In this database you will find listings for comanies that provide the following services: Auto & Truck Brokering, Transportation Authorities- Brokers- & Consultants and Freight Agents & Brokering.

A trucking freight broker is a person that acts as a middleman between a shipper and a carrier to negotiate terms of a transaction. The most important role of a freight broker is to help companies that need to ship goods find a trucking company that can deliver the distribution on time and in good condition, and provide any additional services that may be required without being too pricey.

Owner operators can carry out load planning with freight matching websites. This is a new technology that allows you to access loads from the comfort of your own terminal. There are many free load postings that have hundreds of available trucks at your disposal. You can post loads and trucks to freight matching boards and they are compared with the available resources through automated matching and then an email is sent to you with the results.

Trucking freight brokers need to be licensed and these licenses can be obtained by researching on the Internet. Truckloads and truck freight can be found online, with the goal being to improve efficiency for both carriers and shippers by making the best use of available equipment.

The Internet is also a great resource for finding information about starting your own hot shot trucking company or if you want to find information on freight broker training.

The truck shipping freight rates vary up and down and the best advise would be to look at some rates on the internet with different websites and compare the prices.