$Pricing
Box truck dispatch cost: 7% of gross
Our box truck dispatch cost is one flat percentage of the gross pay on loads you haul. 6% for 2+ trucks (limited-time). No setup fee, no minimums, no contract to buy out. Below: what it covers, two example loads, and a way to compare it with booking loads yourself.
1 truck
7%
of gross load pay
2+ trucks
6%
per truck, limited-time
- $0 setup
- No minimums
- 30 days notice
01How it is charged
The dispatcher fee: weekly, only on delivered loads
At the end of each week you get the earnings report and an invoice for 7% of the gross on loads delivered that week. If you don't haul, you don't pay. There is nothing to pay before your first load.
The broker or your factoring company pays you directly, under your own authority. We never hold your money, and we do not take a cut of anything that is not on a rate confirmation for a load you hauled.
Want to see a whole week instead of one load? Use the box truck dispatch fee calculator.
Rate confirmation · your numbers
Run a load through the fee
Liftgate, extra stop, inside delivery
02The math
Two example loads, one local and one regional
These are EXAMPLE numbers to show how the fee works. They are not rate quotes. Box truck rates swing with the season and the lane, which is why we price every load from your costs, not from an average. See how box truck loads are priced per mile and per load.
Rate confirmation
#EX-0102
- Linehaul
- $325.00
- Liftgate
- $75.00
- Gross load pay
- $400.00
- Dispatch 7% (1 truck)
- -$28.00
- Stays with you
- $372.00
- At fleet 6%
- -$24.00 fee, $376.00 to you
Rate confirmation
#EX-0217
- Linehaul
- $1,250.00
- Gross load pay
- $1,250.00
- Dispatch 7% (1 truck)
- -$87.50
- Stays with you
- $1,162.50
- At fleet 6%
- -$75.00 fee, $1,175.00 to you
03What the fee covers
What is included, and what is not
- Load search on major load boards and our broker and shipper contacts
- Rate negotiation on every load before it reaches you
- Broker setup: carrier packets, W-9, COI, authority letter
- Rate confirmation review before you sign
- Check calls, ETAs and delivery updates to the broker
- Deadhead and reload planning
- Detention, layover and TONU claims
- Weekly earnings report per truck
- Dispatchers available nights and weekends
Not part of the fee
- Fuel, tolls, insurance, truck payments and maintenance
- Factoring fees, if you factor (that is between you and your factoring company)
- Your ELD subscription and phone
- Load board subscriptions in your own name, which you no longer need for us to dispatch you
We are a dispatch service working for you. We are not a broker, a load board, an insurance agency or a lender.
04Fleet rate
6% per truck for 2 or more
When we dispatch 2 or more of your box trucks, every truck drops to 6% of its gross. This is a limited-time rate, so the agreement states it in writing for as long as it runs. Each truck still gets its own line on the weekly report.
Running a small fleet changes how dispatch works: coordinated reloads, driver check calls and home time for each unit. That is covered on the box truck fleet dispatch page.
EXAMPLE week, 3 trucks
| Truck | Gross | Fee 6% |
|---|---|---|
| 26 ft #1 | $4,800.00 | $288.00 |
| 26 ft #2 | $4,150.00 | $249.00 |
| 26 ft #3 | $3,900.00 | $234.00 |
Example grosses, not a forecast.
05Dispatcher or load board?
Compare it with doing it yourself
Self-dispatching is cheaper on paper: a board subscription and your phone. The real cost is the hours. Every hour on the board or on hold with a broker is an hour not driving, fixing the truck or at home.
Put in your own numbers. If the dispatch fee comes out higher, a dispatcher has to earn the difference with better rates, fewer empty miles or more loaded days. Startup costs are a separate question; see what it costs to start a box truck business and how much a box truck costs.
Your numbers, not ours
Driving, maintenance, or time at home
- Dispatch fee per month
- $1,365
- Doing it yourself per month
- $1,710
On these numbers, doing it yourself costs about $345 a month more than the dispatch fee, before counting any rate a dispatcher negotiates up.
Months use 52 ÷ 12 weeks. This compares costs only; it does not predict what you will earn.
06The terms
Cancellation and notice
- Contract
- Month-to-month dispatch agreement
- Notice to cancel
- 30 days, in writing
- Setup fee
- None
- Minimums
- None, no weekly minimum fee
- Load approval
- You approve every load before it is booked
- Payments
- Brokers pay you or your factoring company directly
Questions about onboarding? Here is how our box truck dispatch works from application to first load, or go back to the box truck dispatch service overview.
Pricing questions
How much do box truck dispatchers charge?
Most box truck dispatchers charge either a percentage of each load's gross pay or a flat weekly fee, and some add setup or cancellation fees on top. We charge 7% of gross load pay for one truck and 6% per truck for fleets of 2 or more (limited-time), with no setup fee and no minimums.
Is the fee on gross or on net?
Gross. It is figured on the pay shown on the rate confirmation for the load, including accessorials listed there, such as a liftgate charge. Your fuel and truck costs do not change the fee.
Do I pay if a load cancels or I don't haul?
No load hauled, no fee. If you take a week off, you pay nothing that week.
Are box truck dispatch rates better as a percentage or a flat fee?
It depends on your gross. A flat fee costs the same in a slow week as in a busy one, while a percentage moves with what you actually haul. Divide a flat weekly fee by your typical weekly gross to compare it with a percentage.
How do I cancel?
Give 30 days notice in writing. The agreement is month-to-month, so there is no long-term contract to buy out.
Start with your truck
7% of gross. Apply in 2 minutes.
7% of gross for one truck, 6% for 2+ trucks (limited-time). No setup fee, month-to-month, 30 days notice to cancel. If you don't haul, you don't pay.
Or start with your truck