Learning path

Freight Broker & Broker Agent

Connect shippers with safe, reliable carriers.

You enjoy negotiating and building relationships. Brokerage teams price freight, vet carriers, prevent fraud and manage the shipment and the margin end to end.

5courses
53video lessons
~26 htotal study

Your step-by-step route

  1. 1
    Level 1 · 15 lessons · ~4 h video & reading

    North American Freight Industry Fundamentals

    How freight really moves across the US and Canada — the players, the modes, the paperwork and the money.
    Free
  2. 2
    Level 3 · 14 lessons · ~3 h video & reading

    Freight Brokerage Specialist

    Shippers, carriers, pricing, margins, operations, documentation, claims and fraud prevention.
    $249.00
  3. 3
    Level 7 · 10 lessons · ~2 h video & reading

    Freight Sales & Business Development

    Prospecting, cold calls, email, qualification, quoting, negotiation, closing and account growth.
    $179.00
  4. 4
    Level 8 · 10 lessons · ~2 h video & reading

    Freight Finance & Accounting

    RPM, margins, cost per mile, break-even, cash flow, factoring and a brokerage P&L.
    $179.00
  5. 5
    Business track · 4 lessons · ~1 h video & reading

    Starting a Freight Brokerage

    Plan a freight brokerage: authority and security, contracts, carrier network, sales, operations and cash flow.
    $79.00

Practise in the simulators

Broker Call Simulator
Practise broker calls: questions, negotiation, risk checks and documents.
Carrier Verification & Fraud Simulator
Spot double brokering, identity theft and fake-carrier red flags.
Shipper Sales CRM
Work a pipeline of fictional shippers: call, email, qualify, quote and close.

Typical roles this path prepares you for

  • Carrier sales representative
  • Broker agent
  • Freight account manager
  • Brokerage owner (with the required authority)

Courses build knowledge and practical skills. Completing them does not by itself grant FMCSA or broker operating authority, a government certification, customs authorization or a professional licence, and does not guarantee employment.