Dispatch for Small Fleets and Small Trucking Companies
Every truck planned on its own lanes and home time, with one point of contact for the owner.
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What is small fleet dispatch from Texas Solutions?
Texas Solutions dispatches small fleets and small trucking companies with roughly 2 to 10 trucks. Each truck is planned on its own equipment, lanes and driver home time, and the owner gets one point of contact and a weekly summary. The fee is per truck: 5% of weekly gross for semis, 7% for hotshots and 8% for box trucks, with no fleet setup fee.
Our dispatch services for small trucking companies are built around the owner. As a dispatch service for small fleets, we plan every truck separately. Running a few trucks is a different job from running one. The owner ends up dispatching at night, answering drivers and chasing invoices instead of growing the business. A dispatch team takes the daily load search and broker calls off your desk while you stay in control of rates and lanes.
Mixed fleets are normal for us. A company can run a dry van, a reefer and two box trucks, and each truck still gets freight that fits its equipment and its driver's schedule.
When you add a truck, we add it to the plan. There is no extra setup fee and no long-term contract, and the first load on a new truck is planned with you before it is booked.
What fleet owners get
- A dispatcher who knows every truck, driver and preferred lane in your fleet.
- Loads planned to reduce empty miles between trucks and lanes.
- Driver check calls, appointment updates and rate confirmations handled for you.
- Invoicing, detention and lumper collection, and factoring paperwork for every load.
- A weekly gross and load summary for each truck.
Equipment and documents we need
- Active MC authority and USDOT number in your own name
- Certificate of insurance that brokers will accept (auto liability and cargo)
- W-9, and a notice of assignment if you use factoring
- A list of trucks with equipment type and the driver for each
- Preferred lanes and home time per driver
How onboarding works
- Send your details. Name, a phone number or email, and your equipment. Call, text or request a callback if you prefer.
- Talk to a dispatcher. We review your authority, equipment, lanes and home-time needs on a quick call.
- Sign and onboard. Sign the dispatch agreement (no long-term contract) and send your MC authority, W-9 and insurance certificate.
- First load free. We search and negotiate your first load with no dispatch fee, and book nothing without your approval.
Your first load is dispatched with no dispatch fee. After that, the percentage in your signed dispatch agreement applies. No long-term contract. A signed dispatch agreement sets your percentage and the notice period before we book loads. Talk to a dispatcher to start.
What our small fleet dispatch includes
- Load search across load boards and broker networks
- Rate negotiation before any load reaches you
- Lane, deadhead and home-time planning
- Broker setup packets, rate confirmations and invoicing
- You approve every load, with no forced dispatch
- 24/7 dispatchers, and your first load dispatched free
Small Fleet Dispatch pricing
Dispatch is a percentage of weekly gross by truck type, OTR: semi trucks 5%, hotshots 7%, box and straight trucks 8%. Gross is revenue, not profit, and local or regional work is quoted separately. No flat rate, no setup fee and no monthly subscription. Estimate your fee.
Dispatch fees
- Semi trucks 5%
- Hotshots 7%
- Box and straight trucks 8%
- OTR, no flat rate or setup fee
MPG, fuel per mile and the latest diesel price by state.
Fixed and variable costs and your own pay, per total and loaded mile.
Profit after dispatch and factoring fees, deadhead and your CPM.
Rough rates per mile
| Lane | Equipment | Example rate |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA → Phoenix, AZ | Dry Van | $3.40/mi |
| Chicago, IL → Atlanta, GA | Dry Van | $3.20/mi |
| Philadelphia, PA → Atlanta, GA | Dry Van | $3.10/mi |
| Ontario, CA → Dallas, TX | Reefer | $4.10/mi |
| Jacksonville, FL → Atlanta, GA | Reefer | $4.50/mi |
| Columbus, OH → Nashville, TN | Reefer | $4.30/mi |
| Pittsburgh, PA → Chicago, IL | Flatbed | $5.40/mi |
| Ontario, CA → Las Vegas, NV | Flatbed | $5.90/mi |
| Dallas, TX → Oklahoma City, OK | Step Deck | $5.80/mi |
| Savannah, GA → Nashville, TN | Power Only | $3.30/mi |
| Chicago, IL → Indianapolis, IN | Power Only | $3.60/mi |
| Allentown, PA → Columbus, OH | Power Only | $3.20/mi |
| Cleveland, OH → Pittsburgh, PA | Hotshot | $4.60/mi |
| Houston, TX → Baton Rouge, LA | Hotshot | $4.70/mi |
| Fresno, CA → Reno, NV | Hotshot | $4.40/mi |
| Atlanta, GA → Charlotte, NC | Box Truck | $2.80/mi |
| Joliet, IL → Columbus, OH | Box Truck | $2.70/mi |
| Miami, FL → Orlando, FL | Box Truck | $2.40/mi |
| Dallas, TX → Houston, TX | Box Truck | $2.90/mi |
Illustrative lane examples—not available loads or current rate quotes. They show how loads are priced per mile across different regions. Texas Solutions does not guarantee any load volume, rate, revenue or earnings.
Planning ranges per mile by equipment
Planning ranges our dispatchers use, October 2026. Not a market index, available loads or rate quotes; real rates depend on lane, distance, season, freight type and local or OTR work.
Small Fleet Dispatch questions
How is dispatch priced for a fleet?
Per truck, as a percentage of that truck's weekly gross: 5% for semis, 7% for hotshots and 8% for box trucks and straight trucks. A truck that does not run that week pays nothing.
Do my drivers talk to the dispatcher directly?
Yes, if you want them to. Many fleet owners have drivers call the dispatcher for load details and updates, while the owner approves rates and lanes.
What makes a good dispatch company for a small fleet?
Clear percentage pricing with no setup fee, no long-term contract, people you can reach day and night, and paperwork handled along with the loads. Ask any dispatch company how they plan multiple trucks so they do not compete for the same freight.
How much does a truck dispatcher cost?
At Texas Solutions, semi trucks pay 5% of weekly gross, hotshots 7%, and box trucks and straight trucks 8%, for OTR operations. There is no flat rate, no setup fee and no monthly subscription. On a typical semi grossing $8,000-$10,000 a week, that is about $400-$500 a week.
Is Texas Solutions a freight broker?
No. Texas Solutions is a truck dispatch service that works for the carrier. We are not a motor carrier or freight broker. Loads are booked under your own authority, and you approve every load before it is booked.
Ready to keep your truck loaded?
Semi trucks 5%, hotshots 7%, box trucks 8% of weekly gross. First load free. 24/7 dispatchers. No long-term contract, no setup fee.
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