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One truck, your rules

Dispatch service for owner operators who want their evenings back

You bought the truck to run your own business, not to spend every night on load boards and broker calls. We take the phone work, you keep every decision. Your lanes, your home time, your floor rate, and a yes or no on every load.
5% of gross for one truck with authority older than 6 months. No setup fee, no contract.
Give me my evenings back
Estimate · 5% fee (1 truck, authority 6+ months)EXAMPLE
Fee / week
$300
Hours back / week
15 hrs
worth $450 at $30/hr
Detention at stake
$200
per week, if it goes unclaimed
Time value minus fee
$150

This is an estimate built only from your numbers. It does not assume higher rates. Detention at stake is money you're owed on paper; whether a broker pays it depends on the rate con terms and the paperwork.

Start with the calculator above. Put in your real weekly gross, the hours you spend dispatching yourself, and the detention you sit through without getting paid. It shows what the fee costs against the time you get back. It does not assume we'll raise your rates, because we can't promise that and neither can anyone else honestly.

For most single-truck owner-operators the math turns on two numbers: hours and leaks. Three hours a day on the phone across a five-day week is a part-time job you're not paid for. Leaks are the detention never claimed, the lumper you ate, the cheap backhaul you took because you were tired of looking. A dispatch service for owner operators should fix both, or it isn't worth the fee.

Where the money leaks

Four leaks most single-truck owners live with

  • Unpaid detention

    Four hours at a receiver with no detention terms on the rate con is four hours you worked for free. It happens every week to drivers who book their own loads in a hurry.

  • Lumpers you ate

    Paid at the dock, receipt lost in the cab, never reimbursed. Small amounts that add up to a truck payment over a year.

  • Cheap backhauls

    After a long day on the board, the first load home looks good enough. Planning the reload before you accept the headhaul fixes most of these.

  • Deadhead you didn't count

    A load that pays well per loaded mile can pay badly once the empty miles to pick it up are added. We count deadhead in every rate we show you.

Your rules, written down

You set the rules. The desk works inside them.

On the first call we write down how you want to run. Those rules become your profile, and every load gets checked against them before it reaches your phone. Change a rule any time with one text.

  • Home time

    Every weekend, every other week, or two weeks out and four days home. We plan the last loads of each run toward your driveway, not away from it.

  • Lanes and regions

    The lanes you like go in your profile. So do the ones you won't touch, like a city you hate or mountain passes in winter.

  • Floor rate

    Your minimum all-in rate per mile, counting deadhead. Loads under it don't reach your phone unless you ask to see them.

  • Freight you refuse

    No touch freight, no hazmat, no live unloads at certain receivers. Whatever you won't haul stays off your list.

  • Brokers to avoid

    If a broker burned you on detention or paid late, tell us once. We stop booking with them for your truck.

  • Night appointments

    Some drivers love a 2 a.m. dock time because the roads are empty. Others won't. Your answer decides which loads we chase.

Even inside your rules, nothing is booked without you. We send the full details, you answer yes or no, and on a yes the broker emails the rate confirmation straight to you. The rules just mean you stop seeing loads you'd never take.

Rules can bend when you want them to. If a load breaks one rule but pays well, like a night delivery on a strong lane, we send it with a note saying which rule it breaks. You decide whether this one is worth it. Over time your dispatcher learns which exceptions you take and which you never will.

Owner operator dispatch services

Everything that eats your evenings, handled

Tap through the five jobs that come off your plate. Each one is work you're doing now, mostly at night or at a fuel island, and none of it moves your truck.

Loads that fit your truck and your week

We search the boards and our broker contacts for freight on your lanes, above your floor, with a reload in mind. You see a short list, not a firehose.
  • Searches filtered by your profile
  • Backhaul planned before the headhaul
  • Partials and multi-stop when they pay
  • Direct broker contacts, not just boards

Same truck, two weeks

A week without a dispatcher, and a week with one

Same truck, same lanes, same driver. The difference is who does the phone work and when. This is an illustration of how the hours move, not a promise about rates.

WITHOUT A DISPATCHER

  • Sunday night: two hours on the board looking for Monday's load, three calls to brokers who already covered it.
  • Tuesday: stuck at a receiver, no detention on the rate con, nobody to call it in.
  • Wednesday: takes a cheap load home because there's no time to look while driving.
  • Friday: invoices and paperwork at the kitchen table instead of with family.

WITH A DISPATCHER

  • Sunday night: one text with Monday's load details. A yes, and the rate con is in your email.
  • Tuesday: the desk starts the detention clock at the receiver and tells the broker.
  • Wednesday: the reload was lined up before you delivered, above your floor.
  • Friday: paperwork already sent, weekly report on its way, evening off.

Your truck, specifically

What changes for your equipment

One truck means your equipment shapes every load. Tap your rig to see the freight we usually find for it, the fee that applies and what the desk does differently, then open its page for the full picture.

Pick your truck.

Tap any rig above to see the freight we find for it, the fee that applies and what the desk does differently. Box trucks start at 26 ft.

Standard
5%
New MC, 26 ft box, hotshot
7%
Fleet 2+
4%

A flatbed owner cares about tarp pay and securement. A reefer owner cares about setpoints and dock waits. A 26 ft box truck owner cares about liftgates, pallet counts and stop-off pay. The desk is the same, but the questions we ask before a load reaches you change with the truck.

That also changes your fee: semi equipment pays 5% once the authority is older than 6 months, while 26 ft box trucks and hotshots pay 7% because their loads are smaller and take more calls per dollar to fill a week. The picker above shows the rate for each rig.

Best dispatch service for owner operators?

Eight questions to ask any dispatcher, including us

There is no single best dispatch service for owner operators. There is the one that fits how you run and answers these questions without dodging. Tap each one to see what a good answer sounds like, and ask every dispatcher you're considering.

Dispatcher check

1/8 CHECKED

  1. Good answer: you do, every time, after seeing the full details. Walk away from anyone who books first and tells you later.

Our answers, short

  • You approve every load
  • The rate con comes to you
  • Fee on gross, from the rate con
  • Month-to-month, 30 days notice
  • Nothing owed for weeks off
  • A real desk nights and weekends
  • Loads checked against your profile
  • A weekly report every Sunday

Who this is for

Own authority, leased on, or somewhere in between

  • Your own MC

    This is who we dispatch. You haul under your own authority, sign your own rate cons and keep your broker relationships.

  • Leased on to a carrier

    Your carrier usually controls your loads, so outside dispatch rarely fits. If you're planning to go out on your own, talk to us before you leave.

  • Authority just activated

    Welcome. New authorities pay 7% for the first 6 months and get a plan for brokers that onboard new carriers.

Thinking about a second truck? Once you run two or more, every truck drops to the 4% fleet rate. See small fleet dispatch.

Whichever group you're in, the first call is free and carries no commitment. Ask anything about how loads are picked, who your dispatcher talks to and what the agreement says before you sign it.

Owner operator dispatch services: straight answers

Q01Is a dispatcher worth it for one truck?
It is when your hours on the phone and the money you leave on the table cost more than the fee. If you spend two or three hours a day on boards and calls, skip detention claims or take cheap backhauls to stay moving, a good dispatcher usually pays for itself. If you love negotiating and already run full, profitable weeks, you may not need one yet.
Q02How much do owner-operator dispatch services cost?
Most charge a percentage of each load's gross, commonly 8% to 12%, or a flat weekly fee. We charge 5% for one truck with authority older than 6 months, and 7% for new authorities, 26 ft box trucks and hotshots. No setup fee, no minimum and no contract, and the fee only applies to loads you haul.
Q03Can leased-on owner-operators use a dispatcher?
Usually not for freight under the carrier you're leased to, because that carrier controls your dispatch and your loads move under its authority. Our dispatch is built for owner-operators running under their own MC. If you're planning to leave a lease and get your own authority, we can talk through the first months before you make the move.
Q04Do you work with owner-operators who factor?
Yes, and many of our carriers do. We send the notice of assignment to brokers with your carrier packet so payments go to your factoring company, and we send delivery paperwork where it needs to go. If you want a quote, we can refer you to our factoring partner, RTS Financial. Using them is never required for dispatch.
Q05What if I only want to run certain lanes?
Then those are the lanes we work. Your lane list goes into your profile on the first call, along with regions you won't run and how often you want to be home. If staying strictly in those lanes means a light week, we'll show you the tradeoff with real numbers and let you decide whether to stretch.
Q06How fast can I start?
The call happens as soon as you apply during desk hours, and carrier packets can go out the same day if your paperwork is ready. How fast the first load comes depends on broker approvals, which can take longer for a new MC. We'll give you an honest estimate on the call rather than a promise.
Q07Can I turn down a load you found?
Always. Every load comes to you with full details before anything is booked, and you can say no without a reason or a penalty. If you turn down the same kind of load often, we adjust your profile so you stop seeing it. The point is to bring you loads you'd actually choose.

Run the full numbers with the dispatch ROI calculator, compare dispatch fees, read how a load reaches you, or see factoring for owner-operators. New to your own MC? Start with new authority dispatch. Running a reefer? The reefer owner-operator guide covers the extra costs.

Your truck. Your rules. Our phone bill.

Apply in about 2 minutes. One call to set your rules, then every load is your call.

Give me my evenings back