Freight brokers are regulated at the federal level. The North Carolina Utilities Commission only regulates brokers working with passenger carriers. To become a successful freight broker, it’s essential to undergo freight broker training in North Carolina, which can provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to navigate the industry. To…

Becoming a freight broker in Georgia is a lucrative opportunity that comes with multiple benefits. If you’re an excellent communicator, have stellar negotiation skills, and have a knack for putting things together, freight brokering can be the perfect career opportunity for you. Requirements for Working as a Freight Broker in…

How to become a freight broker in Ohio? Freight brokers act as a go-between for carriers and shipping companies. Brokers will typically employ freight agents to work for them as independent contractors, and these agents will work to compile a database of carriers, making the broker’s job a bit easier….

Freight brokering is an excellent career for those interested in logistics, exceptionally organized, and have an innate skill for working with people to solve problems logistically. It’s relatively easy to become a freight broker in Illinois. The state requires you to hold a high school diploma or equivalent and apply…

Freight broker in Pennsylvania build carrier relationships, find capacity, price shipments to secure orders and monitor loads from pickup through to delivery.  Freight brokers are the vital link between shippers and carriers, tracking freight from pickup to final destination. As experts in shipping regulations and procedures, they’re responsible for negotiating…

TL;DR: How to Become a Truck Dispatcher Fast Looking for a fast career upgrade? Learning how to become a truck dispatcher helps you master load boards, negotiate rates, and understand 2025’s freight industry updates. Whether you want to work for a carrier or start a business, this guide covers the…

Freight brokers are responsible for searching for shippers who need cargo transported from one place to another. Freight brokers must also search for trucks to move the cargo and contact the shippers to let them know that they’ve found trucks. Freight brokers act as middle men for each party and…

TL;DR: Dispatching in CA (2026 Update) Role: Coordinate freight movement between shippers and drivers. Avg Salary: $43,500 – $63,000+ (ZipRecruiter/Salary.com data). Key Regulation: Strict adherence to AB5 (independent contractor laws) and CARB emission rules is mandatory. Hot Hubs: Inland Empire (Fontana), Port of LA/Long Beach, and Central Valley Ag. Requirement:…

  TL;DR – Quick Guide Become a freight broker in New York by obtaining federal FMCSA authority, posting a $75,000 surety bond, and completing BOC-3 filing. No state licensing is required because freight brokers are regulated exclusively at the federal level. Average salary is around $72,947 per year in New...

Amazon just won approval to build another massive distribution center in Niagara, New York. Amazon  recently won local approval to build a five-story, 3.1 million-square-foot distribution center in western New York, and has even bigger sites in the works in Southern California and Colorado as it bolsters a network aimed…

California’s Port of Oakland has fully resumed operations after truckers protesting a gig-work law blocked access for five days and disrupted the flow of goods at the key shipping hub. Cargo containers started moving again through California’s Port of Oakland on Monday after independent truck drivers stood down from protests…

Top 100 retailer Big Lots is adding to its arsenal of fulfillment options through a new partnership with same-day shopping and delivery company Shipt. Shipt, the same-day shopping and delivery subsidiary of Target announced a partnership with home goods retailer Big Lots. Target will use Shipt to support same-day delivery…

Trucking company Schneider National Inc. is looking to expand its role in chemical distribution through an investment in a startup that is building an online marketplace for industrial raw materials. The Green Bay, Wis.-based carrier led a Series A funding round for ChemDirect Inc. that will give Schneider a minority…

Honor Foods expands its foodservice redistribution capability through Burris Logistics’ purchase of the R.W. Zant. Honor Foods announced the expansion of its food service distribution network in the western United States through acquisition. The company’s parent, Burris Logistics, acquired Los Angeles-based R.W. Zant, which specializes in the storage and distribution…

Wingcopter, a Weiterstadt, Germany-based delivery drone manufacturer and service provider, raised $42m in Series A extension funding. The drone delivery company known for transporting medical supplies like blood and vaccines is hungry for a new direction. The round, tripling the company’s total equity raise to more than $60m to date,…

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired XPS Technologies, a leading provider of e-commerce multi-carrier parcel shipping solutions. XPS provides its cloud-based multi-carrier parcel shipping solutions directly to small, medium  and large sized e-commerce shippers. The XPS platform helps customers…

Supply chain has been a headache for Dollar Tree over the past year. Freight costs, shipment delays, and constraints on its pricing (due to its $1 promise, which the company is backing away from with new pricing and assortment initiatives) have made for a combined hit to the retailer’s profits….