Independent freight agent
I'm back. In black.
(And the occasional white shirt.) After a six-month hiatus, I'm back and moving freight again. I'm Joseph Garcia — independent freight agent under Melgar Freight Solutions, LLC, with thirty years combined in freight and legal work. That legal side built the problem-solving, critical thinking, and proactivity I bring to every load: I see the angles and catch the snags before they reach your dock.
Ship with me and you get one person who prices your freight, covers it, and owns it to delivery — and treats your load like the stakes are mine, because now, as an independent agent, they are.
The authority, bond, and billing of Melgar Freight Solutions, LLC stand behind every move. Here for the long haul.
Start to finish
Work Directly With Me — Start to Finish
When you give me a load, you get me. I price it straight, find and vet the carrier, book it, and stay on it from pickup to delivery.
One person who knows your freight, answers when you call, and owns the outcome — fewer handoffs, fewer surprises, and my direct cell for when it matters.
Track record
Thirty Years of Receipts
Top-performing freight broker at RXO — top 5 in my branch, top 25 companywide — moving 150-plus loads a month across 100-plus active customers. Dry van, reefer, flatbed, LTL, intermodal, expedited. Before freight, 23 years in legal affairs and business development. Few agents bring both the freight reps and that kind of analytical muscle. I bring both.
And for you, it shows up as sharper pricing, clean paperwork, and problems solved before they ever reach your dock.
What It's Like to Work With Me
"You have a way of making complicated things simple and efficient."
— A long-time customer, now moving his freight with me again under Melgar Freight Solutions
Old-school freight, modern tools
I Use the Tools. The Judgment Stays Mine.
You get faster, sharper pricing. I use AI to read the market in minutes instead of an afternoon of phone calls — rates, capacity, lane trends. But software doesn't know your freight, and it doesn't carry the risk. The tools give me the read; thirty years tell me what to do with it. Modern speed, old-school judgment.
The structure
How the Relationship Works
I work as an independent agent of Melgar Freight Solutions, LLC, USDOT 4415111. Here's what that means for you: I run your freight personally, and Melgar carries the federal brokerage authority, bond, credit, and billing behind every load. You're not trusting one person with no backstop — you get the responsiveness of working directly with me and the financial stability, compliance, and professional billing of an established brokerage.
A personal agent, with a real brokerage behind him.
For returning shippers
If We've Worked Together Before
Then you already know how I work. Send me a lane and let's pick up where we left off.
That's where I start — with what you need, not a canned pitch.
Let's Move Your Freight.
Send me a lane and I'll quote it.