OTR dispatch service: every mile earns, and every mile wears the truck
Long-haul owners put the most miles on a financed truck. Those miles are your revenue and your depreciation at the same time. Our OTR dispatch service plans the trip, the reload and the trip home so the miles you run are the ones that pay.
Miles vs value on your truck
Slide the miles you run in a year. The sheet shows the gross those miles bring in, what is left after our fee and running costs, and the EXAMPLE value the truck loses in year one at that mileage. Edit the assumptions; the curve is yours to change.
- Gross from loaded miles (85% loaded)$223,380
- Left after 5% fee and running costs$86,211
- Value lost in year one$21,250
Value drop used
17.0% a year
Value lost per mile
$0.177
Left per mile before payment
$0.72
EXAMPLE year from your inputs. The value curve is an assumption, not an appraisal; real values depend on condition, spec and market. Rate source: DAT Freight & Analytics monthly report for August 2026, released 2026-09-15.
See how age and mileage move used truck prices in the semi truck depreciation guide, and get your real number from the trucking cost per mile calculator.
Why long-haul miles are a two-sided number
A truck that runs 130,000 miles a year earns more than one that runs 80,000. It also loses value faster, needs tires and major service sooner, and reaches the mileage where buyers pay less. If you financed the truck, the loan does not care how fast it wore out. The balance comes down on schedule while the value drops with every mile.
That is why over the road dispatch is not about the most miles. It is about loaded miles at rates that cover the payment, the running costs and the value the truck gives up on the way.
Home time and reloads: how we plan an OTR trip
Every trip starts from two dates: when you leave and when you want to be home. Then we work backward:
- The outbound load sets up a market with freight, not a dead end
- We line up the reload before you deliver, so the truck does not sit at the receiver
- Each leg is priced against your floor rate, loaded and empty miles together
- The last load points the truck toward home, with a backup if it falls through
- Your hours of service and fuel stops are planned in, not guessed
One EXAMPLE OTR trip, leg by leg
| Leg | Loaded miles | Empty miles | EXAMPLE rate per mile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home to first pickup | 0 | 60 | - |
| Load 1 out | 1,150 | 0 | $2.35 |
| Reload 1 | 640 | 45 | $2.55 |
| Reload 2 | 910 | 30 | $2.20 |
| Load toward home | 980 | 75 | $2.40 |
EXAMPLE figures to show how a trip is laid out, not a result or a promise.
How long are OTR trips with us?
As long as you want them to be. Some owners run two or three weeks out and take several days at home. Others want out on Monday and home by the weekend, which is closer to regional work. Tell us your rhythm and we plan to it. If you change it later, we change the plan.
Longer trips give more freedom to chase strong markets. Shorter ones cost more empty miles getting home. We show you both before you choose.
Keep the miles from eating the truck
Running more miles than the truck needs to earn its payment is the quiet way owners lose money on long haul. A load that pays a little above your running costs but adds 900 miles to a truck that is already high on the odometer can cost more in value than it brings in.
We price loads against your full cost per mile, including what the miles take out of the truck's value, not just fuel. Sometimes that means a shorter, better-paying load beats a long one, and we will tell you so.
What we need to plan your OTR runs
Your home base and home days. so every trip ends where you want to be.
Your floor rate per mile. based on your payment and running costs.
Lanes or regions you will not run. winter mountain routes, big cities, anything.
Your truck's mileage and maintenance plan. so big service lands at home, not on the road.
Your call on every leg
- 1Dispatcher finds and negotiates
- 2Broker sends the rate con to you
- 3You sign it, or you say no
Every load on every leg comes to you first with the rate, stops, weight and empty miles. If you say yes, the broker sends the rate con to your email in your company name, and you sign it.
If a leg does not suit you, say no. It costs nothing, and we look for another way home.
What OTR dispatch costs
7% of gross while your MC is under 6 months, 5% for one truck after that, 4% for two or more. Same for every rig, with no setup fee and no minimum. No haul, no pay.
See every detail on 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.
Straight answers for long-haul owners
I already find my own long loads. Why pay a fee?
Maybe you should not. If your rates hold and your reloads line up, keep doing it. Where a desk usually helps OTR owners is the reload: finding the next load while you drive, instead of after you deliver and park. Look at your empty miles and waiting days for a month before you decide.
Will you send me somewhere I cannot get out of?
We price the way out before we book you in. If a load delivers into a market with little outbound freight, we show you the empty miles to the next good market and what the load must pay to cover them. You decide with that number in front of you.
Can you work around my maintenance schedule?
Yes. Tell us when the next big service is due and where you want it done, and we plan the trip so the truck is at that shop or at home on the right week.
OTR dispatch service questions
How do miles affect my truck's value?
Do you plan reloads before I deliver?
How long are OTR trips?
Can I run OTR with a new MC?
Do I have to take the loads you find?
Long miles, planned both ways
Tell us your rig, your home base and how long you like to stay out.