It’s becoming something of a thing in trucking for an existing motor carrier of any size to launch a side business to broker freight. Such a brokerage is typically set up as an independent entity that ...

The job of a freight broker is to connect shippers who have goods to transport and carriers who have the capacity to move those goods. Today’s freight brokerage market is rich with opportunity, but ...

BOISE, Idaho, July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- truckstop.com today announced the launch of Truckstop Private Loads, a powerful new feature that allows freight brokers to efficiently engage their ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The freight market volatility of the past few years has created an even greater need for carriers and brokers to strengthen their ...

A freight broker arranges for truck transportation of cargo. The broker does not own the trucks that transports the cargo but acts as a go-between between the shipping company and the trucking company ...

Ritter, a former freight broker himself once based in Austin, Texas, describes an office culture of Adderall-popping ne’er-do-wells, 9 a.m.-beer-guzzling frat boys and stoners who high-five each other ...