Recently Robert, a laid off truck driver, gave me a call. His wife had
found my blog on an internet search as she was helping her man in his search
for a new career. She gave Robert
the number. Robert called me to ask me a lot of questions about our freight
brokers classes. We had a great talk.
Here is his story:
“I’ve been a truck driver for 19 years. For the past 6 years I have been a
contract driver for the post office driving a route between distribution
centers in Virginia. The post
office stopped my route in March.
This is the first time in my life I have been laid off. The first time I have applied for unemployment.
I could get another truck driving job but I would most likely have had to
move. With my post office route my
wife and I were able to move out to some acreage and buy some ponies. As a freight broker I will be able to
work out of my ranch, take care of my ponies and be with my family.
I found the freight broker online training course through my
local community college’s partnership with the online education company that
administers the course written by Brooke Training. I researched it online. It was perfect.
I could do all my work from home.
I have 6 months to complete the course but my plan is to finish in 2 months,
get started and still have 4 months I can go back and review some of the things
in the course.
And I won’t even have to pay for the course. My unemployment contact gave me the
information needed to apply for a Federal program in the WIA or Worker
Investment Act. I called my
governor’s office to find out who heads up this program in Virginia.
I found I was eligible to apply for a grant, if approved I
won’t have to pay anything back.
Ideally I want to be an independent freight broker but
realistically I know I’ll need to start as an agent for an established freight
broker. They’ll help me with cash
flow, legalities and other expenses.
It is a low cost business to start.
It is a little scary, but I’m looking forward to my new
career“
Robert is taking advantage of a great opportunity. It is an absolutely great time to become a freight broker. Economic indicators show an upturn in the transportation industry. Give me a call with any questions 214-206-1169. Join us for an upcoming live class or like Robert learn online.
Moving forward,
Jeff Roach
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