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.

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Freight Broker Course Overview

This freight agent and freight broker training will help you gain the knowledge, insight, and direction to stand out in the growing logistics industry. You will learn the differences between a freight broker and an agent, their various duties and responsibilities, and the transportation laws and legal requirements for both.

You will also develop important qualities and skills needed as a freight broker or agent, such as why great software, quality contracts, and correct documentation are the backbone of your business. After completing this freight agent and freight broker course, you will have obtained valuable insights into the industry to determine which avenue fits you best and will give you skills to obtain the highest ratios for success.

What You’ll Learn

• The basics of freight brokering, and qualifications needed for freight brokers and freight agents—from laws and terminology to valuable tools and software
• How to set up your freight brokerage business, from choosing a company name, to registering, determining your insurance needs, and securing operational capital
• Where to find your shippers and loads, how to locate authorized and dependable motor carriers, how to determine market rates based on supply and demand, and how to handle your day-to-day operations
• 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 needed as a freight broker or agent

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Career Outcomes and Employment Outlook

What is a Freight Broker? What does a Freight Broker do?

Freight brokers are essential to arranging the transportation of shipments to move goods from place to place, but they do not actually provide the transportation. Instead, they help the shipper and the motor carrier company negotiate the terms of the transaction, manage the shipment from its origin to its destination, and monitor financial aspects such as invoicing, paying agents, and monitoring credit.

Career Paths & Mobility

As a freight broker/agent, you will start with training and then either join an established brokerage or launch your own. It does not take long to set up your own business as freight broker. The long-term investment in either career path is to build up your client base, establishing relationships and network with shippers and carriers for commission-based earnings. You can progress from agent to operations or management roles or become an independent broker. From licensing and operations to sales and marketing, as a freight broker you will gain many communications, logistical and problem-solving skills that can be transferrable across several industries.

$66,144 AVERAGE SALARY*

According to Indeed.com, the average freight broker salary is $66,144 per year with top earners making over $158,000 per year, while freight agents earn $75,775 per year. This salary can vary depending on whether one starts their own brokerage or joins an existing brokerage.

Registration and Enrollment

• This course is 100% online and self-paced.
• Start anytime with 6 months to complete. 
• Flexible payment plans available.

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