How do they match: Cargo and Freight Agents

  • Cargo and Freight Agents

  • Cargo Agent
  • Cargo Router
  • Freight Agent
  • Freight Booker
  • Freight Broker
  • Freight Broker Agent
  • Freight Clerk
  • Freight Coordinator
  • Freight Forwarder
  • Freight Receiver
  • Freight Representative
  • Freight Router
  • Freight Shipping Agent
  • Import Customs Clearing Agent
  • Ocean Import Agent
  • Operations Agent
  • Ramp Service Agent
  • Route Agent
  • Shipping Agent
  • Traffic and Documentation Clerk
  • Transportation 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.

  • Check import or export documentation to determine cargo contents and use tariff coding system to classify goods according to fee or tariff group.
  • Direct or participate in cargo loading to ensure completeness of load and even distribution of weight.
  • 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.