Can they vet carriers for insurance and authority?
Yes — full RMIS / MyCarrierPackets workflow including SAFER, insurance verification, and authority status.
How much does it cost to hire a remote Freight Broker Assistant through HiresLink?
Freight Broker Assistants start at $1,560/mo on a flat monthly rate — no placement fee and no long-term contract. A comparable in-house freight broker assistant in the US averages about $50K per year before payroll taxes, benefits, software seats and office overhead, so most logistics teams save roughly 63% on the same scope of work. Staffing & HR management is billed at the lower of $800/month or 25% of the salary.
What is included in the monthly rate for a Freight Broker Assistant?
The flat rate covers sourcing, AI + human vetting, skills testing, reference checks, contracting, payments in local currency, compliance paperwork and ongoing HR support. You get a dedicated freight broker assistant working your hours on DAT, Truckstop, MyCarrierPackets, RMIS — not a shared pool or a ticket queue.
How fast can we hire a Freight Broker Assistant?
You receive a shortlist within 48 hours of your intake call. Most logistics clients interview 2-3 pre-vetted freight broker assistants in the first week and have someone onboarded in 7-14 days, because candidates are already tested on Carrier sourcing and vetting, Load posting on DAT/Truckstop, Track-and-trace updates.
How do you vet freight broker assistants?
Every candidate passes a four-stage screen: AI-assisted resume and background parsing, a live English interview (C1 level or above), a hands-on software test in DAT, Truckstop, MyCarrierPackets, and two verified employer references. Only the top ~3% of applicants reach your shortlist.
What time zone do freight broker assistants work in?
Talent is based in Latin America (Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil), so they work US Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific business hours with full real-time overlap. Your freight broker assistant joins your standups, answers Slack during your day and closes work in the same cycle as your onsite team.
Which tools and software can a Freight Broker Assistant work in?
Our logistics bench works daily in DAT, Truckstop, MyCarrierPackets, RMIS, McLeod. If your stack is different, we screen specifically for it before the shortlist — day-to-day responsibilities include Source and vet carriers for committed loads, Post loads and field carrier calls, Run track-and-trace updates to shippers.
Is it secure and compliant to work with a remote Freight Broker Assistant?
Yes. Every contractor signs an NDA and a confidentiality agreement, works through access you control (SSO, least-privilege roles, no local data storage) and is trained on W-8BEN, EOR, USD flat rate, Bilingual EN/ES. We handle local contracts, invoicing and tax documentation so there is no misclassification risk on your side.
What if the Freight Broker Assistant is not a fit?
Contracts are month-to-month with a 30-day notice. If a placement is not working within the first 90 days, we replace them at no additional cost and the replacement search starts the same week. HiresLink staffs bilingual remote freight broker assistants from Latin America for US brokerages sourcing carriers, posting loads, and running track-and-trace on DAT and Truckstop with EOR compliance and USD flat-rate pricing starting at $13/hr.
Do your freight broker assistants know DAT?
Yes. DAT is a standard requirement on our logistics bench — candidates complete a hands-on test inside DAT before they reach your shortlist, and most also work in Truckstop. If you run a different platform, tell us at intake and we screen specifically for it.