OTR dispatch service that plans the whole trip, including the way home
Over the road means weeks out, a different lot every night, and a home date you want to keep. Our OTR dispatch service plans the loads in a chain, not one at a time, so each night ends somewhere you can park, each reset lands somewhere you can rest, and the last load of the trip ends near your driveway. You confirm every load along the way.
Nineteen nights out, one stall at a time
Here is an EXAMPLE three-week run, one stall for every night. Tap a stall to see where the driver parked, why, and which load got them there. It is not a real trip, but it is the kind we plan.
Look at it as a chain. Every load is booked with the next one in mind, so the truck rarely sits and rarely runs empty far. The two resets fall where there is a good stop and a quiet freight day. And the last load was picked in Omaha because it delivered in Indianapolis on Friday morning.
THREE-WEEK LOT BOARD · EXAMPLE RUN · 19 NIGHTS
Truck stop ×9Rest area ×2Reserved spot ×2Customer lot ×134-hour reset ×4Home ×1
MON 1 · TRUCK STOP
Nashville, TN
L1: Indianapolis, IN to Atlanta, GA, 530 mi
First night out. A big truck stop off I-24, chosen because it usually has room at 19:00 on a Monday.
The loads that made it work
- L1 Indianapolis, IN to Atlanta, GA · 530 mi
- L2 Atlanta, GA to Orlando, FL · 440 mi
- L3 Orlando, FL to Dallas, TX · 1,100 mi
- L4 Dallas, TX to Phoenix, AZ · 1,060 mi
- L5 Phoenix, AZ to Salt Lake City, UT · 660 mi
- L6 Salt Lake City, UT to Omaha, NE · 930 mi
- L7 Omaha, NE to Indianapolis, IN · 620 mi
5,340 loaded miles · EXAMPLE, not a real run
Parking runs through the whole board. Some nights are free truck stops, some are rest areas, a few are paid reserved spots where the lots fill early, and one is a customer's yard where we asked first. We cannot reserve parking for you or promise a space, and nobody honest can. What we can do is plan the day so it ends near a good option, with a backup, before the clock runs out.
Our guides to truck parking and to choosing a truck stop cover the options in more depth.
Resets and home time
The 34-hour restart is the OTR driver's weekly reset. Under the federal rules, 34 or more consecutive hours off duty restarts the 70-hour, 8-day limit (or the 60-hour, 7-day limit if your carrier does not run every day). Where you take it matters as much as when. A reset at a truck stop with showers, laundry and food is a rest. A reset at a ramp with nothing nearby is a long wait.
We plan resets the way we plan nights: ahead. We look at your hours, the freight calendar and the places you like to reset, and we time the reset for when the market is slow anyway, often a weekend. The load after the reset is booked before you start it, so you are not spending your time off searching.
Home time is planned from the other end. You tell us the date you want to be home before the trip starts. As the trip goes on, we steer the loads back toward home so the last one delivers close to it, and we tell you early if the market makes the date hard to hit.
Plan your own reset with the 34-hour reset and recap planner, and see fees and terms for what dispatch costs.
POSTED: eCFR, 49 CFR 395.3(c) · checked Oct 2026
POSTED: eCFR, 49 CFR 395.3(b)(2) · checked Oct 2026
What an OTR dispatcher plans for you
- The chain of loads
- Each load booked with the next in mind, so the reload is close and the empty miles stay short.
- Every night
- A stop that fits your hours and your preferences, with a backup, named in the offer.
- Showers and laundry
- Resets and longer stops where you can actually look after yourself, not just park.
- The resets
- Timed to your hours and the freight calendar, at a place you can rest.
- Weather and passes
- Chain laws, wind warnings and closures watched along the route, with the day adjusted when needed.
- The way home
- The last load of the trip chosen because it delivers near home on the date you asked for.
You confirm every load before it is booked. The rate confirmation is sent directly to you.
How an OTR week with a dispatcher runs
Most days start with a short message: where you are, how your hours look, anything that changed overnight. While you drive, we work the next load and the one after it. When an offer is ready, it comes to your phone with the lane, the rate, the pickup and delivery times and where we think that day ends. You read it at the next stop and say yes or no.
Once you say yes, the rate con goes straight to your email and we handle the broker: carrier packets, check calls, appointment changes and detention claims. You drive, you rest, and you send the bills when you deliver. If something goes wrong, a breakdown or a closed receiver, you call us and we rework the plan from there.
Life out there, planned in
Three weeks out is a long time to live in a cab, and the small things decide whether the trip feels like a decent way to live or just a long haul. We plan the longer stops at places with showers and laundry, try to put resets where you can eat a real meal, and keep track of the chains you have shower credits or points with. If you like a certain stop on a certain stretch of road, tell us, and we use it.
We also listen when you say you need a slower day. A tired driver is not a safe driver, and no load is worth pushing past that. If the weather turns, a pass closes or you simply need an extra night somewhere good, we rework the plan around it and tell the broker early, so the change costs as little as possible.
Is OTR dispatch right for you?
It fits owner operators and small fleets who like long runs, want to stay out for weeks at a time, and would rather spend their evenings resting than searching load boards. It also fits drivers new to running their own authority who want someone to chain loads together while they learn the lanes.
It may not fit if you run a dedicated lane or have steady direct customers, or if you want to be home most nights. For that, regional or local dispatch is the better match, and we do that too.
Prefer shorter runs? See local and regional dispatch, or team driver dispatch if two of you share the truck.
Over the road dispatch questions
How long are OTR drivers out?
It depends on the driver. Some stay out two weeks and take a few days off, some run three or four weeks at a stretch, and owner operators set their own pattern. Tell us how long you want to stay out and how many days you want at home, and we plan the trip around that rather than the other way around.
Can a dispatcher plan my 34-hour reset?
Yes. We track where your weekly hours stand, plan the 34-hour restart for a place you like and a time when freight is slow anyway, and book the load after it before you start the reset. You still decide when and where you take it. We just make sure the plan supports it.
How do you plan parking on OTR runs?
We plan each day so it ends near a place you can legally park, with a backup in case the first choice is full, and we tell you both in the offer. Where lots fill early, we may suggest a reserved spot. We cannot reserve parking for you or promise a space, and we will not pretend otherwise.
Can I run OTR with a new MC?
Yes. Some brokers will not book a very new authority, so the first trips can take more work to chain together, and we start with brokers who do. A new MC pays 7% of gross until month 6, then the fee steps down automatically. Expect the first weeks to be slower than later ones.
Do you plan reloads before I deliver?
Yes, that is most of the job on OTR. We start looking for the next load as soon as you accept the current one, and try to have it booked before you deliver, close to the receiver. When a market is thin, we tell you early so you can choose between waiting for a better load and moving to a busier area.
PARK BY: PLANNED WITH YOU
Plan my OTR runs
Loads chained, nights planned, the last one timed to bring you home.