Freight Broker Industry Training Guide

Published October 10, 2010 | By Bman

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in your home. They are there because of this industry and this cycle.

3. The Role of a Freight Broker

A freight broker is a third party individual responsible for matching a load with a carrier from the shipper to the consignee. The reason brokers are in business is the fact that manufacturers can take a huge workload off of their shipping department by allowing a broker to manage the shipments. The broker is responsible for quoting a rate to the shipper for the load, finding a carrier, negotiating a rate with the carrier, and ensuring the load is successfully delivered. While doing all of this, they are striving to make a decent profit between the rate they are getting from their customer and the rate they are paying the carrier.
As an agent you are responsible for setting up new customers, carriers, handling rate confirmations, and

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