5% dispatch fee · No setup fee · No haul, no pay

RigCaptain

Truck dispatch · dry van, reefer, flatbed and more

Truck dispatch service that keeps your truck paying for itself

RigCaptain is a truck dispatching company for carriers with their own authority, from one dry van to a small fleet of reefers or flatbeds. Your truck dispatcher finds the loads, negotiates every rate, takes the broker calls, runs check calls and keeps the paperwork straight. You decide which loads you haul.

Book loads that cover my truck paymentSee the fee math

7% while your MC is under 6 months, then 5%. 4% for two or more trucks. No setup fee, no contract, and no haul means no pay.

APPLY IN 2 MINUTES

How old is your MC authority?

Trucks on the MC

5%

of gross load revenue

EXAMPLE: on a $6,000 week you keep $5,700 before fuel and costs.

No setup fee, no contract, no haul no pay. You sign every rate con in your company name. Prefer the full form?

  • No setup feeAnd no monthly minimum.
  • No haul, no payThe fee is on loads you run.
  • You sign every rate conIn your company name.
  • Month-to-monthCancel with 30 days notice.

DISPATCH FOR YOUR RIG

26 ft boxDry vanFlatbedHotshotPower onlyReeferStep deck

How many loads cover your payment?

Pick your rig, then take or turn down five example loads. The bar shows how much of an example payment that week covers after our fee. Change the payment, MC age and truck count to see your own numbers. Nothing here is a quote or an offer. It is the same math we run with every new carrier before the first load.

Pick your rig

Take or turn down each load

EXAMPLE LOADS FOR A DRY VAN

$/mi

  • Drop and hook

    Chicago, IL to Columbus, OH

    355 mi · $2.25/mi

    $799

  • Live load

    Dallas, TX to Atlanta, GA

    780 mi · $2.10/mi

    $1,638

  • Drop and hook

    Atlanta, GA to Charlotte, NC

    245 mi · $2.55/mi

    $625

  • Live load

    Memphis, TN to St. Louis, MO

    285 mi · $1.75/mibelow your floor

    $499

  • Dedicated

    Kansas City, MO to Denver, CO

    600 mi · $2.20/mi

    $1,320

Put in your own numbers

$/mo
$/mo
mo

EXAMPLE loads and payment, not offers or market quotes. Fee 5% of gross load revenue; no haul, no pay.

Want the whole deal and not just the payment? Run a truck through the semi truck payment calculator.

You sign every rate con. We never sign for you.

  1. We find it and push the rate

    A dispatcher works the load boards and our broker contacts for freight that fits your rig, your lanes and your floor rate, then negotiates before you hear a word about it.

  2. The rate con comes to you

    When you say yes, the broker sends the rate confirmation straight to your email, in your company name. It is your load, under your authority.

  3. You sign it or say no

    Read it. Check the rate, the stops and the detention terms. Sign it, or tell us no and we keep looking. Turning a load down costs you nothing.

That is the whole arrangement. No forced dispatch, no loads booked behind your back, no penalty for passing. We would rather you skip a cheap load than haul it angry.

The first week, step by step: how our dispatch works.

LOAD CHECK

Is this load worth taking?

Type in an offer you have in front of you. The carrier decides every load, so this is your gut check with numbers.

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mi
mi
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Fuel, truck, insurance, upkeep
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VERDICT, EXAMPLE NUMBERS UNTIL YOU CHANGE THEM

Counter first

Rate per mile, all miles
$2.12
Our fee, 5%
$55
Your costs
$832
You keep
$213 ($0.41/mi)

Counter at $1,149 ($2.21/mi) to keep $0.50 a mile after our fee. Negotiating that is our job.

Have us find loads like this Full load calculator

EXAMPLE numbers, not a market quote. Fee 5% of gross load revenue. Your real costs decide the answer.

Truck dispatching services priced by your authority, not your rig

Our fee is a percentage of the gross revenue on the loads you haul. It is the same for a 26 ft box truck and a step deck. What moves it is how long you have had your MC and how many trucks you run.

  • 7%While your MC is under 6 months. It drops on its own in month 7, with no call and no new contract.
  • 5%One truck, MC 6 months or older.
  • 4%Two or more trucks on one MC, 6 months or older. Our dispatch services for trucking companies with two to ten trucks run at this rate.

No setup fee. No monthly minimum. Month-to-month, and you can cancel with 30 days notice. If the truck does not haul, you do not pay.

EXAMPLE week: $6,000 in gross load revenue. At 5% the fee is $300 and you keep $5,700 before fuel and your other costs. At 7% the fee is $420. At 4% it is $240.

Apply at my fee

What the fee covers

  • Load sourcing on the major load boards and with direct broker and shipper contacts
  • Rate negotiation on every load
  • Broker calls, check calls and delivery confirmations
  • Carrier packet setup with each broker
  • Deadhead and reload planning
  • Detention and layover claims
  • A weekly earnings report
  • Dispatchers on nights and weekends
$6,000
mo
Your own estimate
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ASSUMPTION

5% applies: Standard (1 truck, MC 6+ months). Same for every rig.

  • Our fee$300 /wk
  • A 10% desk$600 /wk
  • Your hours, self-dispatching$200 /wk

No setup fee, no minimums, month-to-month, 30 days notice, no haul no pay. The fee is on linehaul plus accessorials, excluding reimbursed pass-through costs. The comparison desk and hourly value are ASSUMPTIONS you can edit.

Why carriers pick a truck dispatcher they can check

Dispatch services for owner operators, whatever you run

Seven rig types, one fee schedule. Whether you run a dry van, a reefer or a step deck, your truck dispatcher books the freight that fits it. Here is what we look for on each one.

26 ft box truck:
partials, final-mile, expedited and retail freight, with or without a liftgate.
Dry van:
drop-and-hook and live loads on the lanes you want to run.
Flatbed:
steel, lumber, pipe and machinery, with tarp pay settled up front.
Hotshot:
expedited, equipment and pipe loads sized to your deck and your rating.
Power only:
trailer pools and drop-and-hook, so you carry one payment instead of two.
Reefer:
produce, frozen and dairy, with your temperature range checked first.
Step deck:
tall freight and machinery that will not fit legally on a flatbed.

We do not dispatch cargo vans, sprinters or box trucks shorter than 26 ft. If your box truck is 26 ft or longer, we want to talk.

Pick your rig, then pick up the phone or the form.

5% fee, no setup fee, no haul no pay. You decide every load.

Apply for dispatch See the fee math

Just bought the truck? Line these up before the first load

A new truck with no authority behind it is a payment with no income. Here is what has to be in place before a broker will tender you a load.

  1. USDOT number and MC operating authority. Filed with FMCSA. Official source

  2. BOC-3. A process agent filing that covers every state you run in. Official source

  3. Insurance on file with FMCSA. Your insurer files it. The federal minimum for general freight is $750,000 for trucks rated 10,001 lb and up, and many brokers ask for more. Official source

  4. UCR registration. Renewed every year. Official source

  5. IRP plates and an IFTA account. Needed if your truck is over 26,000 lb or has three or more axles. Official source

  6. Drug and alcohol testing program. Plus a Clearinghouse account, if you drive a CDL truck. Official source

  7. Your carrier packet papers. W-9, certificate of insurance and your MC letter, ready for each broker.

Source: 49 CFR 387.9 (insurance minimums), checked 2026-10

New MCs see fewer willing brokers in the first months, and we will not pretend otherwise. Our job is to find the ones that load new authorities and keep you moving while your history builds. See how new authority dispatch works.

Free tools for the deal, before and after you sign

Run the numbers on a truck before you commit, then check whether the work will cover it.

Calculators

Buying guides

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EXAMPLE rate, not an offer
mo
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$
PRICE
$85,000
FET (IF IT APPLIES)
$0
FEES
$1,500
DOWN
- $8,500
AMOUNT FINANCED
$78,000
APR / TERM
11.5% / 60 mo
BALLOON
$0
PAYMENT
$1,715 /mo
TOTAL INTEREST
$24,925
TOTAL COST
$111,425

Where each year of payments goes

Principal and interest. Estimates only; a lender's real terms will differ.

Questions carriers ask a truck dispatcher

Can I afford a dispatcher on top of a truck payment?
Look at net, not the fee. A dispatcher earns the fee by pushing rates up and keeping empty days down. If our work does not cover our percentage on your lanes, you will see it in the weekly report, and you can leave with 30 days notice.
Will you push me onto bad loads?
No. Every load comes to you first and you sign the rate con yourself. Set a floor rate and we will not bring you anything under it without a good reason, such as a reload that saves a long deadhead.
Can I just do this myself?
You can, and some owners do it well. The real question is whether your hours on the load board are worth more behind the wheel, with customers or at home. Our side-by-side of a dispatcher vs a load board lays it out.
How much does your truck dispatch service cost?
7% of gross load revenue while your MC is under 6 months, 5% for one truck after that, and 4% for two or more trucks on one MC. The fee applies only to loads you haul. There is no setup fee, no monthly minimum and no long contract. It is month-to-month, with 30 days notice to cancel.
Do you finance trucks?
No. RigCaptain is a dispatch service, not a lender, loan broker, dealer or insurer, and nobody in the truck business pays us. Our buying guides and calculators help you check a deal before you sign. Once you own or lease the truck, our dispatchers keep it loaded so the payment gets covered.
Can a dispatcher help me cover my truck payment?
That is the job. We look for loads that pay above your floor rate, plan reloads so the truck runs empty less, and claim detention when it is owed. We cannot promise an income, and if a payment is too big for the work a truck can do, better rates will not fix it. We will tell you that plainly.
Do you dispatch new authorities?
Yes. New MCs pay 7% for the first 6 months, then the rate drops to 5%, or 4% for fleets, without a new contract. Some brokers wait until a carrier has history, so the first months take more calls. We work the brokers who do load new authorities and help you get your carrier packets ready.
Do I have to take every load you find?
No. Every load comes to you first. When you say yes, the broker sends the rate confirmation to your email in your company name, and you sign it or you do not. We never accept or sign a load for you, and saying no to a load costs you nothing at all.
Is there a contract or setup fee?
There is no setup fee and no long-term contract. You sign a short month-to-month dispatch agreement that spells out the fee and what we do for it, and you can cancel with 30 days notice. You never pay anything for a week when the truck does not haul.
What do I need before you can dispatch me?
Your own MC authority, or one on the way, plus a W-9, a certificate of insurance and your authority letter for broker carrier packets. If you run a CDL truck, have your drug and alcohol testing program in place. If you factor your invoices, send your notice of assignment too.
Do you dispatch cargo vans, sprinters or box trucks under 26 ft?
No. We dispatch box trucks 26 ft and longer, plus dry vans, flatbeds, hotshots, power only, reefers and step decks. Smaller vans run a different kind of freight, and we would rather say no than take a fee for loads we cannot find. We also no longer book car haulers, dump trucks, hazmat or tanker loads, or permitted oversize moves.

A dispatch desk, not a lender or a dealer

We do not sell trucks, make loans, arrange financing or sell insurance, and no dealer or lender pays us. The buying guides on this site show the whole deal: price, tax, rate, term, balloon and what the truck may be worth while you still owe on it. Read them before you sign. When the truck is yours, we keep it loaded.

START DISPATCH

Keep the truck paying for itself

Tell us your rig and your authority. A dispatcher calls you back, not a bot.

  • A dispatcher calls you, not a bot
  • You see the fee before you send anything
  • You approve every load and sign every rate con
  • No setup fee, no haul, no pay

APPLY IN 2 MINUTES

How old is your MC authority?

Trucks on the MC

5%

of gross load revenue

EXAMPLE: on a $6,000 week you keep $5,700 before fuel and costs.

No setup fee, no contract, no haul no pay. You sign every rate con in your company name. Prefer the full form?

5% fee
No setup fee. No haul, no pay.