Transportation broker to hire 400 in KC this year

Freightquote plans to hire 400 freight brokers at its Kansas City headquarters this year.

In respnose to continued growth, the company will offer the workers a base salary of $36,000 with the potential to increase to $100,000 within three years, according to the Kansas City Business Journal.

The privately owned online transportation broker of freight services moved into its new headquarters in KC last July, bringing 1,000 jobs from its former headquarters in Lenexa, Kan.

Read more from the Kansas City Business Journal.