Freight Agent Opportunity with An Industry Leader- Inquiries are Confidential

UTi Transport Solutions has been in business since 1977, and with this stability you have the ability to see profits in all areas of the transportation business including LTL, Truckload (Flatbed, Van, Reefer, Heavy Haul, intermodal), Warehousing, and International.

UTi Transport Solutions has a nationwide network of independently owned brokerage offices linked by a state of the art computer system. These offices are owned by experienced transportation professionals just like you! Perhaps you are working for a brokerage but want to build your own successful business. An UTi Transport Solutions Affiliate owner also may be someone who wants to enhance their existing business by aligning themselves with a larger company that has technology and financial strengths unsurpassed in the brokerage industry.

We offer you the opportunity to work wherever you wish with virtually unlimited earning potential. Combine your knowledge and experience of the brokerage industry with our technology and "back office" support, and you're on your way to independence and financial security.

Armed with our own development team, UTi Transport Solutions has leading edge technology that nobody else in the industry has. Our computer network provides online access to the most comprehensive database in the transportation business. Our FreighTrak® software enables you to maintain constant contact with every other UTi Transport Solutions office, so that advice and assistance is just a keystroke away!

Some of the Benefits of Partnering with UTi

·                     Brand Name and Reputation

·                     Financial Strength:

•          $250,000 Surety Bond

•          TIA $250k Performance Certified Member

•          Goldbook Broker

·                     Protection from Bad Debt Exposure, We Eat It

·                     Approximately 43,000 pre-screened and approved carriers in our network

•          Equates to 1,000,000 Power units

·                     Free Postings to Loadboards

·                     The Best Proprietary Software System in the Industry Built from the ground up

·                     Backing of one the largest and most respected global logistics company in existence, UTi World Wide.

·                     Dedicated Agent Support Divisions

•          Claims Department

•          Settlement Department

•          IT Support

•          Credit Department

•          Collections/ Accounting

•          Carrier Services

If you presently have a shipper/carrier following, this opportunity is for you! With UTi Transport Solutions you can either open your own brokerage or expand your current business to levels you've only dreamed of. Your shipper/carrier following will benefit from the innovation, strength and financial stability which UTi Transport Solutions offers. If you're ready to succeed in transportation brokerage, please contact our Recruiter Today!

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum 6 months experience as an Agent with book of business or 2 years of operational experience in the Transportation Industry; preferably in client interaction roles

UTi Transport Solutions Website and Presentation

http://www.uti-ts.com/docs/2011_UTi_All_and_Affiliate.pdf

Jason Y.

Agency Recruiter

(866)471-8972
EMAIL

Where did all the trucks go? | News | American Shipper

Where did all the trucks go? | News | American Shipper

Great article about Capacity issues.

Portland now major hub for $4.5B UTi - Kidder Mathews

Portland now major hub for $4.5B UTi - Kidder Mathews: -

UTi Worldwide doing big things in Portland.

Report: Transport community sees no cause for alarm – DC Velocity

Report: Transport community sees no cause for alarm – DC Velocity

With the craziness that's going on in Wall street and the doom and gloom news we've been getting on a daily basis, it's good to hear some positivity out there.

Dow transport index plunges 7.3% in market sell-off – DC Velocity

Dow transport index plunges 7.3% in market sell-off – DC Velocity

Is this an indication of what's to come for the next half of the year? Hopefully not!

UTi Worldwide Inc. (UTIW), CEO, Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell - MarketWatch

UTi Worldwide Inc. (UTIW), CEO, Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell - MarketWatch: "http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm

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UTi Worldwide rolls out U.S.-Mexico cross-border service - Article from Logistics Management

UTi Worldwide rolls out U.S.-Mexico cross-border service - Article from Logistics Management

Increased south of the border activity for UTi Worldwide.

State of Logistics: Slow growth, ‘elusive’ recovery - Article from Logistics Management

State of Logistics: Slow growth, ‘elusive’ recovery - Article from Logistics Management

Insightful article about current state of Logistics. Talks about truck capacity issues and slow growth compared to other modes of transport.

Tips to beat the truckload capacity crunch – DC Velocity

Tips to beat the truckload capacity crunch – DC Velocity

Great Article about current capacity environment and suggestions to improve capacity.

3PL Industry on the Uptick

Good time to be in the industry right now. Contact me if you are interested in becoming a freight agent with UTi Transport Solutions. 866-471-8972

http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/3pl_news_armstrong_associates_report_says_industry_is_growing/

Truck demand accelerates – DC Velocity

Truck demand accelerates – DC Velocity

Shippers, brokers dodge a bullet – DC Velocity

Shippers, brokers dodge a bullet – DC Velocity

Great read about CSA and Shipper and Broker's responsibilities/liabilities when selecting Carrier Partners.

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More Proof That Economy is Bouncing Back

Biggest LTL Carriers Outpace Market in 2010 http://t.co/F8gCcnl

I created a Freight Load Board Group on Linkedin.com

The intention for this group is to connect Shippers, Carriers, Brokers/Agents by posting available equipment and loads across the United States. Please feel free to join.

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3749310

Top 10 logistics challenges for 2011 (and beyond) – DC Velocity

Top 10 logistics challenges for 2011 (and beyond) – DC Velocity

Good article about issues that may impact 2011 success or failure.

Job Information: Operations Manager - Medford, OR

Seeking Qualified Brokerage Manager for in-house brokerage at Home Office. Please read job description and apply directly.

Job Information: Operations Manager - Medford, OR Job

Intermodal Freight Volume Moved Back to Pre-Recession Levels in 2010 | Transport Topics Online | Trucking, Freight Transportation and Logistics News

Intermodal Freight Volume Moved Back to Pre-Recession Levels in 2010 Transport Topics Online Trucking, Freight Transportation and Logistics News

A great Hubpage for those wanting basic knowledge of being a freight broker/agent.

Disclaimer: I did not write this article and I am  not taking credit for it. I found it to be fairly accurate and hopes it answers questions for inquiring minds.


http://hubpages.com/hub/Are-you-ready-to-be-an-independent-Freight-Broker-Agent

Flatbed Freight on Intermodal? It's possible and will be in full force soon.

Full Article Here:

Sidebar: Raildecks Offers Intermodal Option for Heavy Industrial Freight

Before now, if you were a shipper needing to move very heavy, awkward industrial freight, you were limited to using over-the-road truck transportation. Commodities such as steel pipe, beams, rods, and wood products traditionally relied on flatbed as their primarily transportation mode. This type of freight just didn’t fit well into a standard domestic intermodal container. But, that has all changed and shippers now have an intermodal option that moves at truck-like speeds.


Canadian-based Raildecks provides a dual-purpose 53-foot collapsible, stackable, multi-access container that operates as a double-stacking intermodal container for open-deck freight transportation, explains Dennis Hedlund, director of U.S. operations. “Raildeck containers are capable of carrying up to 60,000 pounds in payload, and offer loading access from the top, sides, and rear of the container,” he says.


The product is a container without sides or a roof, continues Hedlund. Two sets of posts on the deck provide structural support. Since the Raildecks solution is designed for double-stacking intermodal transport, the posts were engineered to absorb the weight of the second containers. “The problem in the past were that these posts that had been in the way for loading bulky freight, which means there was a large portion of the deck space that could not be loaded,” he says. Specially designed controls now move those posts out of the way for loading. The rear bulkhead is equipped with swing freight doors to facilitate loading and unloading, similar to dry-van loading.


The equipment arrives at the shipper looking like any other container in the sense that it uses a standard chassis and that you load it like a regular flatbed truck. “We spend a lot of time working with draymen to assure everything is secured properly,” says Hedlund. “Then the container moves to the railroad ramp just like any other container and a crane lifts it and places it on the intermodal train. It arrives at its destination and is then delivered like a regular flatbed shipment.”


After an eight-month pilot test with Class I railroads, shippers, and motor carriers, Raildecks plans to launch the first commercial version of the equipment by the second quarter of 2011.