How do they match: Cargo and Freight Agents

  • Cargo and Freight Agents

  • Freight Agent
  • Freight Booker
  • Freight Broker
  • Freight Broker Agent
  • Freight Clerk
  • Freight Coordinator
  • Freight Forwarder
  • Freight Receiver
  • Freight Representative
  • Freight Router
  • Freight Shipping Agent

  • Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals and shipping docks. Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform. Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs.

  • Contact vendors or claims adjustment departments to resolve shipment problems or contact service depots to arrange for repairs.
  • Enter shipping information into a computer by hand or by a hand-held scanner that reads bar codes on goods.
  • Estimate freight or postal rates and record shipment costs and weights.
  • Negotiate and arrange transport of goods with shipping or freight companies.
  • Notify consignees, passengers, or customers of freight or baggage arrival and arrange for delivery.
  • Open cargo containers and unwrap contents, using steel cutters, crowbars, or other hand tools.
  • Prepare manifests showing numbers of airplane passengers and baggage, mail, and freight weights, transmitting data to destinations.
  • Route received goods to first available flight or to appropriate storage areas or departments, using forklifts, hand trucks, or other equipment.