Freight Broker

LS Nexus, LLC is looking to add a Freight Broker to our team.

Duties:

• Contact by phone, email, text, etc. owner operators & small fleets for capacity availability. 



• Schedule pickups & deliveries for the load & trucks.



• Assign & dispatch loads via TMS to trucks & carriers as negotiated.



• Oversee driver progress on loads. 



• Communicate with shippers & receivers for truck scheduling & possible changes.



• Call external truckers for load availability. 



• Contact shippers to solicit additional loads & needs. 



• Organize routing to accommodate customer & driver needs.



• Manage driver/fleet owner relationships.



• Make load assignment changes as needs require. 



• Accurately report updates in dispatch system. 



• Other duties as assigned. 

Schedule:

• Work Monday through Friday 8am-5pm in office in Cedar Rapids, IA and occasionally be on call. 

Abilities/Skills Required:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, while delegating needs, ability to handle a fast pace work environment, ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks at the same time, ability to isolate and solve problems efficiently. 



• Critical reasoning skills and aptitude to get factual information and utilize that information.



• Must be able to see the big picture and put solutions together for our customers and truckers. 



• Computer experience necessary, Windows and Excel or similar programs. 



• Use mathematics to make decisions. 



• Learn and use salesmanship skills.



• Multi-lingual a plus.

Click apply now to email us today! 

• PTO



• Vacation after 1st year, and every year after



• BCBS Health Ins



• 401(k)



• 401(k) match



• Paid holidays



• Eye care



• Dental



• Bonuses



• Career advancement