What You Need to Know as a Freight Agent in 2025

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Staying on top of upcoming seasonality and potential industry changes is important to your success as a freight agent in 2025.

Staying on top of upcoming seasonality and potential industry changes is important to your success as a freight agent in 2025. Preparing for possible disruptions, seasonal trends, and evolving technology usage can help you advise your clients and get the most out of the remainder of the year.    Prepare for the Unexpected As the… Read more »

How to Handle Freight Disruptions Due to Dangerous Weather

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Handling freight disruptions due to dangerous weather can be a delicate process as communities rebuild and relief efforts are organized.

As the impacts of Hurricane Milton and Helene, as well as the California fires, continue to be felt across the United States, dangerous weather conditions have been pushed to the front of the minds of freight agents, carriers, and shippers. Handling freight disruptions due to hazardous weather can be a delicate and difficult process as… Read more »

How to Use AI as a Freight Agent

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There are many ways using AI as a freight agent can help you to improve efficiency and refine your process.

Utilizing new technology is a great way to make your workflow more efficient. With Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming more robust, now is a good time to consider how it could help you with your day-to-day tasks. Learning how to use AI as a freight agent can take some time as you experiment with the different… Read more »

Skills to Master as a Freight Agent in 2024

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Continuous personal growth and development have a direct impact on your success as a freight agent. Here are some skills to master in 2024.

As a freight agent, there are many skills that you need to be successful. From excellent client service to problem-solving and multitasking, the skills that you use daily are varied and interconnected. The most important ones to master also happen to be foundational to overall success and business growth.   Communication The number one most… Read more »

Seasonality in 2024: How to Prepare

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By preparing for seasonality in 2024, freight agents support their client’s needs, anticipate market shifts, and provide strategic advice.

By preparing for seasonal shipping trends, freight agents can support their client’s needs, anticipate market shifts, and provide strategic advice. Although each year has its differences, there are several key seasons to plan for. Seasonality can be broken into the quiet season, the produce season, and the holiday shipping season. In addition, there are a… Read more »

What is a Freight Agent?

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In the logistics world, there are endless hats to be worn to keep the supply chain running. Many of those hats are worn by freight brokers. But what is a freight agent? Freight brokers act as a kind of ‘matchmaker’ for shippers and transportation companies. By negotiating rates and identifying the right carrier for the… Read more »

Tips to Avoid Common Freight Scams

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Being aware of common freight scams as a freight agent is important to protect yourself as well as clients and carriers from bad actors.

It has been estimated that fraud costs the transportation industry one billion dollars each year. To avoid costly interactions with scammers, it is vital for freight agents to be aware of common freight scams and best practices for dealing with suspicious situations. Being knowledgeable and watching for warning signs are the best ways to stop… Read more »