How freight agent pay actually works, and how to tell a real pay promise from a recruiting line.

A realistic timeline for switching brokerages with a book, phase by phase, without the recruiting gloss.

A high split percentage is not the same as high pay. Here is how to read a freight agent commission split, where the money quietly leaks out, and how to compare programs on what you actually take home.

A 70% split is only 70% if nothing comes out of it afterward. This field guide covers where freight agent program fees hide: conditional software charges, compliance chargebacks, credit-check fees, and the exact questions that surface them in writing before you sign.

Every freight agent program can recruit. The better question is whether agents choose to stay. Here’s what experienced freight agents value in a long-term brokerage partnership.