Category: Freight Tracking

A truck can be moving all day and still not be producing the results a carrier needs. That is why effective dispatching involves much more than finding an available load. A dispatcher has to consider the truck’s location, driver schedule, deadhead, freight rate, delivery requirements, destination market, and what happens after the current load is […]

A truck dispatcher does more than find an available load and send the driver pickup information. A good dispatcher also evaluates whether a load makes financial sense, studies the market, communicates with brokers, and negotiates the best practical rate for the carrier. So, how do truck dispatchers negotiate rates? The short answer is: they negotiate […]