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 the software systems.
We Pay your load board subscriptions

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Exemplary Administrative Support


Freight Agent Jobs – We are hiring

Coastal is hiring Experienced freight agents with active client following who are looking to advance their career

Welcome to Coastal Transportation Services 3PL

3PL services that gets your loads moving from equipment to produce, east or west coast Coastal’s freight agents are strategically located.

Why Be A Freight Broker Agent vs. Freight Broker

I guess one of the first questions to ask yourself: Do you really want to? And what I mean by this question is do you really want to start your own freight brokerage business complete with all the business responsibilities associated with conducting and maintaining an effective thriving operation? This book clearly demonstrates at a high level the requirements of operating a freight broker business with pointers directing you to additional resources and information. In part two “Start Your Own Freight Brokerage Business” we will review the some preliminary detail you can expect to get out of purchasing this book with a brief assessment of the first chapter. Read more

Coastal Transportation Service is Hiring!

Take advantage of our financial strength and loyalty between our carrier base and transportation brokers. Our carriers are paid a fair rate, and we pay them on time. Coastal Transportation Services assures that the carrier moving your freight has the right equipment, knowledge and ability to get the job done on time and within budget.

Harness the strength of our network and tools

  • Internal load posting board
  • Membership & broker access to multiple load posting boards increase your truckloads and backhauls quicker & easier.
  • Expert Logistics management helps you service your clients and your bottom line more efficiently.
  • Know your backed by our full-time financial staff to handle all aspects of billing customers, timely payments to carriers, and all other financial operations.
  • Take advantage of our pro active marketing program and increase your loads, client base and industry exposure.

Team Players: Incredible opportunity for someone wanting to work with a progressive company that offers:

  • Commission only pay structure which is very competitive and has unlimited earning potential.
  • Work out of your home or office.
  • Centralized invoicing and accounting functions.
  • Expedited carrier pay cycles.
  • Customer credit checks.
  • Internet-based logistics software.
  • Exceptional administrative support.

Do you have:

  • 3+ years experience in trucking operations, brokerage sales/service, and/or dispatching operations?
  • Do you have an established current customer and carrier account base?
  • The ability / know how to run your own independent freight agent office including servicing your shippers and carriers from beginning to end of their loads?
  • Ability to use computer-based brokerage software and electronic mail, and perform internet searches?
  • Do you posses the skills for expanding the book of business and carrier base?
  • Are you good at bidding your loads and running a healthy margin?
  • Excellent communication skills?
  • Strong attention to detail and follow-up skills?
  • Are you a motivated, determined, aggressive, confident, successful, entrepreneur-minded, must be hands-on, high energy & enjoy a fast-paced work environment ?

If you answered Yes than we would like to talk to you!
Two Choices: Name and contact info required:
1. Fill in the form below and attach your resume with your work experience and history
2.No Resume? In the message area type in your experience there (yrs in industry, if you meet all the above criteria, work history) if your currently working.

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Note: While we would love to team with everybody that applies at this time the posted positions are for experienced freight agents with current established client / carrier bases as positions are commission split only. If you are just entering or exploring this as a potential career you might find some of the articles on our site helpful in exploring and learning about being a freight broker agent.

Unfortunately at this time Coastal does not offer agent training nor entry level positions.