A Day in the Life of A Freight Agent (typical day at a 3PL)
If you ask anyone who works in the business they’ll tell you that the freight broker doesn’t have the easiest job in the world though it is a job that is very rewarding. In the typical day there’ are probably a million things going on at the Freight Agent's office—customers are calling with new shipments, carriers are making deliveries, and the freight broker stays on top of all the action going on all in the office. If you think this might be an exaggeration, here’s a rundown of A Day in the Life of A Freight Agent with some tried ...
Freight Broker Agent Jobs – Coastal Transportation Services
Coastal Transportation Services Inc. a 3PL is seeking experienced freight agents who are currently working with active monthly shipper clients to become part of our US team of freight agents. Independent Freight Agent Job Requirements: Must Have: Verifiable current and active shipper clients and a demonstrable track record of success. Must Be Detail Oriented: The ability to run your own independent freight agent office including servicing your shippers and carriers from dispatching to end of their loads. Excellent work ethic, quality service and ability to build long term shipper client relationships. Work with a solid 3PL company that offers: Commission split pay ...
Freight Agents Work Tools
Coastal Transportation supplies its freight agents with: State of the art software that will help you to deliver your customer’s goods on time . You have to find a way to: Create intelligent transportation plans for consolidation, routing, scheduling and carrier selection. Reduce total operating costs. Price competitively. Respond to changing customer demands. State of the art software system helps our agents to: Consolidate shipments and optimize loads in real time. Route shipments efficiently and profitably. Rate and select carriers. Manage charge-backs for multiple shippers on the same truck. Compare pooling, LTL and multi drop/pick options. Accommodate last minute customer changes. Proprietary internal - external load board push system that is integrated into ...
A Coastal Broker Shares His Story!
The measure of a successful Freight Brokerage can be determined by the statements of those who work there. We have some of the happiest, best paid independent Freight Broker Agents in the industry. At Coastal we believe that the hard work of our independent agents deserves fair, impartial treatment and the best pay in the industry. No question the job is difficult and stressful at times and our agents... [Read more of this post]
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