Dispatch service
Route planning
We plan loads and routes around your hours of service, home time, and preferred regions, so trips are realistic before they are booked.
In short
We plan loads and routes around your hours of service, home time, and preferred regions, so trips are realistic before they are booked.
What route planning includes
- Checking that pickup and delivery windows are achievable within hours-of-service limits
- Sequencing loads to limit deadhead between deliveries and pickups
- Planning around your home-time schedule
- Flagging known restrictions for your equipment or load size
What you decide
- Your home-time schedule
- Regions you will not run
- Your actual driving route and stops
How is route planning different from navigation?
Navigation tools choose the road. Dispatch route planning decides which loads to take, in what order, and whether the timing works for the driver. The driver remains responsible for the safe operation of the vehicle and the final route driven.
Hours of service in the plan
Federal hours-of-service rules limit how long property-carrying drivers can drive and be on duty. We plan around your available hours, but compliance and your electronic logging device records remain your responsibility.
Source: FMCSA: Summary of Hours of Service Regulations (opens in a new tab)
Lane planning with your goals
Some carriers want to stay regional and be home most nights; others run over the road for weeks at a time. We map your preferred lanes during onboarding and revisit them when your goals or the freight market change.
Equipment this applies to
Route planning works across equipment types, with different priorities for each:
- Dry Van dispatch: high competition, high volume.
- Reefer dispatch: temperature instructions.
- Hotshot dispatch: weight ratings.
- Box Truck dispatch: size and liftgate.
Questions about route planning
Do you tell the driver which roads to take?
No. We confirm that a trip is realistic. The driver chooses the safe, legal route for the vehicle.
Can you plan around a fixed home-time schedule?
Yes. Share your schedule during the consultation and we plan loads around it as closely as the freight allows.
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