Difference between ????

company drivers;
Drive company trucks

owner ops,
Drive thier own truck hauling the companies freight. they generally loose a % of the revenue or the company pays them a set rate per mile much higher then Company drivers because they own the rig. Companies need drivers and a driver with his own truck is an easy worker with little overhead.

brokers
Work with customers to find trucking companies to haul the customers freght. Normally they take a % to hook the customer up with the company. Having your own brokers means you can book customer freight and give it to other companies if your over loaded. A company can subcontract freight to another carrier without a broker license. Ever see landstar drivers hauling freight that says schinder ont he BOL? Scnider brokers gave it to landstar for a fee because they couldn't handle the customer demand.

and agents
Agents are basically the worker bees for a broker. They dont have their own broker license, but pretty much act like a broker and work for someone who does.

 

Simply put,

Brokers make deals with customers and find companies to haul it. They take a % for the match making. If a company has extra freight from their customer they need a broker to get rid of it. Agents are the worker for a broker.

 

Brokers the more you use them the broker you go!

 

A brokers takes money out of your load, a agent takes money out of the brokers cut