Freight brokerage provides you with an opportunity to be your own boss.
The nine-to-five job and everyday routine can be frustrating for people who prefer to embrace flexibility. Even more so when the job seems to demand more of your efforts than it pays. You sometimes think you owe yourself and your family more time than you have, or that you cannot continue with the ups and downs of answering to someone else. You want to create an opportunity to become not only your own boss, but lead others.
Are you interested in a self-motivated freight broker career, but you don't know where to start? Do you want to know more about what is involved?
Becoming a broker is a choice that involves commitment, sacrifice, and hardwork. The effort that you invest in training, gaining experience, and eventually starting a company cannot be taken lightly. Licensing requirements, paperwork that piles up, outbidding the competition, establishing your brand and gaining a space in the market, marketing strategies, and financing your business are not just a passing thought, but require understanding.
In Freight Broker Business, you will learn:
- The essential traits of a Freighter Broker.
- The 4 biggest challenges to expect and suggestions on how to solve them.
- The 3 most important Legal considerations for starting a business.
- The different types of Training requirements.
- A foolproof system to easily find carries.
- All the Licensing Requirements for Freight Brokers
- How to create a solid business plan, find investors and pitch your business.
- Advanced marketing strategies to penetrate the competitors’ market and get clients.
- How to develop your own website and increase visibility.
- And so much more!
Whether you have never heard of freight brokerage before, or you only have an idea of what it deals with, this book is the perfect tool for you. Freight Broker Business is a step-by-step compilation of what you need to be considered successful as a freight broker, coupled with more me-time, family time, and up to $200,000 in profit revenue per year.
Starting a brokerage business, and being a good broker takes a lot of effort, but is not impossible. It can be done, and there is a way to do it better than your competition. To start your journey to being a broker, trim down trial and error, gain the skills relevant to the business from building the right attitude to learning the backside technical aspects of the business, and finally live your dream, buy this book today!
About the Author
After working for the last 15 years in the logistics industry, Rayan Butler started, grew and sold an extremely successful Freight Brokerage Business. Rayan is now dedicated to assisting freight brokers and investors around the world in maximizing financial goals. He wrote Freight Broker Business Startup to help people interested in the subject to gain invaluable insights.
Reviews (27)
Everything you need to know!!!
So far so good!!! Simple language! Easy to understand!!!
Very comprehensive
I looked into Freight Brokerage a few years ago, considering whether to try it. The info I was looking at, at that time, was a course that a guy was selling. But the course cost $10,000, so needless to say that I never went ahead with it. But from what I saw of the contents of that course, it was not nearly as comprehensive as this book is. The author has done an amazing job here and seems to have covered every possible aspect that needs to be considered. It is clear that he has a lot of personal experience in the industry, and that he knows what he is talking about. For anyone considering Freight Brokerage, this seems to be a must have all-in-one starter pack-come instructional manual.
An excellent overview of how to run a freight business, start to finish.
I have read a few books about freight brokering, but this one is one of the easiest for me to follow. It sets realistic expectations of day to day operations, what it entails to get started, and how to continue to grow. Don’t be fooled - running a freight brokering business is a lot of hard work and probably requires a background in logistics, but it can be learned. Just know this business model requires a learning curve if you’ve never been exposed to this type of business before. Recommend to anyone who needs a realistic overview of getting started in freight brokering.
Covers all the bases
I've often wondered what life would be like in this business and whether it offers freedom and a decent income. All questions are answered in this comprehensive guide. There's a lot more to this business than meets the eye and it would be crazy to go into it without guidance from an insider like the author. The book was easy to read and packed with useful information to help assess if this is the business for you.
A helpful guide
I wasn't really sure what a freight broker did before reading this book. (Hint: it is go-between shippers and carriers.) But the book is so thorough, that I soon was very clear not only on what a freight broker did, but why this could be a great self-made career for an indepnedent-minded person. I also learned, step-by-step, what I needed to do to get started and be successful. A very thorough book!
Absolutely comprehensive.
It's a daunting business, but it's made simpler by this comprehensive guide. Everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING, is covered here in plain language. Wonder about getting started? This book will get you there. Already started? This book has a great chapter on common challenges in the first years. Well worth a read, and invaluable as a reference for the future.
Overall, great book!
A friend of mine actually bought me this book to instill some creativity and motivation in my life. I've been between jobs, and have always dreamt of being my own boss - this book gives detailed step-by-step instructions on how to start a brokerage business. Great read, and can be used to implement your own business.
Good Starting Point
If you're looking to break into the freight brokerage business, this book provides the information to get you started. The content covers the business setup, information gathering, and business development, etc. I find it useful to have a general understanding of the field before taking action.
Smart information for ANY startup
This is a practical guidebook for understanding the ins and outs of building any successful sole proprietorship. Yes there are elements of the trucking industry baked into the narrative, but the basic business concepts are insightful and well worth considering by any business owner.
Good information if you're considering this kind of business
This is a complete reference guide for starting up a freight brokering business. I thought it was useful that the book reviewed different kinds of tech updates in the industry, as well as how your future brokerage would fit into the supply chain. I thought it was also very useful that the book listed different areas of the potential business that would need to be handled, everything from customer service to marketing. It also reviewed personality traits and skills that you would need. I liked that it gave you an idea of what the work would be like, helpful if you're considering this kind of business.
Everything you need to know!!!
So far so good!!! Simple language! Easy to understand!!!
Very comprehensive
I looked into Freight Brokerage a few years ago, considering whether to try it. The info I was looking at, at that time, was a course that a guy was selling. But the course cost $10,000, so needless to say that I never went ahead with it. But from what I saw of the contents of that course, it was not nearly as comprehensive as this book is. The author has done an amazing job here and seems to have covered every possible aspect that needs to be considered. It is clear that he has a lot of personal experience in the industry, and that he knows what he is talking about. For anyone considering Freight Brokerage, this seems to be a must have all-in-one starter pack-come instructional manual.
An excellent overview of how to run a freight business, start to finish.
I have read a few books about freight brokering, but this one is one of the easiest for me to follow. It sets realistic expectations of day to day operations, what it entails to get started, and how to continue to grow. Don’t be fooled - running a freight brokering business is a lot of hard work and probably requires a background in logistics, but it can be learned. Just know this business model requires a learning curve if you’ve never been exposed to this type of business before. Recommend to anyone who needs a realistic overview of getting started in freight brokering.
Covers all the bases
I've often wondered what life would be like in this business and whether it offers freedom and a decent income. All questions are answered in this comprehensive guide. There's a lot more to this business than meets the eye and it would be crazy to go into it without guidance from an insider like the author. The book was easy to read and packed with useful information to help assess if this is the business for you.
A helpful guide
I wasn't really sure what a freight broker did before reading this book. (Hint: it is go-between shippers and carriers.) But the book is so thorough, that I soon was very clear not only on what a freight broker did, but why this could be a great self-made career for an indepnedent-minded person. I also learned, step-by-step, what I needed to do to get started and be successful. A very thorough book!
Absolutely comprehensive.
It's a daunting business, but it's made simpler by this comprehensive guide. Everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING, is covered here in plain language. Wonder about getting started? This book will get you there. Already started? This book has a great chapter on common challenges in the first years. Well worth a read, and invaluable as a reference for the future.
Overall, great book!
A friend of mine actually bought me this book to instill some creativity and motivation in my life. I've been between jobs, and have always dreamt of being my own boss - this book gives detailed step-by-step instructions on how to start a brokerage business. Great read, and can be used to implement your own business.
Good Starting Point
If you're looking to break into the freight brokerage business, this book provides the information to get you started. The content covers the business setup, information gathering, and business development, etc. I find it useful to have a general understanding of the field before taking action.
Smart information for ANY startup
This is a practical guidebook for understanding the ins and outs of building any successful sole proprietorship. Yes there are elements of the trucking industry baked into the narrative, but the basic business concepts are insightful and well worth considering by any business owner.
Good information if you're considering this kind of business
This is a complete reference guide for starting up a freight brokering business. I thought it was useful that the book reviewed different kinds of tech updates in the industry, as well as how your future brokerage would fit into the supply chain. I thought it was also very useful that the book listed different areas of the potential business that would need to be handled, everything from customer service to marketing. It also reviewed personality traits and skills that you would need. I liked that it gave you an idea of what the work would be like, helpful if you're considering this kind of business.
Great introduction to the industry
I knew very little about the business of freight brokers before reading this, but I really enjoyed the easy to follow style and real world explanations the author uses to make things comprehensible for a rookie. I felt that I learned quite a bit from this quick read, which seems to have been the goal for the author.
Solid read
Great, solid read explaining the fundetamentals and giving options. To many times, books like this try to pigeon hole the reader into a set solution, but this one did not. Great ideas and insights. Would look forward to reading more from this author.
Informative
Having multiple streams of income is the way to go, especially in light of what's going on in the world right now. And while this isn't a career I've given much, if any though to, it's good to know the basics that are outlined in this book.
Great Introduction to this business
As someone who is completely new to this subject, I found this book very helpful. It was clear, comprehensive, and concise. I wasn't overwhelmed with information yet I felt I had a thorough understanding of this business. I highly recommend.
Comprehensive Introduction
This book is well-written and covers everything that you need to know about freight brokering. This books covers all the basics that anyone interested in the topic would want to know. Highly recommended.
Great information Written in Plain English
This book is a great tool for learning the complex world of freight brokering. It's a step-by-step compilation of what you need to know to start you off on the road to becoming a successful as a freight broker.
Excellent Step by Step Guide for New Business Venture
This is an excellent book for individuals who are considering changing professions or starting a new business. The book provides comprehensive, step by step guidance on how to become a freight forwarding broker. Most important, the book gives the reader the tools to become a successful broker.