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Curious about how to become a freight broker? This guide breaks down everything you need to know to succeed in the competitive world of freight brokerage. From understanding essential startup requirements—like obtaining FMCSA authority and securing a surety bond—to mastering customer acquisition and carrier relationships, we cover it all. Whether you’re launching your own brokerage or starting as a freight agent, this article offers practical tips and insights to help you navigate challenges and build a profitable, long-lasting business.

Get your brokerage off the ground with our guide to identifying shippers and building relationships to begin moving freight.

Take your business to the next level with insights on how to grow and scale your brokerage.

Unsure whether a certain move by you or one of your drivers should qualify as a personal conveyance? Confusion around the FMCSA’s personal conveyance regulations suggests you’re not alone in your uncertainty.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that when you first start out as a carrier or independent owner-operator, you’ll need to take the proper steps to get your operating authority.

Procurement Strategies: A guide for transportation procurement

Transportation professionals have their own language, and if you’re new to the industry, you may feel a little lost. That why we’ve put together this list words that are commonly used in the trucking industry.

High-level overview of DAT Carrier Select™ software, the most recent addition to the DAT iQ network analytics solutions for shippers.

Although many shippers have contracts with trucking companies to transport their goods, a significant amount of truck transport in North America is handled by freight brokers. A freight broker is an intermediary between a shipper who has goods to transport and a carrier who has capacity to move that freight.

In this guide, Alex Smith will take you through the steps of how to start a hot shot trucking business and offer some useful tips on how to run a successful hot shot trucking business.