Independent Freight Agent

Experienced Independent Freight Agent: 1099 Remote Opportunity

Somerset Logistics is currently accepting applications from experienced freight agents with an active and transferable book of business.

This is a remote, commission-based independent contractor opportunity for established freight professionals who want the freedom to run their own agency with the financial strength, technology, and operational support of an experienced brokerage behind them.

This is not an entry-level position or freight-agent training program. Applicants must have verifiable freight brokerage experience and established customer relationships.

About Somerset Logistics:

Somerset Logistics is a veteran-owned, family-owned freight brokerage that has been helping customers move freight across the United States since 2000.

For more than 26 years, we have built an agent-first brokerage around long-term stability, dependable support, transparent commissions, customer protection, and direct access to leadership.

Somerset remains privately held, with no venture-capital ownership or outside investors influencing our agent program. Our freight agents have the freedom to manage their own books of business while receiving hands-on support from real people who understand the transportation industry.

The Opportunity

As an independent Somerset freight agent, you will continue building and managing your own customer relationships while operating under Somerset’s brokerage authority and support structure.

You remain in control of your agency, customers, business-development strategy, and day-to-day operations. Somerset provides the infrastructure and back-office support needed to help you move freight, serve your customers, and grow your business.

Freight agents may work with a variety of transportation services, including:

• Full truckload
• Less-than-truckload and partial truckload
• Expedited freight
• Flatbed freight
• Overdimensional and heavy-haul freight
• Temperature-controlled freight
• Intermodal transportation
• Import and export freight
• Cross-border transportation
• Military and government-related freight

What You Will Do

• Bring and manage an existing, transferable book of freight business
• Maintain and grow relationships with established customers
• Quote, coordinate, and manage freight shipments
• Identify appropriate carriers and collaborate with Somerset’s carrier-onboarding and vetting teams
• Communicate with customers, carriers, and Somerset support staff throughout the shipment process
• Maintain accurate shipment documentation and customer records
• Provide responsive service and resolve transportation issues as they arise
• Develop new freight opportunities within your existing network and target markets
• Operate in accordance with applicable transportation, safety, documentation, and compliance requirements
• Use Somerset’s transportation-management technology to manage loads and business activity

What Somerset Provides

• A transparent 70% commission split from day one
• Weekly agent commission payments
• No hidden agent fees
• Protection of your customer relationships and book of business
• No sales minimums
• No micromanagement
• Direct access to company leadership
• Live support from experienced Somerset team members
• 24/7 operational assistance when issues arise
• Carrier onboarding and vetting support
• Claims-management assistance
• Customer credit review and verification
• Accounting, invoicing, and collections support
• Proprietary transportation-management technology
• A financially stable brokerage with a long-standing industry reputation
• Fast carrier payments that help support strong carrier relationships
• Military Freight Opportunities

Somerset Logistics also has the operational foundation needed to support qualified agents moving military and government-related freight.

Our military-freight infrastructure includes:

• An active SCAC code
• Bond setup supporting military-freight operations
• Compliance-focused processes
• Carrier-vetting systems designed for higher operational standards
• Access capabilities for applicable Global Freight Management systems
• Experienced support teams for onboarding, documentation, and operational coordination

Military freight experience is not required for every Somerset agent. However, agents already moving military freight, or experienced freight professionals interested in building a specialized niche, are encouraged to tell us about that experience when applying.

Required Qualifications

Applicants must:

• Be based in the United States
• Have verifiable professional freight brokerage or freight-agent experience
• Have an active and transferable book of business
• Have established customer relationships
• Understand freight quoting, carrier sourcing, shipment coordination, and customer service
• Be capable of independently managing customer and carrier communication
• Demonstrate strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Be comfortable operating as a self-directed business owner
• Maintain professional, responsive, and ethical business practices

Completion of a freight-agent or freight-broker training program alone does not satisfy the experience requirement.

Preferred Experience

• Experience managing multiple transportation modes
• A record of maintaining long-term customer relationships
• Experience developing new freight business
• Knowledge of carrier qualification and fraud-prevention practices
• Military, government, specialized, expedited, heavy-haul, or high-compliance freight experience
• Experience transitioning an existing book of business between brokerages

Compensation and Classification

This is a 1099 independent contractor opportunity, not a salaried or hourly W-2 position.

Compensation is commission-based, with a 70% commission split. Actual earnings vary based on freight volume, customer activity, gross margin, and individual business performance. No specific income level is guaranteed.

Independent freight agents are responsible for their own taxes, insurance, business expenses, and benefits.

Application Process

To be considered, please submit:

• Your résumé or professional background - or apply at www.somersetlogistics.com/agents
• A brief overview of your freight brokerage experience
• The transportation modes or freight categories you currently manage
• Confirmation that you have an active and transferable book of business
• A general description of your current freight volume or business activity
• Any experience with military, government, or specialized freight

Please do not include confidential customer names, pricing information, or proprietary business details in your initial application.

Qualified applicants will be invited to a confidential discovery call with Somerset’s agent-relations or leadership team to discuss their experience, book of business, goals, and potential fit with the Somerset Freight Agent Program.

Build your business with the freedom to lead your agency, and the support of a brokerage that has been standing behind its agents since 2000.