How truck dispatching works, from empty to paid.
Six stages, each one protecting the next. The setup happens once. After that, you get a steady rhythm of qualified loads, each with a brief you approve or decline.
The six stages of every load
Build your operating profile
We write down your equipment, authority age, preferred lanes, home-time needs, minimum rates, broker preferences and how you like to communicate.
What it means for you: Every search starts from your rules, not ours.
Plan the market and lanes
Your dispatcher studies the freight around your truck and scores destinations by reload depth, not only by the first posted rate.
What it means for you: Fewer loads that strand you in a dead market.
Search and qualify loads
We verify commodity, weight, dimensions, appointments, loading method, broker credit, facility rules, accessorials and equipment-specific details.
What it means for you: Problems get caught before booking, not at the dock.
Negotiate, then ask you
We negotiate the complete move, then bring you the load brief. Your truck is never committed without your yes.
What it means for you: You stay in control of every load.
Book and support the load
Rate confirmation, broker setup, pickup details, check calls, delays, detention and delivery communication stay organized from start to finish.
What it means for you: You drive while we deal with the broker.
Review, reposition, repeat
Before you deliver, we are already working the next market. Weekly patterns help us sharpen lanes, timing and strategy.
What it means for you: Each week runs better than the last.
We advise. You decide.
3 Way Logistics does not use forced dispatch. Before any load is booked, you get a brief like this one with the details you need to make a business decision.
If something on the brief does not work for you, say no. We go back to the board. Your no also teaches your dispatcher how you want to run.
Load brief
Example
- Lane
- Dallas, TX to Atlanta, GA781 loaded miles
- Deadhead
- 34 miles to pickup815 total miles
- Rate
- $2,250 all-in$2.88 loaded, $2.76 all miles
- Broker
- Authority active, credit checkedNot on your do-not-use list
- Freight
- Packaged food, 38,000 lbDry van, no hazmat
- Pickup
- Live load, Tue 8:00amDetention terms in writing
- Next load
- Atlanta reload options reviewedBefore you commit
What to have ready
Most brokers ask for the same core documents. Having them ready is the fastest way to your first load. We handle the broker packets once we have them.
- Active MC and USDOT details
- Certificate of insurance with agent contact
- Signed W-9
- Notice of assignment, if you factor
- Equipment details and any accessories
- Signed dispatch agreement
Tell us how you want to run.
We turn your preferences into an operating profile your dispatcher works from on every search. It starts with a free review call.
- Takes about two minutes
- No contract or payment for the review
- You approve every load if you start
- No approved load in your first week? You pay nothing
- Call
- (214) 799-1391
- Booking hours
- Mon to Fri, 7am to 7pm CT