Find Loads on Your Own or Hire a Dispatcher. What Works Best?

owner operators and transportation business owners often wonder what is the best way to search for loads on their own hire an in-house dispatcher or sign an agreement with a dispatch service so let's evaluate the pros and cons of each option searching for loads on your own means tons of paperwork you have to monitor multiple load platforms simultaneously and communicate directly with customers this way you get independence and complete control as well as a minimum of rest if you hire an in-house dispatcher you have to pay them a salary regardless of the amount of work which

is from 15 to 30 dollars per hour in case they fall ill or take a holiday you have to do their work or hire another one moreover you've got to pay for the access to load platforms which will cost at least 50 to 120 dollars each month though you fully control the dispatcher's work most drivers and companies use more efficient ways dispatch services such as lodgity dispatch working with them means you don't need to supervise the employee in addition the service will be cheaper than hiring an employee also you get a qualified dispatcher who knows

all the features of each state and route planning and no setup fee only a fixed percentage of the load price to sum up dispatch services allow you to do what you love much more efficiently and in most cases this is the most convenient choice for owner operators in small truck fleets and how do you deal with a constant load search [Music]