 CEUs

When: Start Anytime

Cost: $1,895

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Learn the ins and outs of the industry from experienced freight brokers. Gain the knowledge and resources you need to register with the FMCSA, get a surety bond, and break into the shipping industry.

  • The basics of freight brokering, and qualifications needed for freight brokers and freight broker 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:

  • Insight into the industry to determine which avenue fits you best and will give you guidance to obtain the highest ratios for success
  • Why great software, quality contracts, and correct documentation are the backbone of your business
  • Understand 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

For complete course details, please visit the ed2go Online Career Training website.

Course Information

Course Number: 

1193-004

Course Date Info: 

Start Anytime

This course is self-paced and open enrollment, so you can start when you want and finish at your own pace. When you register, you'll receive six (6) months to complete the course.

Course Fee(s): 

$1,895

Jan Roach has been a partner in a freight brokerage operation since 1995. For over 10 years, she ran a freight brokerage, overseeing sales, marketing, accounting and day-to-day operations. Roach holds a Bachelor of Science from Baylor University and has provided training for the freight industry since 2001.

Jeff Roach has been in the transportation industry since 1986. He founded his own freight brokerage in 1995, after working as the vice president of national accounts for a major truckload carrier. He grew his brokerage into a multimillion-dollar business and began developing freight broker courses in 2001. Roach holds a Bachelor of Science from Abilene Christian University.