LoadSteward

Line 01 / Truck dispatch service

Truck dispatch service that shows you the math before you sign

We take the load board, the rate talks, the broker calls, the check calls and the carrier packets off your plate. You keep the wheel, the final say on every load, and a clear line for what dispatch costs you.

  • + 5% of gross for one truck. 7% new MC, box truck, hotshot. 4% fleets.
  • + No setup fee. No contract. No haul, no pay.
  • + Every rate con goes straight to you. You say yes or no.
YOUR WEEK, PRINTED
per weekLoadSteward 5%10% dispatcher
Gross$6,000$6,000
Dispatch fee-$300-$600
Fuel-$2,450-$2,450
Fixed costs-$1,200-$1,200
YOU KEEP$2,050$1,750

+$300 per week vs a 10% fee

EXAMPLE numbers. Change them to yours.

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Truck payment, insurance, ELD

Like the numbers? Tear off the stub.

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Line 02 / The fee, line by line

Three rates, one rule: we only earn when you haul

Most truck dispatching services quote a percentage and leave the rest for the fine print. Here is all of ours. The fee comes off gross load revenue, it shows on your weekly report next to each rate con, and it is zero in any week you don't run.

7%

New authority (MC under 6 months), 26 ft box trucks and hotshots

More broker setups, more vetting calls and thinner loads to stack.

5%

One truck, authority 6 months or older

Dry van, reefer, flatbed, step deck, power only, car hauler, dump, oversize, hazmat and tanker.

4%

Two or more trucks

A limited-time fleet rate on every truck we dispatch for you.

Included in the fee

  • + Load sourcing on the major boards and direct broker contacts
  • + Rate negotiation on every load
  • + Broker calls, check calls, delivery updates
  • + Carrier packet setup with each broker
  • + Deadhead and backhaul planning
  • + Detention and layover claims
  • + A weekly earnings report
  • + Dispatchers on nights and weekends

Never charged

  • - Setup or onboarding fees
  • - Monthly minimums
  • - Weeks you don't haul
  • - Loads you decline
  • - Cancelling (just 30 days notice)

Why a percentage and not a flat weekly fee? A flat fee is the same in a $3,000 week and a $7,000 week, so the slow week costs you the most. A percentage moves with your gross, and it gives your dispatcher a reason to push every rate up, because a better rate pays both of us.

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Where a $2.60 mile goes

EXAMPLE
  • Rate per mile$2.60/mi

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EXAMPLE dry van mile at $2.60 and 6.5 mpg. Fuel uses the EIA U.S. diesel average of $6.382 for the week of 2026-09-28; the other lines are sample values, not averages.

Source: EIA, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update · checked Oct 2026

FLOOR RATE

EXAMPLE

Monthly costs$17,400
Miles per month9,400
Cost per mile$1.85
Plus 5% fee÷ 0.95
Floor rate$1.95/mi
Load offered$2,000
Loaded + deadhead780 + 140 mi
All-in rate$2.17/mi

EXAMPLE numbers. Your floor is your own.

Line 03 / Your cost per mile is the floor

We book against your cost per mile, not against what the board says is normal

Before your first load, your dispatcher works out what a mile costs you: fuel, the truck note, insurance, maintenance, tires, permits, the ELD and the fee. Divide by the miles you actually run and you have a cost per mile. Divide that by 0.95 at the 5% tier and you have a floor rate. Anything under the floor loses money, no matter how good it looks on the board.

Don't know your number yet? The trucking cost per mile calculator walks you through it in about two minutes, and you can bring the result to the first call.

What that changes on the phone with brokers

  • We counter before we accept. The first number a broker gives is rarely the last. We counter with your floor plus a margin, and we tell you what we asked for and what we got.
  • We price the deadhead in. A $2,000 load at 780 loaded miles reads $2.56 a mile. Add 140 empty miles to get there and it is $2.17 all-in. We quote you the all-in number, because that is the one your fuel card sees.
  • We chase the money you already earned. Detention, layover and a truck ordered not used (TONU) all get claimed with timestamps from the check calls, so the broker pays for the hours your truck sat.
  • We plan the reload. A strong rate into a dead market can cost more than it pays. We check what comes back out before we book the trip in.

Line 04 / Equipment we dispatch

Eleven kinds of trucks, dispatched with the same care

Our truck dispatch services cover eleven equipment types, and none is a side line. Each has its own freight, its own brokers and its own math, so each has its own page with the fee that applies and what we do differently for it.

One firm line: we dispatch 26 ft box trucks and up. Not a foot less, no cargo vans and no sprinters. A shorter box misses most of the pallet and liftgate freight we book, and we would rather tell you that today than take your fee for a week of thin loads.

Who we fit best: owner-operators and small fleets who know roughly what their truck costs to run, want someone on the phone with brokers all day, and would rather spend their hours driving than refreshing a load board. Who we don't fit: anyone looking for a guaranteed weekly number. Nobody can honestly promise that, and we won't.

You confirm every load. The rate con comes straight to you. No is always an answer, and it costs you nothing.

That is how dispatch for truckers should work. We find, we negotiate, we offer. You decide. See how our dispatch works, step by step.

Line 05 / Get paid faster

Brokers pay in 30 days. Fuel is due today.

With diesel at $6.382 a gallon (U.S. average, week of 2026-09-28), a 2,500-mile week at 6.5 mpg burns about 385 gallons, roughly $2,455 in fuel before the first broker pays. If 30-day terms leave you short, factoring turns a delivered load into cash, often within a day, for a fee per invoice.

Our dispatch services for trucking companies work with any factor or none. If you want a quote, we refer carriers to our factoring partner, RTS. Read how fees, advances and reserves work on our freight factoring pages before you sign anything.

Already factoring? Keep your factor. Your dispatcher sends the rate con, the signed BOL and the invoice in the format your factor asks for, so funding never waits on a missing page.

We refer carriers to our factoring partner, RTS, and may be paid for referrals. It does not change your rate. Disclosure. General information, not financial advice.

ONE INVOICE

EXAMPLE

Load delivered$3,000
Factor fee 3%-$90
Cash tomorrow$2,910
Wait for broker30 days

EXAMPLE fee. Real rates depend on the factor, your volume and your brokers.

Line 06 / Free calculators

Run your numbers before you call anyone

A good dispatcher should make your numbers clearer, not cloudier. These calculators show every line of the math, and the guides cite their sources with the date we checked them. Start with cost per mile. Every other call hangs on it: which loads to take, what to counter, and whether a lane is worth running twice.

We don't do taxes or file IFTA. The guides are general information, not tax advice. Diesel figures checked Oct 2026.

Line 07 / Straight answers

Truck dispatching services, asked and answered

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How much does your truck dispatch service cost?

5% of gross for one truck with authority older than 6 months. 7% for a new MC (under 6 months), 26 ft box trucks and hotshots. 4% per truck when you run 2 or more, a limited-time fleet rate. No setup fee, no monthly minimum, and nothing in a week you don't haul.

Is the dispatch fee on gross or net?

On gross load revenue: the linehaul plus fuel surcharge and accessorials the broker pays on that load. A $3,000 load at 5% is a $150 fee. We show the fee on every weekly report so you can check it against your rate cons line by line.

Do you charge a setup fee or monthly minimum?

No setup fee and no monthly minimum. The service is month-to-month, and you can cancel with 30 days notice. We only earn when you haul a load we booked, which keeps us honest about the loads we offer.

What if I do not haul a week?

Then you owe nothing for that week. Home time, a breakdown, a slow week you chose to sit out: no loads hauled means no fee. Tell your dispatcher ahead of time and we plan the week around it.

Do you work with my factoring company?

Yes. Dispatch works with any factoring company or none. We send the paperwork your factor needs with each load. If you want a quote, our factoring partner is RTS; we may be paid for that referral, and it never changes your dispatch fee.

Do you file my IFTA or taxes?

No. We are a dispatch service, not a tax preparer or accountant. We do keep your miles and loads organized in the weekly report, and our free guides and calculators explain IFTA, per diem and quarterly estimates. For filing, use a tax professional.

Do I have to take every load you find?

No. Every load is offered to you before it is booked, the rate confirmation goes straight to you, and you confirm or decline. Saying no costs nothing. We would rather hear no than have you haul a load that doesn't pay your numbers.

Do you dispatch cargo vans or sprinters?

No. We dispatch 26 ft box trucks and up, nothing smaller and no vans. The other ten types are hotshots, dry vans, reefers, flatbeds, step decks, power only, car haulers, dump trucks, oversize and hazmat or tanker.

Send the application. Get the math on your truck.

Tell us your equipment, your lanes and how long you've had your authority. A dispatcher calls you back with your fee tier and a plan for your first week.

About 2 minutes. No setup fee, no contract, cancel with 30 days notice.

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