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I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO SETUP MY OWN FREIGHT BILLING SERVICES BUSINESS, BUT HOW DO I START SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND IS IT DUEABLE.  IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE PLEASE LET ME KNOW

Hello Freightguy,

I don't think you were wrong to ask that question, maybe you could have chosen better words.  I also enjoy hearing about things people do and their reasons for doing them.

The industry is very tough, as I have learned the hard way by loosing everything a couple of years ago.  I also know how great it can be when you make the right contacts and the equipment and drivers are good.

I hope to speak with you one day soon.  Keep up the good work!

I wish everyone a Fantastic weekend!

i think you can find some things through there

Does anyone know of any freight brokers looking to hire new agents. I have little experience in the freight and trucking industry, but I have over 17 years of sales and customer relations experience. I recently finished a freight broker course and I worked for a small trucking company finding loads and dispatching so, I understand the fundamentals of how this industry works. Please, if anyone know of any brokers or might have suggestions on how I can find medium to large freight brokers with good credit and a solid reputation that would hire new broker agents please share!!! The knowledge would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

truckload..

i know of several companies that offer a fit.  I am surprised that you were not told how to or actually placed in a company. i am a successful freight broker who offers a training class on the weekends( as i actually move freight now and have been for years)

either way...i see good information on this thread. Freight Brokering is not as tough and rough as it was depicted by others on this thread. Rome is not built in a day, but if you are willing to put forth effort and have any previous experience you can make 5k sitting on your duff with little to no effort. My book of business is in excess of 20million now and it took a while.  A little luck but basically bangin the phones for numerous days on end until i got a yes then a few accounts later....success.

I am a professional trainer and have trained in multiple businesses. Car biz, Mortgage biz, Oil and Gas and now freight. If you have a passion for the phones and like people. I can show you how to make them say yes....i train over 200 people a month and i have numerous success stories a month.

lemme know...i will assist here for free. I pay a referral fee for my class.

I have driven OTR for approximatley 8 years, I have experience with Refer's as well. Now I am seriously considering becoming an Agent, to gain the knowledge, and experience I will need to eventually becoma a Broker. I have been conducting some research, and have found 1 site that actually offers job placement for Agents. I knw there are questions I will be asking, but is there anything particular that I need to be aware or, concerned about? Any help or advice is welcome.

-Thanks