No setup feeNo contract

Truck dispatch fee: 5%, 7% or 4% of gross. Nothing hidden.

One percentage per load, taken from the rate on the broker's rate confirmation. No setup fee, no monthly minimum, no cancellation fee, and no bill for weeks you sit at home or in the shop.

Find your rate below, then run your own week through the calculator and compare it with what you pay now.

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5%StandardA $6,000 week costs $300.
7%New MC, 26 ft box truck, hotshotA $4,000 week costs $280.
4%Fleet, 2+ trucksThree trucks grossing $18,000 cost $720.

What the fee covers

Everything on the desk is included. These are never charged.

There is no menu of add-ons. The percentage pays for the whole desk, and the list of things we never bill you for is just as important.

Included in the fee

Load sourcing on the major boards and direct broker contacts
Rate negotiation on every load, extras included
Broker calls, check calls and delivery updates
Dock appointments booked after your yes
Carrier packet setup with new brokers
Detention, layover and lumper claims
Deadhead and backhaul planning
A weekly earnings report

Never charged

Setup or onboarding fee
Monthly minimum
Cancellation fee
Weeks you don't haul
Markups or hidden cuts on the rate

Included means included. The phone time with brokers, the counter-offers, the carrier packets for a new broker and the claim you file after a five-hour wait at a cold dock all sit inside the same percentage. You won't see a line item for a check call or a charge for adding a broker to your list.

The never-charged list matters just as much. A dispatcher who bills a monthly minimum gets paid when your truck sits. A cancellation fee keeps you around when the loads aren't good. We skip both, so the only way we earn is when you haul a load you agreed to.

The three rates

Which rate is yours

Your rate depends on three things: how many trucks you run, how old your authority is, and what you drive. If more than one applies, the lower fleet rate wins once you have two or more trucks on the desk.

5%
Standard
One truck with authority older than 6 months, on semi equipment: dry van, reefer, flatbed, step deck, power only, car hauler, dump, oversize, hazmat and tanker.
EXAMPLE: A $6,000 week costs $300.
7%
New MC, 26 ft box truck, hotshot
Authorities younger than 6 months, 26 ft box trucks (dry or reefer box) and hotshots. A new MC on semi equipment moves to the standard rate automatically at 6 months.
EXAMPLE: A $4,000 week costs $280.
4%
Fleet, 2+ trucks
Two or more trucks under one authority, any mix of equipment. Every truck in the fleet is billed at this rate.
EXAMPLE: Three trucks grossing $18,000 cost $720.

Why 7% for box trucks and hotshots? Their loads are often shorter and lower in dollars, so finding a full week takes more calls, more partials and more broker setups per dollar earned. The extra point covers that work honestly instead of hiding it in a weekly fee.

Two situations at once? A new MC running two trucks pays the 4% fleet rate on both, because the fleet rate wins. A single hotshot with an older authority stays at 7%, since the equipment sets that rate.

What one point is worth. On a truck grossing $6,000 a week for 48 weeks, every percentage point of dispatch fee is about $2,880 a year (EXAMPLE). That is why the gap between 5% and a 10% dispatcher matters, and why it's worth asking exactly how any dispatcher calculates the number.

Starting a new authority on a semi? You pay 7% while the MC is under 6 months old, then 5% from the next load after it turns 6 months, with no paperwork from you.

Fee calculator

Run your own week

Pick your equipment, authority age and truck count, then slide to your weekly gross. Add a flat weekly fee you've been quoted elsewhere to see where a percentage costs more and where it costs less. Honest math cuts both ways.

Weekly gross per truck$6,000

$1,500$15,000

EquipmentAuthority ageTrucksFlat weekly fee to compareYour hours a day on boards and callsWhat an hour of your time is worth

Your rate: 5% (1 truck, authority 6+ months)EXAMPLE

Fee / week: $300
You keep: $5,700
At 10%: $600; $300 more per week
Flat $250/wk: Cheaper; $50 less than 5%

Fee is 5% of gross load revenue, only on loads you haul. No setup fee. Month-to-month, cancel with 30 days notice.

Read the result in two parts. The top row shows the fee and what you keep at your rate. The bottom row compares that with a 10% dispatcher and with the flat fee you entered. If the flat fee comes out cheaper for your numbers, it says so. A dispatcher who earns the percentage has to earn it with better loads, and that is the deal we want you to judge us on.

How much do dispatchers charge?

Three ways dispatchers bill, side by side

Before you pick any dispatcher, know which model you are buying. Percentage fees commonly land somewhere between 8% and 12% of gross. Flat weekly fees and per-load fees exist too. None is automatically better.

Dispatch fee models compared
Model	How it works	Good when	Watch out for
Percentage of gross	A set share of each load's rate	Your weeks vary, or you take home time	High percentages, or fees taken on net instead of gross
Flat weekly fee	The same amount every week	You run steady, high-grossing weeks	Paying it on weeks you sit, and less reason for the dispatcher to push rates
Per load	A fixed amount for each load booked	You run a few long, high-paying loads	Pressure to stack many short, cheap loads

Whatever the model, ask any dispatcher three questions: is the fee on gross or net, who receives the rate confirmation, and can you turn down a load without a penalty. Our answers are gross, you, and yes.

Red flag: Fee on net
Taking the percentage after your fuel and expenses sounds smaller but is hard to check. Gross is on the rate con.
Red flag: Rate con to the dispatcher
If the broker's confirmation goes to the dispatcher instead of you, you can't see the real rate.
Red flag: Forced loads
If saying no to a load costs you a fee or a lecture, the dispatcher is booking for their numbers, not yours.

Billing

How billing works, load by load

You're billed on gross load revenue for loads you actually haul. Nothing is charged up front, and you can stop with 30 days notice.

1
You haul the load
The rate on the broker's rate con, the one you signed, is the number the fee is based on.
2
Extras get added
Detention, stop-off pay or layover we claim for you is added to that load's gross once the broker approves it.
3
Weekly statement
Every load, its gross and our fee, listed line by line on your weekly report with miles and rate per mile.
4
You pay the fee
Billed weekly for that week's loads only. A week off means a zero statement.

How lumper reimbursements are handled is spelled out in your dispatch agreement before you sign. If you factor, your factoring company pays you as usual, and our fee is billed to you separately on the weekly statement.

Disagree with a line? Every load on the statement links back to a rate con you signed and a delivery you made, so checking it takes a minute. If something is wrong, your dispatcher fixes it on that week's statement, not next month's.

Your loads, your rate con

The fee is on the rate you saw and approved

Every load comes to you with its rate before anything is booked. When you say yes, the broker sends the rate confirmation straight to your email, and you sign it yourself. That document is the number our fee is based on. We never mark up a load, take a side payment from a broker, or hide the real rate from you.

That also means a rate you turn down never costs you anything. Say no to a cheap load and we go back to the board. Say yes and you'll know the exact dollar amount of our fee before the truck moves.

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Dispatch service cost: straight answers

Q01How much do truck dispatchers charge?

Most dispatch services charge a percentage of each load's gross, often somewhere between 8% and 12%. Some charge a flat weekly fee or a fixed amount per load instead. We charge 5% standard, 7% for new authorities, 26 ft box trucks and hotshots, and 4% for fleets of two or more trucks.

Q02Is the dispatch fee on gross or net?

On gross load revenue: the amount on the broker's rate confirmation, including accessorials like detention or stop-off pay that get added to the load. It is not taken from your net after fuel and expenses. You can always check the math, because the rate con comes straight to you and the weekly report lists every load.

Q03Do you take a fee on lumper reimbursements?

Lumper money is cash you paid at the dock and get back from the broker, not money you earned hauling. How reimbursements are handled is written into your dispatch agreement before you sign anything, and your dispatcher will walk you through it on the first call so there are no surprises on a weekly report.

Q04What if I don't haul for a week?

Then you owe us nothing for that week. The fee only applies to loads you actually haul, so home time, a breakdown or a slow week never turns into a bill. There is no monthly minimum and no standby charge, and you don't need to cancel to take time off. Just tell your dispatcher when you're rolling again.

Q05Do you charge a setup fee?

No. There is no setup fee, no onboarding fee and no charge for sending your carrier packets to brokers. You pay the percentage on loads you haul and nothing else. If you decide dispatch isn't for you, give 30 days notice and stop. There is no cancellation fee either.

Q06Is a percentage fee better than a flat weekly fee?

It depends on your weeks. A flat fee can cost less on a big week, but you pay it even when you sit. A percentage costs nothing when you don't haul and ties the dispatcher's pay to your rates, so higher rates help both of you. Use the calculator on this page to compare with your own numbers.

Q07Does the fleet rate apply to every equipment type?

Yes. Once you run two or more trucks with us, each truck is billed at 4% of gross, whether it's a reefer, a flatbed or a 26 ft box truck. You can mix equipment in one fleet. Each truck still gets its own lanes, its own floor rate and its own load approvals.

Q08Can I see the rate the broker pays?

Always. When you accept a load, the broker sends the rate confirmation directly to you, and you sign it yourself. The rate on that document is the rate we negotiated, and our fee is a percentage of it. We never mark up a load, take a hidden cut or keep the real rate from you.

Want a second opinion on the math? Try the dispatcher fee calculator or the dispatch ROI calculator. Running more than one truck? See small fleet dispatch. New MC? Start with new authority dispatch. Box truck owners can read 26 ft box truck dispatch.

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STANDARD

NEW MC / 26 FT / HOTSHOT

FLEET 2+

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