Only the Most Knowledgeable Work Full Time It is estimated that there are currently over 4000 professional freight brokers currently working in the U.
S.
Of that 4000, only half work full time.
So does this mean that half the freight brokers like to take a lot of vacations? That is highly doubtful.
So, what is it that would leave 50% of the freight brokers siting at home out of a job so much? Learn Your Subject If hairstylists didn't need a certificate of formal training to work, would you simply walk right into any barber shop or hair salon and sit right down in any chair? Of course not! Because if you did, it wouldn't take long before you got your hair butchered.
So what barber shops and hair salons do, is use a certificate as a tool when deciding who is going to work in their establishments.
A Certificate Now Matters More than Ever With the cost of shipping going up due to fuel increases and demand for product slumping from a slowing economy, shippers and manufacturers have far less room for error in the handling of their products.
This means that a certificate of completion from a FBT academy now caries more weight than ever before.
It also means that a long winded B.
S.
story about all your experience in the tucking industry counts for less.
Trained Brokers are in Demand Todays freight broker training institutes are the best and the fastest way to learn everything that you need to break into this competitive career field.
By getting your training at a modern FBT academy you can learn all that you need from computer skills, marketing, budgeting, trucks and vehicles, people management and so much more.
The days of freight brokers learning on the job are long gone.