Freight Broker/Agent Training
Start your career as a freight broker or agent with our online freight agent and freight broker training! The course provides you with the comprehensive skills needed to build a successful freight brokerage or begin working for a broker. Learn the foundational aspects of brokering shipments—from laws and terminology to valuable tools and software. You will also learn how to set up your freight brokerage business and manage contracts and forms, as well as how to find shippers and do ratings.
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Freight Broker/Agent Training
Details + Objectives
Course code: GES703
What you will learn
- Watch our training video Freight Broker/Agent training to discover an overview of what you'll learn in this course
- The basics of freight brokering, and qualifications needed for freight brokers and freight 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
- Obtain insight into the industry to determine which avenue fits you best and will give you guidance to obtain the highest ratios for success
- Understand why great software, quality contracts, and correct documentation are the backbone of your business
- Review 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
How the course is taught
- Self-paced, online course
- 6 Months to complete
- Open enrollment, begin anytime
- 100 course hours
Instructors & Support
Jan Roach
Jan Roach entered the transportation field and became a partner in a freight brokerage operation in 1995. For over 10 years, she ran a brokerage/freight agency, overseeing sales, marketing, accounting and claims, 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
Jeff Roach has been in the transportation and freight brokerage industry since 1986. He founded operating his own freight brokerage in 1995, after working as the vice president of national accounts for a major truckload carrier with an air freight division. He grew his brokerage into a multimillion-dollar business and began developing freight broker courses in 2001. Roach is a graduate of Abilene Christian University, holding a Bachelor of Science.
Requirements
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites to take this course. However, since this course focuses solely on U.S. domestic freight brokering, it is recommended you are interested in doing business in the United States.
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 10 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Microsoft Word Online
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.