In today’s world of information overload, it’s easy to confuse truth and fiction. When it comes to the freight broker profession, the myths you can hear can be quite wild — and far from reality.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. 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.

A freight broker is a middleman between shippers and carriers. Instead of taking possession of the goods, the broker facilitates communication between the shipper and the carrier. They make sure the ...

Whether you’re a motor carrier that works with brokers or you’re thinking of spinning off your own freight brokerage business from your fleet operations, you need to know about surety bonds, also ...