Broker schools

You would gain the most knowledge (paid or offer intern) at a trucking company than any book or school could teach you. I would suggest anyone that is new to the industry to work at a trucking company to see how they operate and their needs, before jumping into brokerage. You might even get paid! Rather than pay.

 

Check into the larger houses hiring to get you started. I went to an actual broker school and got my certificate- but the after support was just not there (even though we paid additional for it) So I am trying to do things alone. Just make sure you get with a house that lets you keep your shippers and carriers when you leave

 

Don't waste your time with a "broker school." Go look for a job as a dispatcher with an established broker and get OJT.

 

Alot of folks try these"broker schools"; too only find out that there completely a joke.. I believe there's one in AZ called Loadtraining.com; not sure how they are in training you, but I do know that they are the oldest "school" for brokers...So; they say! It's on the internet so it must be true, right?

Some of these ol' boys have never booked a load; but they will teach you how to do it! I spent most of my years driving, and collecting data on customers. Then I got off the road and starting making sales calls. Approx 50-60 calls a day; until I landed my first customer. It's tougher than you think, I know that. Somedays; being behind that windshield is better! Somedays..

***DISCLAIMER*** I have not been too Loadtraining.com or have first hand knowledge on their training material!

 

I have been there and for the price they charge we discovered it was not worth it. I can hardly reach anyone there when i needed help, and the information in the training manual is alot of case studies and put together poorly. The only good thing about attending is they give you masterbroker certificate for the new laws coming out for brokering.

 

I'm thinking rather than drive again as I did in the late 90's I wouldn't mind being a dispatcher or working for a broker. i have no experience in either positions, but have experience in business development so I don't mind contacting companies for their business. I'm not sure living here in Orlando Florida if I can find a OJT position. Any suggestions would be helpful. Oh, I am methodical, task oriented and good at multitasking.

 

Know someone currently attending broker training. Brutal. They are being treated very rudely when they ask questions. And now they are trying to get the students to fork over big bucks to buy their package that gives them access to load boards and a bunch more stuff that supposedly will make their job easier. I don't know what all is in it. They've got their money and too bad if they don't understand. Be careful. They rake in mega bucks doing this training, throwing more and more people into the brokering field, telling them they can make $30,000 a week and more. Only so much freight out there and as the number of brokers goes up by the thousands each year. Common sense should prevail.

 

Did anyone tried to register as an agent for truckalocity.com ? What are your experiences?

 

Yes and no help what so ever. They promise to help you with your sales and cold calls but never happend, I would call and ask for assistance and never get it, either they were to busy or never responded to me. My company spent about $4000 to send me there. Lets just say after almost a year my owners closed the brokerage side of the business because we couldnt get the shippers or carriers to sign on with us. Most of the carriers I spoke with are not willing to change brokers unless they have been open a year ( drivers correct me if I am wrong). Being owned by active truck drivers we thought we would have a chance. Do your research first. There are other schools out there that offer same training for a fraction of the cost and will place you with a large house for training