Cargo and Freight Agent
Hour-based
ONET: 43-5011.00
4
Years
192h
Related instructions
2000h
On-the-job training
Classroom instruction topics
- Principles of Operations Management
- Principles of Importing and Exporting
- Introduction to Business Logistics Management
- Transportation Management
On-the-job training
- Advise clients on transportation and payment methods.
- Track delivery progress of shipments.
- Notify consignees, passengers, or customers of freight or baggage arrival and arrange for delivery.
- Determine method of shipment and prepare bills of lading, invoices, and other shipping documents.
- Estimate freight or postal rates and record shipment costs and weights.
- Keep records of all goods shipped, received, and stored.
- Enter shipping information into a computer by hand or by a hand-held scanner that reads bar codes on goods.
- Check import or export documentation to determine cargo contents and use tariff coding system to classify goods according to fee or tariff group.
- Prepare manifests showing numbers of airplane passengers, baggage, mail, freight weights, and transmitting data to destinations.
- Negotiate and arrange transport of goods with shipping or freight companies.
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