Training
Every seat in the circle.
The training pages, chapter by chapter, for brokers, dispatchers, researchers and carriers. Some pages ask you to log in first; your free account opens them.
Freight brokers & agents
Freight broker training, step by step.
Ten chapters with outlines, PDFs and 29 audio teachings from the live development class.
- Begin hereThe starting-point outline, then understanding your market first.
- Chapter 1 · Your business futureA timeline, three outlines and three audio teachings, including the role of a freight broker.
- Chapter 2 · Structures of transportationFreight classification, terms of sale, and choosing your mode and industry, with four short videos.
- Chapter 3 · Shippers, carriers and lanesKnowing your shipper, the importance of carriers, the workflow of your first load, traffic lanes, the 12 rules for a perfect load and the bridge over the Catch-22.
- Chapters 4 to 6 · Rates, factoring, brokeringUnderstanding freight rates, working with factoring companies, and the different types of freight brokering.
- Chapters 7 to 10 · Protection and rulesBroker bond and insurance, the ACORD certificate, freight claims, trailer equipment and FMCSA regulations.
Dispatchers & researchers
Dispatch and freight research.
One page, in order, with 15 audio teachings.
- Freight research
- Load Board Mastery
- Your AI research agent
- Rate Con Ready
- Fraud
- The Catch-22
- Choosing an industry
- Conversations with brokers and carriers
- Dispatch services
- Your first carrier
- Hours of service, TONU and CSA
- Choosing a carrier
Business models
Five ways to build a freight business.
Trucking companiesAsset-basedCompliance for starting a trucking company, inside and outside the cab, and operating it for growth.Open
Owner-operatorsLeased-onBuild a lease-on trucking company: the plan, IRP plates and a lease-on agreement.Open
EquipmentTrailer businessA trailer equipment company, with its own audio teaching.Open
DispatchersDispatch businessBuilding a dispatch service as a business, with its own audio teaching.Open
BrokersProperty brokerThe property broker license and business, with its own audio teaching.Open
Students · log inAcademic course studyThe step-by-step course study hub for logged-in students.Open
Tools & resources
Keep these beside you.
- PLSP certification courseThe 2026 PLSP field manual chapters and live class recordings.
- Resources & compliance32 compliance and resource PDFs.
- TMS trainingWorking with transportation management software, with an outline and audio.
- Marketing your logistics businessMastering SEO and AI for freight brokers and trucking companies.
- Shipper listsA 118,000-contact shipper list, plus refrigerated, dry box and by-state lists.
- All audio teachings54 teachings, about 61 hours, in one list.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Where should I start?
Join free, then open the training and start with freight broker training, Chapter 1. If you already work in freight, the training pages let you go straight to your seat in the circle.
Do I need to log in to use the training?
Some training pages ask you to log in first. Your free account opens them, and you log in the same way as always, through our student login.
Ready when you are