If you own a large business and regularly ship products, you know that having freight brokers is vital to the success of your business. Freight brokers make sure that you have the space you need to get your shipments out on time. If you are planning on shipping large amounts of product for the holiday season, it is especially important to have a good freight broker.
Something my freight broker taught me was that you don’t necessarily need to limit yourself on the space you purchase. You should always buy more space than you need because in most cases you can sell the space back to others that didn’t buy enough. If you aren’t able to sell the space back, it’s still better to take a wash on it- up to a certain amount- to ensure that your shipments go out on time. My business always buys our space early for the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. We buy much more than we will need. Once our Christmas orders are finished we are able to sell our extra space to other companies for five times the amount we initially paid. The money we make from selling the space pays for the space we purchased for our own freight and gives us extra. Essentially we are paid to ship during the holidays. Good freight brokers make all the difference!