Relationships with Freight Brokers Are Essential for business
By John Lipscomb, President of National Shipper List and former freight broker Here's the reason for this. The success of the transportation and logistics business is dependent on several interdependent factors. This includes truck drivers, new technology businesses, shippers/carriers/freight brokers, as well as all of the other players in the supply chain. To be a successful freight broker, you need to have solid business ties with the carriers and manufacturers with whom you are connecting. In order to maintain a sustainable business, freight brokers must invest time and effort from the outset in cultivating their relationships and contacts. Understanding the Freight Brokering Industry More than 17,000 freight brokers are now employed in the United States, according to recent data. Brokerage firms employ a wide range of people, some of whom run their own businesses. Both scenarios need that registered brokers go through a series of measures to verify that their business pr...