Freight broker training
How to become a freight broker.
You can get a broker license and still not have a business. I teach brokering as a service to the shipper and the carrier, because you're not just a freight broker. You're the one who keeps the freight, and the carriers who haul it, moving.
What a freight broker really does
A license is permission. The deal is the business.
A freight broker connects a shipper who has freight with a carrier who can move it. That sounds simple. What makes a broker last is how they treat both sides. Squeeze the carrier on every load and you'll run out of trucks you can trust. Overpromise the shipper and you'll lose the account.
I teach brokering in a circle. The load you book today builds the relationship that brings tomorrow's freight. And the small carrier you pay fairly and on time is the capacity that lets you say yes to your next shipper. When the carrier stays alive and grows, so does your brokerage.
How to become a freight broker
The path, step by step
- 1 · Understand your market firstFreight classification, modes, terms of sale and the lanes you want to work.
- 2 · Learn shippers, carriers and lanesKnowing your shipper, vetting your carriers and the workflow of your first load.
- 3 · Learn rates and cash flowHow freight rates work, and how factoring companies fit in.
- 4 · Get legal and protectedBroker authority, the broker bond, insurance, freight claims and FMCSA regulations.
- 5 · Build the businessThe property broker business model in the training shows you how to put it all together.
The idea Freight University is built on
You're a Professional Logistics Service Provider.
Brokering is one service. Dispatching is another. Helping a carrier build and grow is another. I built Freight University around the person who can offer all of them: the Professional Logistics Service Provider, or PLSP. You have services and skills, and the curriculum teaches them. The course is free, and the PLSP certification is an optional $125 step after it.
About the PLSP certificationKeep going
Where to go from here
Why every truck driver should be a freight broker. Get the book.
Build the deal, not just the load. Get the book.
How certified graduates can be introduced to broker agencies. Learn more.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
How do I become a freight broker?
Learn the market, shippers, carriers and lanes, rates and cash flow, then get your broker authority, bond and insurance. The free freight broker training covers it in ten chapters.
Is a broker license enough to start?
No. Authority is permission to operate. The business comes from the deals and relationships you build with shippers and carriers.
How much is the PLSP certification?
The PLSP certification costs $125. It is optional and comes after the free course, which never requires it.
Ready when you are