Why Partnering with A Licensed Freight Broker Makes Sense
- Posted on 24 Apr, 2024
Carriers: Partnering with A Licensed Freight Broker Can Improve Your Shipping Profitability!
These are weird times for shipping carriers. On one hand, it’s a seller’s market and there’s plenty of work – in theory. The problem is it can often be hard to line up enough work to ensure you have full loads for every trip.
If you’ve got a client with plenty of loads that need to go from Houston to LA, that’s great – but what about returning to Houston from LA with full loads too? Too often, carriers get into lopsided situations where they struggle to avoid empty miles.
That’s why carriers are increasingly turning to a licensed freight broker to help find the work they need. The right broker can ensure you’re always running at full capacity, with the loads you want to take, improving your profitability substantially.
Why Partnering With A Licensed Freight Broker Makes Sense
Simply put, freight brokers do all the hard work in finding shipments and clients. You go to the broker, tell them your capacity and the routes you want to run, and they find clients whose shipments match your needs.
There’s never a concern about running empty miles. A quality broker will have clients around the country and can match your trucks up with loads no matter where your trucks happen to be.
Another big benefit to working with a licensed freight broker is that you no longer have to worry about finding and keeping clients on your own. This substantially reduces the costs associated with wining and dining clients, as well as preventing your clients from ever having too much power over you. With a broker, you’ll have jobs lined up without having to schmooze for them.
In addition, the broker often has deeper insights into the overall needs and business models of the end clients. A factory may take shipments from numerous raw material suppliers, before making their product, and shipping it to their own distributors. The broker will be familiar with this entire arrangement and be positioned to offer work at all stages in the shipping process.
This all translates to more loads, chosen based on your needs, with far less chance of empty miles driven.
A&Z Trucking Offers Nationwide Freight Brokering
No matter where you are in the US, or your capacity, we can fill up your trucks and keep your operation profitable. If you’re tired of chasing after clients and worrying about finding enough work, contact us to learn more.
