Your Guide to Thrive as a Freight Broker With No Experience
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- "Do I need experience to become a freight broker?" Anyone can start their career as a freight broker, even if they don't have experience in the industry. If you want to succeed, you've got to have the proper training and mentorship to help you along your journey. In this video, we're giving you all of our tips to succeed if you're brand new.
Chapters
0:51 What Experience is Needed?
1:38 Types of Positions
3:46 Basic Education
4:50 Coaching
6:20 Learning From Peers
7:40 Conclusion
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My problem is whenever I look for freight broker jobs through indeed a lot of Job openings want you to already have a book of business. So how can I get hired as a beginner without a bill of business?
I truly enjoy your coaching. Im slightly stuck as a new broker who started my own company. I'm going thru the tutorials to fill in the gaps. You're appreciated
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How has your journey been so far,?
This is very true for freight coordinators, dispatchers, agents, and the like. I would not recommend opening your own brokerage (becoming a freight broker) without having some experience. In my experience (30+ years including opening brokerages), hiring folks with little or no experience in freight tend to be easier to train and don't have to unlearn bad behaviors or biases. Nate, you guys give a lot of good advice!
What
I think you contradicted yourself... or maybe I read that wrong.
@@soldier4christsoldier4chri90 Nope, For you, to open a new freight brokerage good experience is reccomended, for those you hire its easier to train if they have less bad experience to unlearn, this is assuming your experience is the good kind.
Are you hiring?
I have been in the freight industry for years in different aspects. This would be a dream job for me. Super excited to learn and put it to work!
Best of luck on your journey!
Do I need my own USDOT to broker I just want to be the broker
I drive a truck for Werner enterprise as an OTR driver, is it possible for me to learn the trade and move back to Ireland where I’m from and work from there? And how and where would I start?
It is possible. We have a course that teaches you everything you need. We're also available if you'd like to schedule a call info@Freight360.net
www.dat.com/brokers/freight-broker-training-course
Are you a training company? I am a truck driver, I want to get out of this job and try brokering. How much is the course?
We are. Here’s a link for more details on the course and each lesson.
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I already have my dot authority. As an o/o what do I need to do to add a broker/dispatcher service to my company? Thank you
Which authority do you have? Broker or carrier?
@@Freight360 carrier. I have both my MC & DOT numbers as well as my BOC-3 criteria.
@@Chief9Arrows if you have your brokerage authority, you are licensed to broker loads. Our course covers the entire process of building your brokerage.
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@@Freight360 is the only thing left I need to get, is the surety coverage then?
I've been seeing alot of upset truckers saying their brokers are crooks, or are stealing from them, or low balling them in their money. Is it possible for a beginner broker to both honest, respected, and profitable?
Absolutely! In every industry there are ethical and unethical operators. Doesn’t matter whether you’re a shipper, broker or trucking company.
This is absolutely true, but husband is a truck driver in cali and it happens to him often. It's super sad because they work so hard and on the road risking their lives and brokers don't give a shit they just want their money.
Can a broker be successful with local O.O ?
Assuming you mean a broker that relies on owner ops that run locally, it is possible but not recommended. If you’re only working with shorter hauls there’s not really much margin to cover a brokerage’s over head. As a broker you want higher mileage lanes bc your % is worth more.
@@Freight360 got ya. I really just want to broke and dispatch myself.
#1 Rule in starting any starting any Company especially a Broker, at least have a few clients so you have a base to build on. You need income to keep any company a float. Getting an experience from a true brokerage would give you the base not the many " Brokerage Training" programs like these. Hold your money, research and generate a business plan. This is a cost plus business. If you have no experience, not a good idea just to open and take a training class. For example, just because you tasted some good Greek food, doesn't mean you open a Greek Restaurant. Be careful, there are 1000's of "Broker Training to make you Millions" all over and especially the 'I can Mentor' you programs.Take your time...
Well said and great advice. We believe the same, which is why we created our product and continue to create content to help those in our industry. Thanks for watching!
i a high school graduate in Philippines I want to become one
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He is here to sale
Get at it!
What company can hire you without experience??
R+L, Xpo, The larger firms will hire you with zero experience and you’ll get paid to learn. Not trying to knock freight broker training videos but I suggest going that route
@@colinbradfield72 thanks you but those companies require experience
@@AL19886 I started at R+L (paramount l) And I didn’t have much experience. Maybe you just need to know somebody but all my coworkers were pretty also new to the industry 100%. It was a really cool place to get paid to learn
@@colinbradfield72 aww you're lucky men, I will try to apply there
@@AL19886 yeah just go into it with some sales experience that’s the main thing. There is also echo, TQL, CH Robinson but I hate those companies however they will hire you and pay you in the mid 30s your first year with an impossible bonus structure. You can get in the 40s with R+L