Dispatch service for owner operators who live in the truck
You run your own business from a sleeper. Our dispatch service for owner operators keeps it that way: we work the phones and the boards, you keep the final say on every load, and your week is planned around how you actually like to run.
THE DEAL
5% of gross for one truck, 4% for 2+, 7% while your MC is under 6 months. No haul, no pay.
No setup fee. Month-to-month. You confirm every load.
Your road preferences become your dispatch profile
Before we book anything, we ask how you like to run. Most owner operator dispatch services skip this part and then wonder why drivers turn their loads down. Fill in the card below the way you would answer on our first call. Print it for the cab, or attach it to your application so the dispatcher has it before they dial. You can change any answer later; it is a starting point, not a contract.
My road preferences
Saved in this browser only. Print it for the cab, or attach it to your application.
- Home base and home time
- Every plan starts here. A driver who wants every weekend at home needs a different week than one who stays out 14 days and takes four off.
- Stops you like
- If you have shower credits at one chain or a rest area you trust, we use that when we plan where a day ends. You should not have to learn a new lot every night.
- Areas you avoid
- Winter passes, a city you will not deliver into, a state with rules you would rather skip. We keep the list and do not pitch loads that cross it.
- Days out and reset spot
- How long you can stay out and where you like to take your 34 decide when the last load of the trip has to deliver.
- Your floor rate
- The per-mile number below which a load costs you money. We do not offer loads under it without telling you why we think it is still worth a look.
What you keep control of
Hiring a dispatcher does not mean handing over the business. Here is what stays yours, in writing and in practice.
Every load
You confirm every load before it is booked. The rate confirmation is sent directly to you. You can say no to any load. No penalty, no pressure.
Your lanes
You tell us where you want to run. We may suggest a lane that pays better, but we will not book it without you.
Your home time
Home dates go on the calendar first. If a load threatens one, you hear about it before you decide.
Your floor rate
You set it. We negotiate above it, and we tell you plainly when the market is not paying it that week.
Your equipment and your rules
What the truck can legally and safely take is your call. If you do not want tarps, team freight, multi-stop retail or a certain kind of load, say so once and it stays off the list.
Your brokers
Name the brokers you will not run for and they stay off your list. Tell us the ones you like and we look there first.
Is an owner operator dispatch service right for you?
Not every owner operator needs a dispatcher. Here is how to tell which side you are on.
Good fit
- Most of your freight comes off load boards, and you spend evenings or breaks searching and calling.
- You lose loads because you are driving when the good ones post.
- Detention money goes uncollected because nobody has time to chase it.
- You would rather spend your hours of service driving than on hold with brokers.
- Your weeks end in the wrong places: at a receiver with no parking, or 300 miles from home on a Friday.
Probably not needed
- You have steady direct customers who call you first and keep the truck full.
- You enjoy the negotiating and have the time for it.
- You run a dedicated lane that never changes.
If you are on the second list, keep doing what works. If you are on the first, the fee is buying back hours you are already spending.
Where the night ends
Parking is the part of the week most dispatchers never think about, and it is the part owner operators feel most. Public rest areas hold a small share of the spaces, and the rest sit at private truck stops that fill up fast after dark.
We cannot make more spaces. What we can do is book loads that finish with hours to spare, deliver near stops you already use, and stop pitching reloads that only work if you end the day on a ramp.
FHWA counted 36,222 public truck spaces against 272,698 at private truck stops.
POSTED: FHWA, Jason's Law Truck Parking Survey (2015), Table 4 · checked Oct 2026
Owner operator dispatch services, the full list
Here is the full list of what our dispatchers do for an owner operator, every week:
- Find the freight. We search the major load boards and call our broker and shipper contacts, so good loads reach you before they are gone.
- Negotiate the rate. Every load is negotiated before it is offered to you. We know what your lanes have been paying and we push for it.
- Plan the reload. Before you deliver, we are already looking at what is near the receiver and how many hours you will have left.
- Set up carrier packets. Brokers want your authority, W-9 and insurance on file. We handle the packets so you are approved when it counts.
- Take the calls. Broker updates, check calls and delivery confirmations come to us, so your phone stays quiet while you drive.
- Chase detention and layover. When a receiver holds you past the free time, we file the claim and follow it up.
- Report every week. Loads, gross, miles and fee in one report, so you can see what the service earns you.
Wondering what that is worth to you? Run it through the dispatch ROI calculator, or read the fees and terms.
EXAMPLE WEEK
EXAMPLE owner operator week, home every weekend, based out of Nashville:
- Monday: out with a load to Atlanta, delivered by mid-afternoon. Reload to Jacksonville picks up two hours later, close enough to make a stop you like before your 14 runs out.
- Tuesday and Wednesday: Jacksonville to Charlotte, then Charlotte to Louisville, timed so each day ends near a truck stop instead of at a receiver's gate.
- Thursday: Louisville to Memphis with an early appointment Friday.
- Friday: a short load from Memphis toward Nashville, delivered by early afternoon. Home Friday night, as planned on Monday.
It is an EXAMPLE, not a promise. Real weeks bend around freight, weather and docks. The point is the shape: home time fixed first, every load checked against the clock.
More on how dispatch protects home time and parking.
Leased on or under your own MC?
If you are leased on to a carrier, that carrier usually dispatches you under its authority, and many leases do not allow outside dispatch. Check your lease before you sign anything with anyone, including us.
If you run under your own authority, you are the kind of owner operator we built this for. A new MC pays 7% for the first 6 months and then drops to 5% on its own. Thinking about going from leased to your own MC? Apply and pick "In progress"; we can talk through the order of things.
Cash flow is the other half of running your own truck. Brokers often pay in 30 days or more, and fuel is due today. If that is the squeeze, read about factoring for owner operators. We refer carriers to our factoring partner and may be paid for the referral. Factoring for owner operators.
Dispatch companies for owner operators: questions
Will you plan around my home time?
Yes. Home dates go on the plan before we look for freight. We plan outbound loads to start near home and the last load of the trip to deliver close enough to get you there on time. If a load would cost you a home night, we tell you before you decide on it.
Can leased-on owner-operators use a dispatcher?
Usually not for loads under the carrier's authority, because the carrier dispatches you and many leases rule out outside dispatch. Read your lease first. If you plan to get your own MC, we are glad to talk through the steps, and the new-authority rate drops by itself after the first months.
What if I want to run only certain lanes?
Tell us the lanes and we stick to them. We will point out when a nearby lane is paying noticeably better, because that is part of the job, but we will not book outside your lanes unless you say yes. Running the same few lanes every week is a perfectly good way to run.
Do I have to take every load you find?
No. You confirm every load before it is booked. The rate confirmation is sent directly to you. If the rate, timing or lane is wrong for you, decline it and we keep looking. There is no quota and no penalty for saying no.
What reports will I get?
A weekly earnings report: every load with its lane, miles, gross and our fee, plus totals for the week. It is the simplest way to judge whether dispatch is paying for itself. Ask for anything else you track and we will add it if we can.
How much do owner-operator dispatch services cost?
Ours is 5% of the gross on loads you haul with one truck and an MC older than 6 months, and 7% while the MC is newer. No setup fee, no minimums, month-to-month, cancel with 30 days notice. Other services charge flat weekly fees or per load, so compare what you keep after the fee.
How fast can I start?
As fast as the paperwork allows. After the first call we need your MC or DOT number, W-9 and certificate of insurance to set up broker packets. Once brokers approve you, offers can start. A young MC can take longer because some brokers wait before booking new authorities.
YOUR YES. YOUR RATE CON.
Plan my week with a dispatcher
You confirm every load before it is booked. The rate confirmation is sent directly to you.
LOAD OFFER · EXAMPLE
from your dispatcher
Atlanta, GA to Jacksonville, FL
- Miles
- 346
- Rate
- $1,000
- Per mile
- $2.89
- Pickup
- Mon 15:00
- Delivery
- Tue 07:00
Picks up two hours after your Atlanta drop and leaves time to park at a stop you like before your 14 runs out.
Your call. Nothing is booked until you say yes.