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Freight brokers and freight agents specialize in hooking up manufacturers and producers with the shipping companies that are needed to transport their goods to market. Some freight brokers specialize in working with specific kinds of freight, such as a freight broker that specializes in connecting ranchers and stock producers with the truck and rail transport firms that carry the stock to slaughter. Some freight agents and freight brokers specialize in working with a specific kind of carrier, such as a freight broker that specializes in selling space on trains. Some freight brokers and freight agents specialize in selling space on shipping vessels going to a certain destination, such as a freight broker who specializes in selling space on ships bound for China. Freight brokers and agents sell space on trucks, trains, airplanes and ships to companies that need things transported.
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