Career Change to FreightBrokers, WELL?

firstcallgreg · Mar 27, 2008

danc694u said: ↑

LOL...my apologies indeed.

I didn't realize you wanted to look into dispatch. A Freight Broker is not a "dispatcher" per se.

This isn't an exact definition. But, it will give you a general. There is a lot more that goes into being a Broker, than what I have listed below.

A broker is someone who speaks with customers about getting loads moved (or vise versa), either by truck, rail, or air. Primarily by truck.

They then plan the load out to a driver or company, and take a cut of the pay.

In otherwords, they act as a middle man for the freight industry. A good broker can make some serious money. A good broker, can make his clients serious money...shipper, trucker, receiver all make good.

Good/Honest brokers are hard to find now days. But, they are out there.

We work with several. I always treat them with respect. Because the good ones remember you, and try to help you any way they can when you need it.
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Freight brokers legal name is a property broker. They don't do for you anything that you can't do for yourself. Brokers that deal in intermodal "truck to train or train to truck to plane are freight forwarders and fall under different laws and regulations. My 2 c, sorry.

firstcallgreg · Mar 27, 2008

liltruck said: ↑

And thanks for answering me, by the way!

Non-compete clause is ?

I am just guessing, it means just work for them?

Have you been check'n the weather up here , by chance? Not missing loads from the "Talc".
But if not you, then who?

Come rain, snow or driving rain it is the OTR MAN, strong,brave and true , double - clutchin' 2 by 2 ! yahooooooooooo!

quote=danc694u;338056]Yes you could do that. But why?

As I stated before, a good broker can make some serious money. It will take time, but it can happen. And you will dispatch the people who contact you about pulling the loads.

As a dispatcher/broker for a company, you'll get far less money. Unless you just want to start there first.

Then they'll make you sign a non-compete clause.
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A freight broker can not be a dispatcher. If you wwork for a truck company then you are an agent of that company and the company stays liabel. If you work for yourself as a freight broker you simply negotiate the contract between the shipper and trucker. You do not make yourself liabel for the freight. Why would you for 10%?

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