
Master dispatch by timing the load board for peak hours and best cities, schedule to maximize loads, and equip yourself with computer, phone, internet, business email, and Excel or QuickBooks.
Foster a respectful dispatcher–broker–driver relationship to secure fair rates and on-time, safe loads. Negotiate confidently, protect the driver's earnings, and honor commitments to the broker.
Practice using a flexible dispatch script to negotiate freight rates and secure rate confirmations. Align pickup and delivery times and safeguard driver earnings while maintaining broker collaboration.
Master mock broker calls for a Dallas to Miami load, practicing negotiation without acceptance and refining rate talks from 2700 to 3700, with notes on factoring and commissions.
Master trip planning and weather checks with drivers using maps, atlas, and apps to navigate closures and traffic while honoring the 14-hour window and 10-hour breaks.
The trucking industry brings in more than $700 billion dollars in revenue each year. Domestically in the United States alone, trucks account for over 70 percent of total domestic tonnage shipped. That equals billions of tons of materials being hauled by hundreds of thousands of trucks all over the country. These numbers make it clear just how essential the trucking industry is for freight transportation. Freight transportation is skyrocketing with no foreseeable end to its growth in sight. This ultimately means LOTS OF MONEY TO BE MADE!
Dispatchers play a very critical role in making all of this freight transport happen and can make some very serious money while doing it. This course will lay the foundation for you to get up and running and making amazing job proof revenue as a dispatcher in this lucrative industry. This is a beginners dispatch training course that will give you all of the basics. But, even if you already have some dispatch knowledge, you will find this course filled with extremely useful information and tips, especially when it comes to things like negotiating loads.
This course covers:
What dispatching is
The day to day operations
The equipment and setup needed
How to do broker credit checks
DOT compliance
Helping your operators with trip planning
Types of freight
Getting to know your clients
Rate negotiations
Helpful scripts
And so much more…
Everything you need to know to get started is in this course. You also have access to my Expert Dispatch team for any training questions you may have and access to enroll in some of our more advanced courses.