Hazmat dispatch service for endorsed drivers and tanker rigs
Hazmat and tanker freight asks more of the carrier: endorsements, higher insurance and stricter paperwork. Our hazmat dispatchers only offer loads that match your endorsements and your policy, negotiate the rate, and keep the shipping papers straight.
Doing it yourself
- Sorting loads your endorsements allow
- Checking each broker's insurance rules
- Rate calls between loads
- Paperwork errors caught at the scale
With our hazmat dispatcher
- Only loads that match your CDL
- Insurance needs checked before the offer
- Rates negotiated for you
- Shipping papers reviewed before pickup
Endorsement path and cost of entry
Pick what you plan to haul: liquid in a tank, placarded hazmat, or both. The sheet shows the endorsements on your CDL, the federal liability minimum for that freight, and a monthly cost of entry from your own trailer payment and insurance quote.
ENDORSEMENTS ON YOUR CDL
- N (tank vehicle)
Any CDL driver also needs a drug and alcohol testing program and a Clearinghouse account.
Source: 49 CFR 383.93 (endorsements), checked 2026-10
FEDERAL LIABILITY MINIMUM (FOR-HIRE, 10,001 LB+)
$750,000
Non-hazardous property. Many shippers and brokers ask for more.
Source: 49 CFR 387.9, checked 2026-10
Cost of entry, a month
$3,013 a month before the tractor payment and fuel
General information, not legal or insurance advice. Confirm the rules for your commodity with 49 CFR and your insurer.
Endorsements, in plain words
Tanker work needs the N endorsement. Under 49 CFR 383.5 a tank vehicle carries liquid or gas in a tank of 119 gallons or more, with 1,000 gallons or more in total. Placarded hazmat needs the H endorsement, which requires a TSA security threat assessment. Both together come as the X endorsement.
Every one of those sits on a CDL, so you also need a drug and alcohol testing program and a Clearinghouse account. We check your endorsements once and filter every load against them, so you never see an offer you cannot legally haul.
Insurance minimums for hazmat carriers
Federal minimums for for-hire carriers with trucks rated 10,001 lb or more are set in 49 CFR 387.9. General freight needs $750,000. Most hazardous materials need $1,000,000. Bulk hazardous substances in cargo tanks and certain high-hazard classes need $5,000,000.
Many shippers and brokers ask for more than the federal minimum. We check each one's requirements before we bring you their load. Talk to your agent about the limits your commodities need. This is general information, not insurance or legal advice.
Hazmat dispatch vs doing it yourself
| Task | On your own | With our desk |
|---|---|---|
| Finding loads you can legally haul | Filter every posting yourself | We filter by your endorsements |
| Broker insurance requirements | Find out after you call | Checked before the offer |
| Rate negotiation | Between driving and loading | Done for you on every load |
| Shipping papers and placards | Your job at pickup | Still yours, and we review the broker's details first |
| Check calls and detention | You chase them | We handle and claim them |
What our hazmat dispatcher handles
Hazmat brokers screen carriers hard, and every load comes with extra details. We sort them out before the offer reaches you:
- Filtering every load by your endorsements, your tank and your policy limits
- Confirming the commodity, hazard class and packaging with the broker
- Checking each broker's insurance and safety requirements
- Rate negotiation on every load
- Check calls, delivery confirmations and detention claims
- A weekly report of loads, miles and gross
Shipping papers and placards stay your responsibility
The rules for shipping papers, markings and placards are in 49 CFR part 172. The shipper prepares the papers and offers placards, but the driver must check them and placard the vehicle correctly before moving. A dispatcher cannot do that part for you.
What we can do is review the commodity details the broker gives us and flag anything that looks off before you arrive, so a problem is caught on the phone instead of at a weigh station. This is general information, not legal advice.
Straight answers for hazmat carriers
Will you push me to take a load I am unsure about?
Never. Hazmat is the last place to rush a decision. If anything about a commodity, its packaging or the route worries you, say no and we keep looking. It costs you nothing.
Can I run hazmat and regular freight?
Yes. Many endorsed drivers mix both. We book hazmat when it pays and fits, and regular freight in between, so the truck stays busy without forcing every load to be hazmat.
Questions to ask any hazmat dispatcher
With hazmat freight, the wrong dispatcher creates real risk. Ask these before you sign:
How do you filter loads by endorsement?. They should know your N, H or X status and never offer loads outside it.
Do you check broker insurance rules first?. Finding out at the packet stage wastes your day and theirs.
Who signs the rate con?. You should, in your company name, after you have seen the commodity and class.
Will you ever pressure me on a load?. The right answer is no. Hazmat decisions are the driver's.
What is the fee charged on?. Ask for the exact basis in writing, and whether it changes for hazmat loads.
Tanker work: what to tell your dispatcher once
Tank work depends on details a general freight dispatcher never asks about. Tell us your tank's capacity and compartments, what it is rated and cleared for, whether it is food grade, and where you can get it washed. Some loads need a wash certificate before pickup, and a wrong last product can disqualify the tank. Still pricing a tank? The truck and trailer financing guide walks through one loan or two.
With that on file, we filter every offer against it, so you only see loads your tank can legally and safely carry.
Routing and parking with placards
A placarded truck cannot always take the shortest road. Some states and cities restrict hazmat on certain routes, bridges and tunnels, and 49 CFR part 397 sets rules for driving and parking placarded vehicles. A load that looks simple on the map can need a longer route.
We check the route for restrictions before we offer the load, so the miles and the rate reflect the road you can actually take. Final route decisions stay with you as the driver.
You approve every hazmat and tanker load
- 1Dispatcher finds and negotiates
- 2Broker sends the rate con to you
- 3You sign it, or you say no
We bring you the commodity, its hazard class, the tank or packaging, and the rate. If you take it, the broker sends the rate con to your email in your company name, and you sign it.
If anything about the commodity or the route makes you uneasy, say no. It costs you nothing, and we never push a hazmat load you have doubts about.
Hazmat dispatch pricing
7% of gross while your MC is under 6 months, 5% for one truck and 4% for two or more. Hazmat and tanker loads pay the same schedule as every rig.
No setup fee, no minimum and no long contract. See the pricing page.
- 7%MC under 6 months, any fleet size
- 5%1 truck, MC 6+ months
- 4%2+ trucks on one MC, MC 6+ months
- Of gross load revenue. No setup fee, no minimums, month-to-month, 30 days notice, no haul no pay.
Hazmat and tanker dispatch questions
How much does a tanker trailer cost?
What insurance do hazmat carriers need?
Do hazmat loads pay more?
Do you dispatch tankers?
How much does hazmat dispatch cost?
Do I have to take the loads you find?
Haul the loads your endorsements earned
Tell us your endorsements and your equipment. A dispatcher calls you back.
YOUR NUMBERS, EXAMPLE
- Payment
- $1,715 /mo
- Our fee
- 5% of gross
- YOU KEEP
- the rest