# Independent Freight Agent

About Ascent Ascent Global Logistics, headquartered in Belleville, Michigan, is a leading global provider of expedited, time-critical logistics solutions and other direct transportation services. Ascent’s offerings include air charter and ground expedited solutions as well as truckload, less-than-truckload, global forwarding, brokerage, and managed transportation services. Position Summary This is a 1099 independent contractor opportunity for experienced Independent Freight Agents operating under Ascent’s brokerage authority. Key Responsibilities Build customer relationships and secure freight opportunities Source and qualify carriers using Ascent’s systems and tools Negotiate rates and handle required shipment documentation Manage shipments through the full lifecycle from booking to delivery Resolve service issues through proactive communication Maintain accurate system records and follow company compliance standards What You’ll Bring Active, transferable book of business required Must reside and operate in the United States Strong knowledge of carrier operations, dispatching, and rate negotiation Experience with TMS platforms and load boards such as DAT and Truckstop Ascent’s Com

- **Id**: 352788
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/ascentgl-independent-freight-agent>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: posting_text
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T13:15:30Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 75
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1588
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Transportation & Logistics, Logistics, Supply Chain

## Company

- **Id**: 720390
- **Name**: Ascentlogistics
- **Domain**: ascentlogistics.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ascentlogistics>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 75

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-05T19:05:37Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 10
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.357
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 75
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: conf:7, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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