The short answer
Semi truck dispatch is a service where a dispatcher finds tractor-trailer loads for a carrier, negotiates the rate per mile, completes broker setup and handles the paperwork. Prime Trucks Dispatch does this for owner-operators and small fleets from Houston, TX, for 4.9% of each booked load and no contract.
What semi truck dispatch covers
A semi truck dispatcher handles the business side of a load so the driver can stay focused on the road. For a tractor-trailer, that means freight that matches your trailer, a rate that covers your cost per mile, and a schedule that respects your hours of service.
- Searching load boards and calling brokers for freight on your lanes
- Negotiating the rate per mile, including deadhead to the pickup
- Planning the reload near your delivery so you aren't driving empty
- Filling out broker carrier packets with your MC, W-9 and insurance
- Checking each rate confirmation before you sign it
- Sending signed BOLs and PODs to the broker or your factoring company
Rates that cover your costs
Before we book anything, we ask for your rate floor: the lowest rate per mile you'll run. We use it in every negotiation and don't send you loads below it unless you tell us to.
We also look at the whole trip. A load that pays well but drops you somewhere with nothing going out can cost more than it earns, so we check the outbound market at the delivery city before we recommend it.
You stay in control
Every load is sent to you with the pickup, delivery, miles, weight and rate. You approve it or pass. We never sign a rate confirmation on your behalf without your OK.
A semi truck dispatcher for CDL owner-operators
Whether you call it tractor-trailer dispatch or CDL truck dispatch, the job is the same: keep a Class 8 truck moving on paying freight. As your semi truck dispatcher, we plan the week around your hours of service, home time and the lanes you like, then book loads that fit.
Our semi truck dispatch service covers dry vans, reefers, flatbeds and step decks pulled by your own tractor, under your own authority.
Common questions
What equipment counts as semi truck dispatch?
Any Class 8 tractor pulling a dry van, reefer, flatbed or step deck. We dispatch each trailer type with its own checks.
Do you dispatch team drivers?
Yes. Tell us it's a team and we'll look for longer runs and tighter delivery windows that pay for two drivers.
How much is semi truck dispatch?
4.9% of the gross on each load we book, with no setup fee, monthly fee or contract.