Five Day Class
As with all of our classes, the 5-Day Freight Broker training course is taught by educators who also broker freight. This one week class provides all of the essential knowledge needed to succeed in the Freight Broker industry, including an entire day of hands-on practice. Class is held from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Thursday and 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The curriculum is similar to the 2-Day curriculum with more time spent on each important aspect of Freight Brokering. In addition, TTI provides you with computers so you can experience an entire day of hands-on practice.
Topics covered in the Five Day Class:
- How to set up your brokerage
- Broker/Agent role
- Working from home as an Agent for a Broker or Carrier
- Perspectives of moving freight
- Drivers view of cargo movement
- Brokers view of working with Shippers & Carriers
- Phone skills
- Basic sales skills
- Market your services
- Calculate rates
- Negotiate rates with Shippers and Carriers
- Book freight - how to find it - how to move it
- Find out what parts of the country are "freight-hot" and where it is not
- How to properly fill out load sheets
- Post loads
- Find trucks
- Dispatch
- Load-matching and Internet Tools & Load Boards: How to use these effectively
- Numerous ways to find freight
- Finance your Accounts Receivable for cash flow
- Hands-on practice using rate calculating software, load boards, shipper databases and other valuable services
- Employment options/assistance
- Handle claims
- Daily accounting: billing/payables/receivables/ledger/software
- Collection procedures
- Keep your brokerage solvent
- Develop credibility with honesty, integrity, and service
- And of course, set up and manage your office
- Much more!
Click here to see the Five Day Class Schedule.
Cost of the 5-Day Class:
One student: $3,000.00
Two or more students: $2,500.00
Register for the 5 Day Class
