Why do You need a dispatcher

when you can do it yourself?

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Do you know which are the best markets? Do you know how to negotiate the highest paying rates? How about how many miles you are going to have to dead head to find the next load?

This is when a dispatch service can be an Important partner in helping you run a successful trucking company.

The back-office aspects of running a trucking company can be as monumentally impactful to the business as the actual transportation of freight. Hiring a dispatch company to help you out is a crucial factor for first time trucking companies or even veteran truckers who only want to worry about driving.

Dispatchers are constantly negotiating and booking loads across all markets, this makes an experienced dispatcher´s knowledge priceless. They become subject matter experts when it comes to monitoring hot markets and negotiating rates that better suit you.

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Dispatchers can provide you with the following services:

1. Ensure that you are booking consistent freight and staying loaded at rates that keep you profitable.

2. Negotiate rates in your favor knowing the locations you are going to, and if higher rates are needed to compensate you for the empty miles you will need for your next load.

3. Sign your broker carrier agreements and act as your power of attorney for booking loads and signing on your behalf for your commitments.

4. Watching and checking the credit of customers to make sure you are booking loads with credit worthy entities. They work with your factoring company to make sure the factoring company will accept and purchase the load.

5. Handling billing paperwork to make sure you are getting paid timely.

6. Get in you referred to major players in the industry such as load board access, ELD providers, Factoring companies and more.

7. Help you remain compliant with hours-of-service regulations by monitoring your ELD.

8. Help you get prepared for safety and compliance audits by tracking important dates and reminders for you.

9. Among other things!

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These factors listed above are hours of work each week that you do not have to worry about and lots of experience that can take years to acquire right away! Dispatchers today charge anywhere from 5-10% to handle all the above (depending on how much they do) which can turn out as a great price to pay for all the value they add to your business and all the headaches they will save you. Considering their experience in booking loads and time to verify every broker, understanding rates and where the best freight is and being able to communicate all of this to you is the best to grow together as a partnership.

Contact APAG dispatch! Whether you are a first-time trucking business trying to learn the business or a veteran trucking company looking to save some time and increase your potential revenue at the same time you will find us a great fit for you!