| While virtually everyone is aware that products are | | | | she is a knowledgeable expert on the industry as a |
| shipped around the country in and on trucks, most | | | | whole and when they do their job right everything |
| people are generally unaware of the inner workings | | | | goes off without a hitch. |
| of the process. For instance, how does an | | | | A Dream Job |
| independent truck driver get loads to haul to one | | | | A good freight broker that has established a solid |
| part of the country and once he or she gets there, | | | | reputation as a reliable broker to both the trucking |
| how do they get a load to haul back on their way | | | | community as well as the business community with |
| home? Do manufacturers and farmers make the | | | | which he or she works, has a dream job. |
| arrangements with truckers to haul their products? | | | | They can work from a home office and handle all of |
| Independent Truckers and Trucking Companies | | | | their transactions by computer or phone. With |
| In some instances producers and manufacturers | | | | wages, commissions and bonuses they can and often |
| themselves will arrange their own shipping and hauling | | | | do generate a very good income. |
| and may even have a fleet of their own trucks. | | | | Freight Broker School |
| However; the vast majority of goods and products | | | | In the past, freight brokers worked their way into |
| that are produced and hauled around the country are | | | | the position by way of spending time as a truck |
| moved by independent truck drivers and trucking | | | | dispatcher. However; in todays computerized business |
| companies. | | | | environment, a freight broker is required to have a |
| The Middle Man or Woman | | | | certain level of technical expertise, as well as some |
| So who is the person that functions as a middle man | | | | business management and accounting skills. This is |
| between the manufacturers and produces and the | | | | why more of todays freight brokers got their start |
| truckers? This person is called a freight broker. He or | | | | through a freight broker training academy. |