When you go into a grocery store, you see all sorts of shoppers. Some are wandering around looking at this and then looking at that. Others make a bee line to get exactly where they know they want to go. You don't want to get in their way.
I find about the same thing with those seeking info on either the freight broker industry or my freight broker training.
Some have a "I'll try it to see if it works" mentality. Others know this is what they want.
Normally, there is a high turnover in this industry. It turns out to be more difficult than expected. It's okay to shop around but if you have a "I'll give it a try" mentality, you could be headed for the exit.
My most successful clients come to me knowing they want to be freight brokers. It is just a matter of taking action and getting started. These people usually have read my website in detail and have ordered some low-cost information from my web site.
Either way, you can succeed if you stick with this. But don't just "give it a try". Take the bull by the horns and make it happen.









This is why savvy shippers rely upon freight brokers - freight brokers develop relationships with reliable carriers. The "mail" gets delivered safely and on time in most cases if not all.
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Posted by: John Thomas | April 27, 2011 at 08:04 AM
I manage a mid sized Packaging Firm here on the west Coast PEEK PACAKGING. I have a customer in Chicago that we ship some specialty retail boxes to in the Commercial Baking Industry. I thought I would try something new and use an online freight company @ freightquote.com and boy was that a mistake. My pallets (4) total of 1600lbs was picked up from my facility last Thursday on a quoted 3 day delivery time to Chicago IL. Turns out that the pallets stayed on the freight companies dock until yesterday 6 days later to only leave for the final destination the day is was to arrive. What a complete disaster, zero communication zero customer support and most of all to pissed off customers. freightquote.com you failed one and done I'm out.
Posted by: Ed Heller | April 26, 2011 at 11:42 AM