How do they match: Cargo and Freight Agents

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Open cargo containers and unwrap contents, using steel cutters, crowbars, or other hand tools.
  • Route received goods to first available flight or to appropriate storage areas or departments, using forklifts, hand trucks, or other equipment.