Should You Become a Freight Agent? A Brokerage Owner’s Guide 

A practical guide for freight brokerage owners wondering if there’s a more sustainable way to run and grow the business they’ve built.

You’ve put years into building your freight brokerage. Your customers know you. You know the business. You’ve built something worth protecting. 

But running your own brokerage comes with a lot that has nothing to do with why you got into freight in the first place. 

Maybe the overhead is getting harder to justify. Maybe too much of your day goes toward managing the business instead of growing it. Maybe you’ve even found yourself considering selling your freight brokerage.  

But selling isn’t the only path you can explore. 

You may be able to change how your business operates while continuing to build on the customer relationships, experience, and reputation you’ve already established. 

That’s where becoming a Freight Agent may be worth a closer look. 

Could a Freight Agency Be Your Next Move? 

If you want to become a Freight Agent, there are some important questions to work through first. 

• How much control will you have over your business? 

• What happens to your customers? 

• How will you get paid? 

• What responsibilities will you still manage? 

• What support will you gain? 

• How do you know which Freight Agency partner is right for you? 

Our Agent Recruiting Team regularly talks with freight brokerage owners who are considering a change and wondering whether the Freight Agency model could be the right next step. Those conversations inspired us to create Why Freight Brokerage Owners Become Freight Agents, a practical guide to help owners in similar situations understand their options and work through the questions that matter before making a decision. 

The guide walks you through how the Freight Agency model works, what changes when you make the transition, what to consider when choosing a partner, and how to determine whether this path fits the future you want for your business. 

Upon receiving your free guide, our Agent Recruiting Team will reach out and share an additional resource – a Business Reflection Workbook to help you put your priorities on paper and think through your next steps. 

Your Business May Not Need an Ending. It May Just Need a Different Model. 

If running your freight brokerage no longer feels sustainable, you have options. 

Becoming a Freight Agent could give you a way to continue doing the work you’ve built your business around with more support behind you. 

Download the free guide to see what that could look like for you.