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The Shocking Truth
Why Every Truck Driver Should Be a Freight Broker, and How to Remedy Your Situation.
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About the book
What it's about
In brief: the driver already stands where the freight starts. The book weighs what the road costs you against what a brokerage could give you, helps you decide honestly whether brokering fits, then lays out the build in order: licensing, setting up shop, the deal, marketing, time management, and how shippers and carriers each see the load.
Every driver reaches a point where the road asks a quiet question: is this all there is? This book starts right there. It names what the trucking life costs you, the paycheck rollercoaster, the time crunch, the lack of control, the toll on your body, and then shows you what brokering could give you instead.
It is not a get-rich-quick pitch. It is a straight, step-by-step look at why the truck driver, who backs into the docks and shakes the hands and sees the freight first, is the most underused businessperson in logistics. Then it walks you brick by brick through building a brokerage from exactly where you sit.
What you'll learn
Five things to take away
- How to tell honestly whether brokering is your path, before you spend a dollar
- The regulatory road to a broker license, step by step
- How to set up your shop, negotiate the deal and market to shippers and carriers
- How to balance driving and brokering on a dual-track path
- How the shipper and the carrier each see the deal, and how to serve both
Inside
Chapter highlights
The challenge and the opportunity, reclaiming control beyond the paycheck, and assessing your suitability.
The regulatory landscape, setting up your shop, mastering the deal, marketing and time management.
The shipper's perspective, the carrier's side of the story, and future-proofing your business.
Stories of drivers who made the move.
Built into Freight University
Keep the carrier alive and growing.
Freight University's freight broker training follows the same build order, chapter by chapter, so a driver can learn brokering without leaving the seat. The point is never to walk away from trucking. It is to give the carrier a second engine, so the company keeps moving and growing when rates drop or the truck sits.
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FAQ
Questions about this book
Who is The Shocking Truth for?
Truck drivers and owner-operators who wonder whether there is more to this business than the next load, and anyone thinking about becoming a freight broker.
Do I need a broker license before I read it?
No. The book walks you through the regulatory landscape and helps you decide whether the path is yours before you apply for anything.
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