Semi Truck Dispatch Services
One dispatcher for your tractor, whatever trailer is behind it: dry van, reefer, flatbed, step deck or power only.
What is semi truck dispatch from Texas Solutions?
Texas Solutions provides semi truck dispatch services across the USA for owner-operators and small fleets running dry van, reefer, flatbed, step deck and power only. Dispatchers search loads, negotiate every rate, handle broker setups and plan lanes around your home time, for 5% of weekly gross on OTR semis with no flat rate.
Our freight dispatch services for semi trucks start with the lane. A semi earns when it is loaded and moving in the right direction. Our dispatchers plan each week so the next load picks up close to where the last one delivers, which keeps deadhead down and your truck on the lanes you prefer.
We match freight to your trailer and your limits before it reaches you: weight and dimensions for open deck, temperature and appointment times for reefer, drop-and-hook programs for power only, and live or drop for dry van.
Most semis on our desk gross between $8,000 and $10,000 a week, though every lane and season is different and nothing is guaranteed. The fee is the same 5% of weekly gross whichever trailer you pull.
Trailers we dispatch
- Dry van: general freight, retail and consumer goods, live and drop loads.
- Reefer: produce, meat, dairy and frozen goods with temperature and appointment checks.
- Flatbed and step deck: steel, lumber, machinery and building materials with securement details confirmed.
- Power only: preloaded trailers and drop-and-hook programs for tractors without a trailer.
What our semi truck 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
Semi Truck Dispatch pricing
Semi trucks on OTR pay 5% of weekly gross. With typical weekly gross of $8,000-$10,000, the dispatch fee is about $400-$500 a week. No flat rate, no setup fee and no monthly subscription. Estimate your fee.
Semi trucks
- OTR operations
- No flat rate or setup fee
- About $400-$500/week on typical gross
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Midland, TX → Phoenix, AZ | Flatbed | $5.60/mi |
| Odessa, TX → Oklahoma City, OK | Hotshot | $4.85/mi |
| Laredo, TX → Atlanta, GA | Dry Van | $3.25/mi |
| Dallas, TX → Denver, CO | Flatbed | $6.40/mi |
| Houston, TX → Memphis, TN | Dry Van | $3.10/mi |
| Amarillo, TX → Salt Lake City, UT | Hotshot | $4.40/mi |
| El Paso, TX → Los Angeles, CA | Power Only | $3.45/mi |
| San Antonio, TX → Nashville, TN | Step Deck | $5.90/mi |
| Fort Worth, TX → Kansas City, MO | Reefer | $4.80/mi |
| Houston, TX → San Antonio, TX | Dry Van | $4.60/mi |
| San Antonio, TX → Shreveport, LA | Hotshot | $4.30/mi |
| Dallas, TX → Houston, TX | Box Truck | $2.90/mi |
| Midland, TX → San Antonio, TX | Box Truck | $2.60/mi |
| Fort Worth, TX → Oklahoma City, OK | Box Truck | $3.10/mi |
| Houston, TX → New Orleans, LA | Box Truck | $2.40/mi |
| El Paso, TX → Phoenix, AZ | Box Truck | $2.20/mi |
Example lanes showing how loads are quoted per mile. They are not current market rates or offers of freight. Texas Solutions does not guarantee any specific load volume, rate, revenue, or earnings.
Rough rate per mile by equipment
Rough ranges, not quotes. Flatbed and step deck loads often pay $5-7 a mile, reefer $4-6, hotshot $4-5, dry van and power only $3-5, and box trucks $1.80-3.20, depending on lane, season and local or OTR. Actual rates depend on lane, season and market.
Semi Truck Dispatch questions
How much does semi truck dispatch cost?
5% of weekly gross for OTR semi trucks, whatever the trailer type. On $8,000-$10,000 weekly gross that is about $400-$500 a week. No flat rate, no setup fee and no contract.
Can one dispatcher handle different trailer types?
Yes. If you switch between a dry van and a reefer, or run power only between your own loads, the same dispatcher plans around whichever trailer you have that week.
Do you dispatch team trucks?
Yes. Team semis can run longer lanes, so we plan loads around both drivers' hours and the miles a team can cover. The fee stays 5% of weekly gross.
How much does a truck dispatcher cost?
At Texas Solutions, semi trucks pay 5% of weekly gross, hotshots 8%, and box trucks and straight trucks 10%, 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 8%, box trucks 10% of weekly gross. First load free. 24/7 dispatchers. No contract, no setup fee.