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Originally Posted by rank
I'm new at this. Doing local stuff part time for a three truck flatbed outfit. $.33/mile + $12/hr for work so things are cool but I have some questions about the business end of trucking. Maybe it should be in the O/O forum....I dunno. Here goes.
-What does a broker do exactly?
-What is an agent?
-Why can't a person be a broker and an operator?
-How do you make sure you get paid for a load?
-Is there a way to check out brokers?
thanks
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A broker basically sells freight and sells trucks, he is a licensed middleman. He finds freight shippers that need trucks and he finds trucks that need freight.
An agent works for a broker finding shippers and or trucks
A person can be a broker and operator, I've done it the last 10 years
You must run credit checks on shippers and brokers to know credit worthiness.
There are several credit services available to check credit Dun&Bradstreet, Freightjail, Red Book, Gold Book
I hope these answers help you out.