Given that much of a freight brokerage’s work is handled through online platforms and/or over the phone, successful brokerages can set up base even in regions without a significant importing and manufacturing presence.
Brokerages can thus focus on lower-cost locations (places with lower taxes and office rents, for example) and could then choose to pass those savings on to their employees via...
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