Nikisha Reagan is the founder and CEO of NR Swanks Freight Brokerage, one of very few Black woman-owned freight brokerages in the country. Based in Houston, Texas, her company offers top notch broker services to hundreds of shippers and carriers, making sure her clients’ needs are met in the safest, most reliable, timeliest fashion. She specializes...

Wondering how to start a freight brokerage business or already have a business but don’t know what to do next?   Well, the first thing any freight brokerage company needs is trucking authority. What’s that? Let’s find out. What is trucking authority? Trucking authority, operating authority, or motor carrier authority is legal permission to transport...

A lot of people want to get into the freight brokerage industry as it is seen as a lucrative and fast-growing industry with massive potential. When it comes to freight transportation, freight brokers and dispatchers predominate the multi-million USA trucking industry. They serve as intermediaries between the trucking company and shippers to help run the...