Box Truck Dispatch Service
Box Truck Dispatch Service
By using the best box truck dispatch service out there, carriers can find the right load matches for their box trucks or LTL vehicle fleets.
Box truck dispatch services are a helpful way to find new freight and to connect with shippers across the industry. But as an owner-operator, a dispatcher can get expensive — the DAT load board can help carriers dispatch their own loads for a fraction of the cost.
- Find freight matches with dispatchers for box trucks.
- Hire dispatchers to get better rates for loads.
- Become your own dispatcher with the DAT load board.
Find freight matches with dispatchers for box trucks.
Access more loads than ever with a box truck dispatch service.
High-paying freight isn’t always easy to come by, but dispatchers help carriers to find the best matches fast. With a dispatch service helping you manage your business and providing back-end support, you can connect with shippers and brokers across the country and get access to some loads that aren’t always accessible to LTL owner operators.
Hire dispatchers to get better rates for loads.
Negotiate better rates with back-end support from dispatchers.
Dispatchers can help with a wide range of services in addition to finding loads for your box truck. With the help of a dispatcher, carriers can negotiate better rates for loads, and ensure they’re complying with MC regulations. The downside of managing your business with a box truck dispatch service is its price tag, which can make it a difficult investment for small business owners.
Become your own dispatcher with the DAT load board.
Learn how to self-dispatch with a subscription to the DAT load board.
The DAT load board is the biggest load board in the industry, with over 400 million loads posted annually. With a DAT load board subscription, owner-operators can find high-paying load matches and cut out the middle man. To eliminate the cost of hiring a dispatcher, the DAT load board package includes a wide range of additional features that help carriers process invoices, connect with shippers, and negotiate the best rates.
Dispatchers provide a widely-used service in the trucking industry by helping carriers with back-end operations. The main role of dispatchers is to find freight for carriers by connecting directly with brokers and shippers. Dispatchers work directly on behalf of carriers, acting as an advocate in a variety of other back-end services, including negotiating better rates and processing invoices.
With the wide availability of box truck dispatch services, many truckers ask the question: “Do I really need a dispatcher for box trucks?”
The answer: not usually. With a quality load board, like the DAT load board, you can work directly with the load provider instead of relying on a dispatcher to find you loads. While there is a limited number of shippers who are reluctant to do business with LTL truckers without an intermediary, the vast majority of loads are available directly on the DAT load board. Your DAT load board package lets you save on dispatcher costs and offers a wide range of features to help truckers to find freight, negotiate better rates, and manage back-end operations.
There are plenty of box truck dispatch services available for owner-operators, from independent contractors to large dispatcher agencies. But the most cost-effective dispatcher service is your own. When you can find your own freight and connect with brokers without a middle man, you can perform all the services of a dispatcher yourself, with none of the cost. The DAT Load Board allows owner-operators to connect with brokers and shippers, as well as get load match alarms for the right freight matches in your area.
Dispatchers for box trucks charge a commission for their services, which can eat into your profit margin as a box truck operator. With the DAT Load Board, you can negotiate better rates with insight into market pricing and self-dispatch for free. The DAT load board allows you to manage your own business operations, with unlimited searches and posts, and broker spot market rates calculated with real invoices.
Yes! The DAT load board offers more than 400 million new listings annually, with over 68,000 lanes. As the largest load board in the country, box truck owner-operators can find exclusive loads, and get ahead of the competition. To negotiate with shippers, you can either contact shippers directly from your DAT One mobile app, or find freight brokers through the DAT network.
Box truck services take a certain percentage off your earnings for each load. Commissions for dispatchers range from five to ten percent of load costs for independent dispatchers based on the type of load you’re acquiring, or a flat commission rate for dispatchers employed by an agency. With the help of the DAT load board, you can eliminate dispatcher costs and utilize load match alarms, average market rates, and DAT Assurance for on-time invoice payments.
“The DAT Load Board is the only one I use, and I really don’t see any interest in trying any other one.”
- Brian Stone, Stone’s Trucking LLC
"DAT Load Board is awesome. They even teach you how to book a load and how to use it on your computer or cell phone app. Highly recommend DAT!"
- Francis Gatmaitan, Alpha Trucking
Be your own box truck dispatch service.
With the help of DAT One (Formerly TruckersEdge) and DAT One (Formerly DAT Power), carriers can find load matches and negotiate better rates. From your DAT One mobile app, you can get load match alarms for the best loads in your area — and save on dispatcher fees in the process.