How do they match: Cargo and Freight Agents

  • Traffic and Documentation Clerk

  • 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.

  • Prepare manifests showing numbers of airplane passengers and baggage, mail, and freight weights, transmitting data to destinations.
  • Check import or export documentation to determine cargo contents and use tariff coding system to classify goods according to fee or tariff group.
  • Determine method of shipment and prepare bills of lading, invoices, and other shipping documents.
  • Enter shipping information into a computer by hand or by a hand-held scanner that reads bar codes on goods.
  • Inspect and count items received and check them against invoices or other documents, recording shortages and rejecting damaged goods.

  • Verify shipping documentation.